hello all just became new member to the forum, myself and the minister are planning to start travelling soon but need some advise on travel cost so if any members out there have kept a log of travel cost we would love to hear from them so we plan our trips properly.
philldeb said
07:09 AM Sep 4, 2014
we have been traveling adout 4 years and with rego insurance fuel food happy hour everything associated with we work on $100.00 per day
Blue said
07:15 AM Sep 4, 2014
most expenses are the same as home as long as you live like you do at home...
so the extra's are... Fuel and Attractions
that's if you are travelling with Van
stay at free camps will save you heaps on Accommodation costs too..
Phillipn said
07:52 AM Sep 4, 2014
On our recent trip around SA, NT, WA and NSW we free camped 35 nights. Using the average of all the paid camping we saved over $1200.
whitto said
08:07 AM Sep 4, 2014
thankyou for the reply always good to get info off people who are out there on the road, gives us a place to start..
deverall11 said
10:53 AM Sep 4, 2014
Travelling (on the move) is probably where you may incur some inflated costs. For example, diesel fuel across the Nullabor is in excess of $2.00 per litre. Food is also expensive. The rest is your choice as in free camping or caravan parks. In the case of caravan parks, suggest you take out a membership for BIG4 and Top Tourist Park. You will get your membership back through discounts. Check prices on the internet as they all change with seasons (price gouging). In winter there are good deals to be had, except top end.
Have fun.
Larry
GerryP said
11:04 AM Sep 4, 2014
We too average around $100 a day. We probably free/low cost camp 2/3 and caravan park 1/3. Dearest thing is fuel.
Get Wiki Camps on your smart phone or tablet... it's great for finding the best and cheapest accommodation en route, even with no phone or internet signal.
the rocket said
11:04 AM Sep 4, 2014
philldeb wrote:
we have been traveling adout 4 years and with rego insurance fuel food happy hour everything associated with we work on $100.00 per day
when holidaying, seeing sights, going on tours etc. I think ours was similar but when we live "on the road" it should be a lot cheaper. I hope.
GaryKelly said
04:54 PM Sep 4, 2014
$100 a day is $700 a week which is almost double the age pension. Impossible for me. I'd like to think I can do it for a lot less than $100 a day... and I'm pretty sure there are plenty of pensioner GNs who manage on a lot less.
deverall11 said
05:04 PM Sep 4, 2014
GaryKelly wrote:
$100 a day is $700 a week which is almost double the age pension. Impossible for me. I'd like to think I can do it for a lot less than $100 a day... and I'm pretty sure there are plenty of pensioner GNs who manage on a lot less.
So why don't you enlighten us???
Cloak said
06:33 PM Sep 4, 2014
I agree with Gary. $100 per day seems a lot. For a start free camp where possible and keep Kms travelled to a minimum.
Park up if funds are low and wait for the next pension day.
Then again I haven't made up a comprehensive spreadsheet yet so it may be an accurate number.
philldeb said
11:17 PM Sep 4, 2014
Cloak and Gary I notice that one of you said I could live on the road for less than a $100.00 per day and yes you can but I am talking about everything life insurance medical even feeding the dog and yes we are a couple
Esperian said
06:26 AM Sep 5, 2014
If you are on the pension, and without extra superannuation income, you got to live on much less than $100 a day - per person. Don't you? And a lot of people have just so much as their pension, and have to live of that amount and nothing more, and they still have to be able to save some money for insurances, vehicle registrations and all other costs. Does this answer your question how they do it? Give it about 430 to 450 dollars a week of the pension they get, and that has to be enough, and is enough for most GN's or at least great many of them...
Budgeting, and living NEVER above the means you have available... That's what traveling, or nomadic, lifestyle is like for most people who live out of their pension. But they still can travel, enjoy their life as much as they can, and have much less worries than when living in the cities and all that " city rat race"... This is what the freedom is about, amongst many other things, as long as long we still can have that freedom :)
-- Edited by Esperian on Friday 5th of September 2014 06:42:52 AM
beiffe said
08:14 AM Sep 5, 2014
Another how long is a piece of string question.
Before you work out how much it is going to cost you need to sit down and work out.
1. How much money do you have to spare. (How much do you spend now at home and how do you live).
2. How do you intend to travel. Will you free camp or caravan park or combination. Be aware this may / will change as you travel.
3. How do you prefer to eat, is it restaurant/pub etc or are you a eat at home simple home meals person.
4. How far do you want to travel a week and where are you going to spend most of your time. Some people travel 600K's a day some of us may travel 600K's a month. My average distance a year is about 5000K,s .
I lived quiet well on newstart for the last couple of years before I went onto the pension. I did not travel far but enjoyed myself immensely and really got to relax and enjoy our great country. I do voluntary work when I feel like it as I have a couple of pet places I like to spend a month or two to help out and also to spend time with people I enjoy their company and get a kick out of what I do.
