Hey besties, I am continuing this little blog post series because 1. it helps me stay accountable at tracking our finances and 2. it gives me a little task to do each week and I love that.
Here’s a little week 6 recap – mostly financials and logistical stuff because you can so easily google pretty pictures and find cute cafes on google maps. This is the shit people don’t breakdown! Click here to see Week 5 (Oct 11-17, 2024) I track all of our expenses through Travel Spend (an app) – I have been doing this for almost 2 years now and love using it. It’s also super inexpensive for the yearly app fee (like less than $9 for the year).
Let me make a quick disclaimer! We are NOT budget travelers and the below numbers are for TWO adults who prioritize convenience and experiences. We keep our big costs pretty low and splurge on good food, good 🍃 (legal here) and experiences/activities! I make at least 3/4 of our meals at home because 1. I like to cook and 2. convenience sake – it’s quicker for me to cook what I want to eat than wait 30-40 min for delivery.
Week 6:
October 18th-24th, 2024
Hey besties, soooo it’s end of week 6 now and I’m stoked to announce that we’re going to Japan for 3 weeks Dec 15-Jan 5! We’ll celebrate Christmas, NYE, and Corey’s bday (2 days early) while we’re there! This past week we hung out with friends a bunch, I went to a bday party, we had some delicious food and lots of coffee shop time (my fave). I also started and finished crocheting a new tote bag with waterproof yarn – this is my new hyper fixation hobby for the next 2 ish months more than likely. Soooooo trying not to get carried away with projects I’ll never finish but also trying to limit myself on buying a shit ton of yarn lol.
One time + monthly expenses that are constant:
Plane tickets from USA to Thailand, upgraded seats + extra luggage allowance: $1,539.60
Apartment (rent is different each month because of low/high tourist season) but it averages to $757 per month and this includes: wifi, electric, water, full gym,🙃 fitness + yoga classes, sauna, pool, weekly full cleaning + sheets/towel changes, 24/7 security + private covered parking.
Scooter rental: $150 monthly (we pay on the 13th each month)
Water Delivery (tap water is NOT safe to drink here): about $15 per month
Purchases Throughout the Week:
these fluctuate week to week
Pretty things for our apt + necessities: $107.94
Groceries: $173.28
Eating Out/Meal Delivery: $86.18
Little treats (aka smoothies, coffee, tea, matcha, etc): $49.12
🍃 (legal here): $0
Massage (+tip): $14.85
Gas: $6.00
Transport: $0
Loving this little life here in case you’re curious!
For the first week we spent a total of $711.44 excluding our plane tickets and rent.
For the second week we spent a total of $490.08 excluding our plane tickets and rent.
For the third week we spent a total of $414.36 excluding our plane tickets and rent.
For the fourth week we spent a total of $330.88 excluding our plane tickets and rent.
For the fifth week we spent a total of $421.17 excluding our plane tickets and rent.
For the sixth week we spent a total of $437.37 excluding our plane tickets and rent.
This is what our total spending stats look like:
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