How To Budget While Travelling - Backpacking Guide

Good morning. So, right, I'm back in Ubud. My friends left yesterday and I came up this morning and now I'm back here. So, what's next? I said before that I am going to start doing daily vlogging again, which I am, so this is the beginning of that. But, it's been so hectic for the last month. So, it's been great that my friends have been out here, but for the last month we've been all over the place and, I don't know, doing far too much and spending far too much. So, one of the main questions I get is how can you afford travelling? People see these videos but they don't understand the finances. So, what I'm going to do, while I'm daily vlogging this for the next month, is I'm going to be spending minimal amount. I'm going to be showing you how possible it is to do it on a budget. So, I'm going to be spending a maximum of £10 a day. I'm not sure exactly what that is in dollars, but that will pop up on the screen now. And that's all I'm going to spend and that's all I'm going to be doing. So, yeah, big task ahead. But I don't think it will be that bad. £10 a day in places like this is more than affordable and I'm going to show you how. Right, I'm also going to be slowing down quite a bit. I've been moving around a lot for the last couple of months and now I'm going to have to slow down maybe for the next month or so in Bali and in Ubud, where I am now. Not just to save money but also because I can't keep up with the pace I've been doing. I'm going to stop here and focus a bit, do a bit more work, do some more videos and just enjoy living here for a bit. So, why choose Ubud? It's beautiful. I mean, look at this. This is where I'm staying for £3.50 a night. So, right, the way I see it when you're travelling, there are three main things that you have to pay for. Accommodation, food and water and transport. So, if you can minimise any three of them then you can save money. What you need to do really is you need to sleep, you need to eat and you need to move. So, right now I am planning to stay here in Ubud. So, get rid of that one. That leaves eating and that leaves sleeping. So, I've already said staying here for a night is £3.50 and this is where I'm going to stay for a little bit at least. So, £3.50, that leaves £6.50 left for the rest of the day for eating and water, which in places like this is plenty. I'll show you what I'm eating. I like that place. Anyway, I went there. It's not actually the cheapest place but I went there because it's good food and it's still good value and free wifi. It's a nice atmosphere. So, for that was £24,000, which is just about £2.20. Right, onwards. One thing I forgot to mention earlier is that I also rented a motorbike. So, I guess that's the move part. That was £40,000 a day, so an extra £2 to add on top. So, I've just been for a bit of a nice dip in the pool here and I was planning to go out and explore but it's just about to start raining so I can't now. I'll do that another day here and I'll show you around the rice terraces in Ubud. But okay, so, today I've spent £3.50 on the broom, including breakfast, £1.20 on lunch and £2 on the bike. And for petrol for the bike, it's about £20,000, which is £1 and that'll last me a few days. So, let's say I've spent around £7 today. That's about 75%, 70% of my budget and I haven't really done anything. So, as you can imagine, with that budget there won't be much room for added extras and luxuries, which isn't a bad thing. It means I won't be out to drink, which is a good thing. I'm going on a bit of a detox this month anyway, so that's fine. But I still want to live quite comfortably. That's why I decided to eat in a nice restaurant today and why I'm living in quite a nice place. And that's what I will show you as well, how easy it is to live on a budget and still live reasonably comfortably. It's also not just going to be a case of I can only spend under £10 every day. I'm going to make it balance out over the next 30 days. So, let's say there's one day where I spend £5, that'll mean the next day I'll be able to spend £15 and vice versa. Just to make sure it balances out over the month to be under £10 or under $15 a day. Now, I do want to say that the next bunch of videos isn't just going to be me saying how much everything costs and saying that I'm keeping to a budget of under £10. I'm going to be doing that anyway and maybe a few times I'll come back to it. But I'm still going to be going out, exploring and having fun and trying to make a bit of money as well. So, that's what I have to do this month. I'm going to be able to travel the world continuously. I need to stop for a bit and make some money as well. So, I'm going to show you how I'm doing that. But, right, I think I've spoken enough for today. Quite a wordy vlog. I've been talking a lot at the camera today. So, I'm going to leave it there. Thanks for watching and this is my life.