I met a girl in Delhi who is travelling the world. She is eleven months into an adventure that she hopes will last at least another twelve. While out and about with her, I noticed that each time she brought out her wallet, she recorded her spending in the notes app on her iPhone. Intrigued and impressed I enquired about her budgeting tactics. (I always try to keep a record of my spending but find it hard to keep up with the recording and difficult to analyze the numbers I do keep). This girl put me onto a budget template designed by the author of a website called a little adrift. The excel spreadsheet was designed by a long term traveller (the author of this site) and is an easy way to keep track of your spending. It allows you to break up your record keeping according to country and the summary page tells you how much each country cost you per day in your native currency. It’s a fabulous resource for anyone embarking on a longterm trip. You can download the budget and use it yourself!

The a little adrift website also has many other useful resources for vagabonds – it’s well worth a visit!