Our time spent in Siem Reap, Cambodia for a month provided us with a rich cultural experience, all at the cost of $1,170 USD for two individuals. That amounts to a mere $20 USD per person, per day! We’re excited to share all the specifics of our expenses and insider insights on how to make the most of slow travel. Are you eager to learn about the real cost of living in Siem Reap, Cambodia?
Our month-long retreat on the serene island of Koh Samui in Thailand was an incredible experience. It’s hard to believe that we were able to revel in the splendor of this tropical paradise for a mere $1,750 USD! We are thrilled to divulge all the details of our expenses and insider tips for maximizing the benefits of slow travel. With a daily budget of just $30 per person, this destination is truly a steal. So, are you ready to explore the depths of our adventure and discover the true cost of living the island life on Koh Samui?
As slow travelers, we’ve come to realize that establishing a sense of belonging can be quite difficult. For the past couple of years, we’ve been pondering if having a home base could be the answer. In our latest blog post we delve into our thoughts on this topic and where we might find such a base!
Get ready to be blown away by our incredible 4-week adventure in the stunning town of Ubud, Bali. You won’t believe how we managed to soak up all the magic of this paradise for just $1,636 USD! We’re spilling all our secrets, including how we scored amazing deals on accommodation with Airbnb and how we tracked every penny with the ultimate budget tracking app for travelers, Nomad Purse. From mouth-watering food to unforgettable experiences, we’ve got you covered with our budget breakdown and travel tips. With a daily budget of only $28.22 per person, you can’t afford to miss out on this amazing destination. Get ready to pack your bags and start your own incredible adventure in Ubud!
If you’ve been following us, you know that Travel Rewards is one of the core strategies we use to travel the world for less than staying at home in the USA.
After accumulating about 1.5 million of Travel Rewards points in 2020 (worth about $25,000 in redemption at current valuation), we managed to accumulate some more and was also able to spend them again to enjoy some free international flights.
In this blog post, we will give you a quick introduction to travel rewards before digging into how many rewards we accumulated in 2021, which credit cards we opened, how much money we saved by redeeming these precious points and what our plans are for 2022!
Are you ready to talk about free travel money and see how much we got in 2021 by using Travel Rewards?
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Scott and Caroline are both 49 and have been married for 26 years! They met in high school in New York City, dated throughout college and married a year after college, settling into a tiny apartment in Manhattan. They had their first child a year after they married and their second child 5 years after that. By age 30, they already had 2 kids and were well into our corporate careers.
They focused early on saving, career, and raising a family, and saving early definitely gave them a jump start towards financial independence. With that said though, they were your typical dual-income in a High Cost Of Living (HCOL) city – making six-figures but still feeling like we were just getting by and watching every penny, as we tried to prioritize saving.
Let’s learn more about how the decided to quit their corporate career to build their path to financial freedom to travel the world early on in their lives.
It’s been 2 years since we got married, got rid of all of our stuff and left San Francisco to become nomads and slow travel the world! Year 1 was amazing, we were living out our dream lifestyle to see the world and staying in some really cool cities. Plus, we were able to do all of that for half the cost of living at home in San Francisco. Coming into year 2, we were becoming seasoned nomads and getting into a rhythm of enjoying new places, eating delicious meals, exploring nature, settling into monthly apartments and even making new nomad friends. We learned a lot from year 1 and applied similar money saving techniques such as booking long-term Airbnbs and using airline reward points. We had exciting plans for 2020 but like the rest of the world, we had to quickly adjust when the pandemic hit in March. As a result, we became grounded nomads and had to decide where we wanted to wait things out for the last 4 months of year 2. This also involved canceling a lot of flights and Airbnb bookings.
This week we are sharing two stories. The story of James & Emily (currently in Cyprus) and the story of Michelle (currently in Australia). Through their stories, you will learn about they ended up where they are today, how they are currently handling this pandemic and what’s next for them.
Last month, I bragged a little on Twitter that we managed to accumulate half a million travel rewards points in 2019 alone and I wanted to follow up with more details. If you’ve been following us, you know that Travel Rewards is one of the core strategies we use to travel the world for less than staying at home in the US. Do you believe that world travel is unaffordable because of airfare cost? Well we can show you with the magic of travel rewards, we were able to travel to 4 continents, 9 countries and 15 cities for 2 people for under $2000!
As we closed out 2019 and our first 18 months of nomadic travel, I’m digging into our finances to see how we did in 2019 and we are happy about the results. In our first 12 months of travel, we reported that we spent less than $30K which was about half of the cost when we lived and worked in a high cost of living city. Not only did we cut our expenses, we rebalanced our spending towards activities that we enjoyed the most, are living a less stressful life and are having the time of our lives. In 2019, we are happy to report that we pretty much kept the same level of spend through to the end of the year.