Comments on: How Much Money Do You Need? http://www.marriedwithluggage.com/2009/10/21/how-much-money-do-you-need/ Life is too short to stay in one place! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:19:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: 5 Tips to Save you Money with on an Around the World Trip http://www.marriedwithluggage.com/2009/10/21/how-much-money-do-you-need/#comment-8462 5 Tips to Save you Money with on an Around the World Trip Fri, 12 Aug 2011 12:18:31 +0000 http://www.marriedwithluggage.com/?p=1697#comment-8462 [...] the year, we had looked at many travel websites to get a sense of spending estimates. We thought if Warren and Betsy could do it on $100 a day (and in countries more expensive than the ones we are traveling to), we could certainly do it as [...] [...] the year, we had looked at many travel websites to get a sense of spending estimates. We thought if Warren and Betsy could do it on $100 a day (and in countries more expensive than the ones we are traveling to), we could certainly do it as [...]

]]> By: Betsy http://www.marriedwithluggage.com/2009/10/21/how-much-money-do-you-need/#comment-3472 Betsy Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:40:42 +0000 http://www.marriedwithluggage.com/?p=1697#comment-3472 Matt, it is a hugely bonding experience to save and plan for something big like this together. Warren and I like to spend money on different things, but when we finalized our shared goal, it became much easier to bypass those individual things in favor of the joint savings goal. Talking about it, sharing it with friends, and keeping track of your savings with your family (and what that amount will buy in terms of your goal) is really motivating. One thing to keep you on track is to just stay away...don't go to malls, look at catalogs, or watch commercials. You will be amazed at how little you want to buy when you don't have the encouragement from advertisers. You will also be surprised at how quickly you will want to buy something if you do go to a store or view a catalog (even after months or years of saving). Outta sight, outta mind! Matt, it is a hugely bonding experience to save and plan for something big like this together. Warren and I like to spend money on different things, but when we finalized our shared goal, it became much easier to bypass those individual things in favor of the joint savings goal. Talking about it, sharing it with friends, and keeping track of your savings with your family (and what that amount will buy in terms of your goal) is really motivating.

One thing to keep you on track is to just stay away…don’t go to malls, look at catalogs, or watch commercials. You will be amazed at how little you want to buy when you don’t have the encouragement from advertisers. You will also be surprised at how quickly you will want to buy something if you do go to a store or view a catalog (even after months or years of saving).

Outta sight, outta mind!

]]> By: Matt http://www.marriedwithluggage.com/2009/10/21/how-much-money-do-you-need/#comment-3432 Matt Sun, 10 Oct 2010 21:40:13 +0000 http://www.marriedwithluggage.com/?p=1697#comment-3432 Betsy, this was a fantastic series. Finances is probably the biggest point of contention between my wife and I. I've never been someone to spend money on things (unless it's camera equipment) but with the family dynamics of wife and kids it's been hard to get everyone lined up and onboard for getting serious about our sabbatical. This series really spoke to us about what it is we need to do and how hard it is to get out of the consumeristic frame of mind that we are all conditioned to live in. I've got my weaknesses (camera equipment) and my wife has hers (purses, hats and shoes) and we've come to realize those are hard cycles to break out of. But when we think about the end goal, thae payoff at the end I think we can do this. We have to do this. I love the section on selling your junk as that is a big part of our financial plans for moving to Indonesia. I also like your ideas for enjoying life on a budget. I love the soup party idea and potlucks are fun. Your ideas for celebrating holidays is welcome as we have kids that always want this or that. While they may not understand in the short term why they don't get that toy they just saw so gloriously animated on TV, I hope that in the long run as they get to experience the world they will realize what is truly important in life. I'm so glad that I found your site as it's been a wealth of information as we plan out our own journeys. Hope to see you on the road in Indonesia. Betsy, this was a fantastic series. Finances is probably the biggest point of contention between my wife and I. I’ve never been someone to spend money on things (unless it’s camera equipment) but with the family dynamics of wife and kids it’s been hard to get everyone lined up and onboard for getting serious about our sabbatical. This series really spoke to us about what it is we need to do and how hard it is to get out of the consumeristic frame of mind that we are all conditioned to live in. I’ve got my weaknesses (camera equipment) and my wife has hers (purses, hats and shoes) and we’ve come to realize those are hard cycles to break out of. But when we think about the end goal, thae payoff at the end I think we can do this. We have to do this.

I love the section on selling your junk as that is a big part of our financial plans for moving to Indonesia. I also like your ideas for enjoying life on a budget. I love the soup party idea and potlucks are fun. Your ideas for celebrating holidays is welcome as we have kids that always want this or that. While they may not understand in the short term why they don’t get that toy they just saw so gloriously animated on TV, I hope that in the long run as they get to experience the world they will realize what is truly important in life. I’m so glad that I found your site as it’s been a wealth of information as we plan out our own journeys. Hope to see you on the road in Indonesia.
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]]> By: Married with Luggage » Small is the new big http://www.marriedwithluggage.com/2009/10/21/how-much-money-do-you-need/#comment-1798 Married with Luggage » Small is the new big Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:02:26 +0000 http://www.marriedwithluggage.com/?p=1697#comment-1798 [...] previously figured that we need $100 a day to travel around the world. Thinking in the smallest number possible makes it easy for us to make [...] [...] previously figured that we need $100 a day to travel around the world. Thinking in the smallest number possible makes it easy for us to make [...]

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]]> By: Married with Luggage » How we saved enough money to change our lives and how you can, too http://www.marriedwithluggage.com/2009/10/21/how-much-money-do-you-need/#comment-1252 Married with Luggage » How we saved enough money to change our lives and how you can, too Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:13:15 +0000 http://www.marriedwithluggage.com/?p=1697#comment-1252 [...] [...] [...] [...]

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]]> By: fwisp.com http://www.marriedwithluggage.com/2009/10/21/how-much-money-do-you-need/#comment-1228 fwisp.com Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:50:37 +0000 http://www.marriedwithluggage.com/?p=1697#comment-1228 <strong>How we saved enough money to change our lives and how you can, too!...</strong> This is the first post in a series about how we saved half our income this year to fund a trip around the world. We cover everything from finding out how much you need to save to how to navigate the holidays on a budget. All the posts in the series a... How we saved enough money to change our lives and how you can, too!…

This is the first post in a series about how we saved half our income this year to fund a trip around the world. We cover everything from finding out how much you need to save to how to navigate the holidays on a budget. All the posts in the series a…

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