Life is too short to stay in one place!
December was our first full month of travel and away from the delights of free lodging and a kitchen. As as you will see below, our expenses clearly reflect this. Without the luxury of our own kitchen we ate out virtually every meal, yet our food expenses are only slightly higher than previously. This is [...]
WOW, what an amazing second month on our trip. We finally left the protective bubble of our friends’ home in Otavalo and started exploring more of Ecuador. As we have mentioned, we are focused on slower travel and spent the rest of November in Baños, Ecuador. As we expected, the expenses are creeping up this [...]
Most people are too polite to ask, but everyone wants to know: How much does it really cost to travel around the world? We think we have a pretty good idea, but just to keep us on track and to help you in planning your own trip, we are going to give you a monthly [...]
You know, hosting Meet, Plan, Go! in Seattle has been a great learning experience for us, and the biggest bonus is meeting great people and learning about new companies that support long-term travel. One of my favorites has been Mango Languages, not only because my contact Beverly Cornell is so fun and engaging, but because [...]
One of the main questions we get asked about our trip is what we did with our home. Even before we sold, we had a lot of debate amongst ourselves and with friends and family over the best plan. Selling meant possibly losing money and not having an automatic place to return to after the [...]
We’re all looking for a little extra cash, whether we’re traveling around the world, trying to pay off some bills, or saving up for something great. One thing that’s really hard for most of us – me included – is to ask for money from someone when it is not related to your job. If [...]
Editor’s Note: This guest post is from our reader Laura in Britain. She is a great example of someone with a long-term view of lifestyle design and travel. Laura and her family plan to relocate to sunny Portugal in five years and write about the process at Move to Portugal. When Betsy first asked me [...]
We are one month away from our move-out date, and our goal is to leave with only enough items to fit in our car. And since Max’s dog crate takes up quite a bit of room, that doesn’t leave much for us. We’ve also got a one-week business trip for Warren and a one-week visit [...]
Good news to report on the countdown to our Big Trip: we sold our house! Not only that, but we got 98% of our asking price after only 3 weeks on the market with 10 other properties for sale on our block. Our planning paid off. Want to know how we did it? We’ve spent [...]
A lot of our readers are interested in the frugal life – spending less than they earn, being responsible with resources, and being environmentally conscious. It just makes sense, whether you are traveling around the world or across town to your job every day. And with the lessons from the economic downturn still fresh in [...]
The secret to happiness: Say what you want, be comfortable in your own skin, and attract the right people into your life. 
Stop fooling around. If you want something bad enough, this book will show you how to save/raise/create the money to fund it.
Add some space to your life and some cash to your wallet by getting rid of what no longer serves you. You won't have any better teachers than 2 people who got rid of everything!