Budgeting & Finances

The 6-part series on saving for a trip around the world will close with this post on the topic of developing a budget. While it may have fit better after …

Last week’s techniques toward saving BIG money encompassed the broader ideas I adopted toward reaching my financial (and therefore travel) goals. This week, it’s time for a barrage of simpler suggestions …

Now that we’ve reviewed effective strategies for paying off debt, it is time to turn our attention to a much more fun topic, saving money! While my goal has been …

Achieve your financial goals and become debt-free. Learn effective ways to eliminate debt and save for your dream trip around the world.

If you’ve been on the backpacker trail for a short time, such as while visiting a single country, or even just been perusing travel blogs online, you may have picked …

In the first article of my series on Saving for a Trip Around the World, I shared a little background on my decision to make a global tour my personal …

The story behind my decision to backpack around the world for 12+ months.

I received my first annual bonus…ever…yesterday. I’d been looking forward to the day since my company was acquired in 2005. Perhaps that is why it seemed so anti-climactic. I had …