When we left the U.S. in March to begin our travels, our portfolio was around $1,030,000. Currently, it’s closer to $960,000, which is a drop of $70,000. Considering we’ve only spent $17,400 in that time, the bulk of the drop has just been the stock markets going up and down. Instead of worrying, we do our best to ignore crazy market behavior and focus on living within our means – keeping our spending low.
Our goal has always been to live on 3-4% of our portfolio, which at $960,000 translates to an annual budget of between $28,800-$38,400. This gives us a monthly budget of $2,400-$3,200.
The good news is that so far during our traveling, we’ve done a decent job of adhering to our budget. Here are our monthly expenses so far:
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Month Monthly Spend Comments
April $2,044.39 Traveled through Mexico and Guatemala
May $2,763.59 Traveled El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.
June $4,215.56 Costa Rica living with purchase of flights to D.C.
July $2,684.01 Costa Rica living
Aug $2,800.96 Traveled Costa Rica and Panama
Sept $2,826.01 Traveled Washington, D.C. and NYC
Overall Average $2,889.09
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