You will meet a lot of people on the road who live on a pension and live between their pension day and if they run out of money they sit somewhere till the money is in their account. I believe in some ways they enjoy life better as there is no rush and they smell the roses as they see the country side.
If you want to live in caravan parks then you will need lots of money as you can budget for at least $30 a day and at times you will need $80+ in the tourist times in the holiday areas. There are some budget parks but I think an average of $30 is really minimum.
I have heard some say they spend over $1000 a week but they eat in restaurants and prefer the top shelf wines etc and usually spend all night telling you about it and how good they are.
Lets summaries some expenses.
CP will cost an average of $210 a week so $210 x 52 = $10,900. Bush camping a donation sometime, so lets say $1000.
Eat out for a couple would cost minimum $60 a night and then perhaps the lattee etc during the day so perhaps $80 plus food for the other times such as breakfast and snacks and fruit and veg so another $10 a day so $90 for high living and then the grog extra so add what you think you will need. $32,400 a year
Home cooking in your rig may be $150 a week max so $150 x 52 $7800 and this would be whether you free camp or caravan park.
Fuel is another contentious issue. depends on the distance you travel and your fuel consumption.
My average fuel cost is about $200 a month. Food costs about $600 a month for one person and I live well with cooked breakfast and hot night meal of meat and veg etc. A big drinker LOL about $70 a month. Phone and internet about $150 month. Add another $300 a month for the goodies, trips treats etc
So this rounds out to about $330 a week.
I do spend more on flights for sight seeing etc as well as my models etc but that is up to you to add the little things that a peculiar to your live style and it also depends on the availability of cash. What ever you do dont give up the dream of live on the road because you think it is going to cast an arm and a leg .
You do have to consider the cost of any real estate etc you leave behind of course but only you need to know what that cost is.
There are lots of threads on cost of living on the road and this is just a overview (though very simple) of what it cost me, so do a search and see what you get.
Hope that does not confuse you but hopefully it may help you sit down and nut out what YOU might spend.
Regards
Brian
GaryKelly said
02:46 PM Sep 5, 2014
That about sums up my situation, Brian (or it will). I do all my own cooking, etc, and intend to freecamp most of the time. As to mileage, I prefer to smell the roses and take my time. I figure it'll take me years to do the Big Lap. As to home cooking, I can do it easily for $10 a day or less and have for years. Mind you, if I had the money I'd be happy to spend more. But what I'm saying is that it can be done on a budget, and done quite well.
whitto said
03:11 PM Sep 5, 2014
thankyou brian and the others for your replies the info in your replies is sound and valuable info for us as we are just starting to plan our getaway.
thankyou
whitto
FraLyn said
05:48 PM Sep 5, 2014
Whitto
Agree with other posts - all depends on what you want to do on your trips. Fuel and tours are the main expenses.
I found this spreadsheet on one of the websites to track our expenses during our trips. Handy way of planning for extended trip
i'm with you Gary, i'll do my own cooking , do quite a bit of it now. can't afford to go out as they want $30 to $40 for bottle of RED . i drink out of the cask, sorry i do have a glass but keep losing it.??
SnowT said
02:47 PM Sep 6, 2014
I think Brian hit it the nail on the head and gave a very reasonable costing..
You have to Learn to budget...
-- If you don't have the extra Money, you need to know where and how to Free camp..
--> If your setting your self up.. you have to Ask yourself .. "What do I need to Free Camp..???"
I know that Brian is Set to Free camp at the Extreme top of the Spectrum.. If you want more information you will have to ask Brian[Homeless]
So if you are planning to set yourself up for Free camping... ask yourself the question and do what it takes to make it as comfortable as you wish it to be....
the ONE person who I really feels is taking free camping to the extreme is Yeoelven[ John ] as he only has the pension to support himself.. He stays in Free camps 99% of the time or minimal cost camps.. $10-$14 and John does extremely well for what he does..
So just ask yourself.. What do I want to spend..?? What do I need to Feel comfortable..??
hello all just became new member to the forum, myself and the minister are planning to start travelling soon but need some advise on travel cost so if any members out there have kept a log of travel cost we would love to hear from them so we plan our trips properly.
we have been traveling adout 4 years and with rego insurance fuel food happy hour everything associated with we work on $100.00 per day
so the extra's are... Fuel and Attractions
that's if you are travelling with Van
stay at free camps will save you heaps on Accommodation costs too..
On our recent trip around SA, NT, WA and NSW we free camped 35 nights. Using the average of all the paid camping we saved over $1200.
Have fun.
Larry
We too average around $100 a day. We probably free/low cost camp 2/3 and caravan park 1/3. Dearest thing is fuel.
Get Wiki Camps on your smart phone or tablet... it's great for finding the best and cheapest accommodation en route, even with no phone or internet signal.
when holidaying, seeing sights, going on tours etc. I think ours was similar but when we live "on the road" it should be a lot cheaper. I hope.
