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Taiwan 2018 Solo Traveler Budget
One week in and the money woes begin. Although I love the budget, the budget also stresses me out. Luckily, Taiwan was a fairly cheap country to travel in and on average I spent under my 40/day goal. I crunched all the numbers and (including lodging) I spent, on average, $31.82/day. The total amount I spent was $254.55. My big…
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Thyra Travels: A Week in Taiwan
After getting hopelessly lost countless times, including going the wrong way on an express train for an hour, I have arrived in Japan in one piece. Taiwan was amazing and I wish I had more time in the country. I honestly prefer the scorching heat and humidity of Taiwan over snow. The first week of my around the world trip…
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July 2018 Budget
Big Purchases Travel insurance Expensive but essential for international trips. You can never predict what will happen to you and for a couple hundred dollars, the security is worth it! Housing for Taiwan/Japan I organized all of my housing in advance (something I would change later on) so I could be prepared and reduce anxiety. Clothing for trip I treated…
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June 2018 Budget
From my experience working in ‘Corporate America’, personal finance is often a secretive and elusive subject. I aim to remove the taboo of talking about money by publishing monthly budgets, being completely transparent with my spending. June 2018 was an expensive month, because I started to do some purchasing for my around the world trip. Contrarily, I was staying in…
