Considering costs is a vital part of planning your entry into expat life. Neglecting budgeting can abruptly cut short a stay. On the other hand, a little financial planning can pay off in a longer and more enriching lifestyle than you dreamed possible. A great web-based tool for this is Numbeo . Just type in...

We've mentioned several times before how common budget questions are when talking about long-term travel. Unless you've got a means for making money as you travel - whether through a web-based business or by taking odd jobs along the way - you'll need to save up whatever you plan to live off of before you...

Budget questions are among the most frequently asked when it comes to planning just about any trip, but especially long-term trips. When you feel ready to hit the road, the time spent waiting until you've saved enough money to travel can be agonizing - so what about taking out a loan and traveling now ?...

As we noted in this month's post about the RTW ticket deals for November , one aspect of planning for a RTW trip that people often forget about is planning for the re-entry - in other words, preparing yourself for a return to life at home after your trip is done. This month's RTW Ticket...

There are fun parts of planning a RTW trip, and then there are the not-so-fun parts of trip planning. Unfortunately, despite the fact that budgeting falls into the un-fun category, it's one of those necessary evils of making sure your RTW trip is a successful one. Budgeting well for a RTW trip means more than...

Becca and Nate in Surin, Thailand. Photo: Becca Becca and Nate are the writers of the hi & thank you blog , for which they were recognized as a 2010 Lonely Planet Featured Blogger. In the post Reflecting: The Cost of Travel , Becca paints a vivid financial and spiritual portrait of their trip through...