So why don't you enlighten us???
Park up if funds are low and wait for the next pension day.
Then again I haven't made up a comprehensive spreadsheet yet so it may be an accurate number.
If you are on the pension, and without extra superannuation income, you got to live on much less than $100 a day - per person. Don't you? And a lot of people have just so much as their pension, and have to live of that amount and nothing more, and they still have to be able to save some money for insurances, vehicle registrations and all other costs. Does this answer your question how they do it? Give it about 430 to 450 dollars a week of the pension they get, and that has to be enough, and is enough for most GN's or at least great many of them...
Budgeting, and living NEVER above the means you have available... That's what traveling, or nomadic, lifestyle is like for most people who live out of their pension. But they still can travel, enjoy their life as much as they can, and have much less worries than when living in the cities and all that " city rat race"... This is what the freedom is about, amongst many other things, as long as long we still can have that freedom :)
-- Edited by Esperian on Friday 5th of September 2014 06:42:52 AM
Before you work out how much it is going to cost you need to sit down and work out.
1. How much money do you have to spare. (How much do you spend now at home and how do you live).
2. How do you intend to travel. Will you free camp or caravan park or combination. Be aware this may / will change as you travel.
3. How do you prefer to eat, is it restaurant/pub etc or are you a eat at home simple home meals person.
4. How far do you want to travel a week and where are you going to spend most of your time. Some people travel 600K's a day some of us may travel 600K's a month. My average distance a year is about 5000K,s .
I lived quiet well on newstart for the last couple of years before I went onto the pension. I did not travel far but enjoyed myself immensely and really got to relax and enjoy our great country. I do voluntary work when I feel like it as I have a couple of pet places I like to spend a month or two to help out and also to spend time with people I enjoy their company and get a kick out of what I do.
You will meet a lot of people on the road who live on a pension and live between their pension day and if they run out of money they sit somewhere till the money is in their account. I believe in some ways they enjoy life better as there is no rush and they smell the roses as they see the country side.
If you want to live in caravan parks then you will need lots of money as you can budget for at least $30 a day and at times you will need $80+ in the tourist times in the holiday areas. There are some budget parks but I think an average of $30 is really minimum.
I have heard some say they spend over $1000 a week but they eat in restaurants and prefer the top shelf wines etc and usually spend all night telling you about it and how good they are.
Lets summaries some expenses.
CP will cost an average of $210 a week so $210 x 52 = $10,900. Bush camping a donation sometime, so lets say $1000.
Eat out for a couple would cost minimum $60 a night and then perhaps the lattee etc during the day so perhaps $80 plus food for the other times such as breakfast and snacks and fruit and veg so another $10 a day so $90 for high living and then the grog extra so add what you think you will need. $32,400 a year
Home cooking in your rig may be $150 a week max so $150 x 52 $7800 and this would be whether you free camp or caravan park.
Fuel is another contentious issue. depends on the distance you travel and your fuel consumption.
My average fuel cost is about $200 a month. Food costs about $600 a month for one person and I live well with cooked breakfast and hot night meal of meat and veg etc. A big drinker LOL about $70 a month. Phone and internet about $150 month. Add another $300 a month for the goodies, trips treats etc
So this rounds out to about $330 a week.
I do spend more on flights for sight seeing etc as well as my models etc but that is up to you to add the little things that a peculiar to your live style and it also depends on the availability of cash. What ever you do dont give up the dream of live on the road because you think it is going to cast an arm and a leg .
You do have to consider the cost of any real estate etc you leave behind of course but only you need to know what that cost is.
There are lots of threads on cost of living on the road and this is just a overview (though very simple) of what it cost me, so do a search and see what you get.
Hope that does not confuse you but hopefully it may help you sit down and nut out what YOU might spend.
Regards
Brian
thankyou
whitto
Whitto
Agree with other posts - all depends on what you want to do on your trips. Fuel and tours are the main expenses.
I found this spreadsheet on one of the websites to track our expenses during our trips. Handy way of planning for extended trip
You have to Learn to budget...
-- If you don't have the extra Money, you need to know where and how to Free camp..
--> If your setting your self up.. you have to Ask yourself .. "What do I need to Free Camp..???"
I know that Brian is Set to Free camp at the Extreme top of the Spectrum.. If you want more information you will have to ask Brian[Homeless]
So if you are planning to set yourself up for Free camping... ask yourself the question and do what it takes to make it as comfortable as you wish it to be....
the ONE person who I really feels is taking free camping to the extreme is Yeoelven[ John ] as he only has the pension to support himself.. He stays in Free camps 99% of the time or minimal cost camps.. $10-$14 and John does extremely well for what he does..
So just ask yourself.. What do I want to spend..?? What do I need to Feel comfortable..??
Juergen