The Goldilocks number: Why $ 50 a day is perfect

The Goldilocks number: Why $ 50 a day is perfect -

Last Tuesday, my book How to travel the world on $ 50 a day was published, and a lot of people seemed to whether $ 50 per day to wonder was "extravagant" or just the right amount. I have asked questions such as "Can it be done cheaper?" "Why $ 50?" And "What does this figure contain?"

Today I want to talk about this very topic and magic number.

, to answer these questions to the blank, the first speech, where this number comes from. I did not get it from your hat! There is a reason why it is $ 50 per day and no more than $ 49, 37 or 69.50! Fifty dollars is a rolling average for a trip around the world that are not only from day to day expenses, but also the cost of flights, travel insurance, backpack, your equipment and special tourist discount card.

, which works out to $ 18,250 USD for ALL for one year be. It is all-inclusive. A lot of times when people say, "Europe for $ 20 can drive per day", are they only from day to day expenses including.

I included everything because it is the only way to give a precise answer to the, question: "How much do you really need"

Well, I want to continue down that total break.

let us first discuss before traveling costs. There are not many large costs before you go away, but there are some:

• One year travel insurance: $ 1000
• Flights: 2.700 $
• A decent backpack: 0 $
• ISIC (student / youth), YHA (hostel), VIP (backpacker) discount cards: $ 100

Note: The maneuver assumes that you are using both low cost and rewards points to reduce your costs. If you do not, then you will pay a lot more and lose a lot of money!

Before we go, we are looking at $ 4,000 to spend. That's a big number, but it takes care of all our sunk costs and on the road, the discount cards will save us money on attractions, accommodations and transportation. Averaging this amount more than a year, we get about $ 11 per day.

Next, let's talk about costs in the street, because that is where you will spend most of your money. In my book I included the most popular destinations people on a round-the-world-trip visit. Based on my travel experience, it is what I have to find a good daily budget in the various regions:

• South America: $ 30 per day x 0 days = $ 2700
• Europe (a mixture of Western and Eastern Europe provided): $ 50 per day x 0 days = $ 4500
• Asia: $ 25 per day x 0 days = $ 2250
• Australia: 55 $ per day x 60 days = $ 3300
• New Zealand: $ 50 per day x 30 days = $ 1500

total Price = USD $ 14,250

these two figures adding gives us exactly $ 18,250 USD - or uS $ 50 per day.

Do you really want to spend $ 50 USD each day? No. If you have $ 50 a day to spend in Thailand, I will find you and beat sense into you. You spend way too much! If you spend $ 50 per day in Norway, you are making large.

$ 50 per day is the amount that you should budget to have a cheap but active travel, allowing you to experience the places you can go without a ton blowing money.

do it cheaper than $ 50

I often hear statements such as "I have Australia for $ 20 per day" or "output only I $ 12 per day in this country."
I wonder a few things when I hear that :?

1. Where did you go
2. What have you done
3. made it belong total issues, or just your daily what?

If you are traveling to cheaper regions of the world, you are not nearly as much need. If you sit eating pasta in your hostel, you can very cheap travel. If you decide not to include your flights in your daily budget, you may want to think of themselves, trick you spend less.

can travel for less than $ 50? Well sure! I spent in Holland USD $ 30 per day, if I stay with friends and cooking all my own meals. And if you decide to camp, hitchhike or never drink, you can be your costs further reduced.

Ultra Cheap travel is possible, but for most people, are not sustainable in the long run.

[1945001DiesesBuch] is not about to be a stingy - it comes to efficient and searching for value. Too many travelers equate cheap with budget. Sometimes they have such a short-sighted view, they miss the forest through the trees. In my opinion, to $ 10 per day in order to travel the world just to say you did it's stupid. Travel and budget enough to learn the things that you brought to this country in the first place!

For what is the point of saving all the money then visit Italy and not see the David or drink eating great pizza and delicious wine?

to use the wealth of savings tips and tricks in my book, you can reduce your spending to less than $ 50. I'll show you how I use with Ninja-like precision, discount cards, city cards, transportation passes, and hospitality services to reduce my costs without sacrificing comfort.

The world to travel to $ 50 per day is more than a philosophy as much as it is over a certain number. If you focus only on that number, you will miss the whole point of the book -., The you get longer and smarter

, the travel is cheaper, it's about your overall costs to bring as little as possible, , have fun while still finding value, and to check items from this list buckets of you.

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