I have had a quick search but can't find a thread on the yearly costs or budget for full time nomads.
I know this will vary greatly depending on the vehicles-rigs- expectations, but just after a general idea.
Assuming the vehicle and van are all owned, and we are looking at all other costs.
Allowing for all types of lifestyles and costs, I am very interested what people are spending?
cheers
Phil C said
10:29 AM Jul 5, 2015
topspark wrote:
Hello All
I have had a quick search but can't find a thread on the yearly costs or budget for full time nomads.
I know this will vary greatly depending on the vehicles-rigs- expectations, but just after a general idea.
Assuming the vehicle and van are all owned, and we are looking at all other costs.
Allowing for all types of lifestyles and costs, I am very interested what people are spending?
cheers
Hi topspark and welcome to the forum.
I recently read something in a caravan magazine that nomads need (for the want of a better word) $500 a week to wander about this great land of ours.
Our biggest expense is fuel, if we are short of cash we sit in a free camp till the next pension payment, fill up the ute and move on. Now I know that is probably not the best solution. We are very lucky in that we camp for free at our son in law's winery/vineyard and can same up for the next adventure.
We went away on a 3000KM trip last October, stayed at a few free camps but mostly caravan parks. Whole business cost us $1800, that's about $600 a week all up.
We use excel to set our planning and budget, not a bad idea.
Cheers
Dougwe said
10:35 AM Jul 5, 2015
Welcome to the gang topspark, enjoy here and out in the playground.
Me, I sort of don't bother with a budget now retired. I had 25 years of having to do a large budget in local Government, sticking to it and reporting monthly on it, so enjoy not HAVING to do one.
I tend to go by my Pension each month. If I don't have to hit my small "Slush Fund" at the end of each month I am "on budget" I reckon. I am on the road full time and my van is my home. So far I tend to stay in one spot for a length of time and that helps with fuel costs. I also free or low cost camp as much as possible. Works for me.
I do understand that a lot of people do set a budget and work from that.
Keep Safe out there.
-- Edited by Dougwe on Sunday 5th of July 2015 10:35:54 AM
rockylizard said
10:47 AM Jul 5, 2015
Gday...
Firstly -
As you suggest in your question, the variables are never-ending.
I have attached an Excel spreadsheet that I got from Expedition Australia a couple of years ago.
It is a good basic way to figure out YOUR known and expected expenses and income to see the feasible affordability of your 'trip/journey'.
The spreadsheet is 'protected' so you just <TAB> to each cell to input your personal details/expectations. Therefore, you can change your expectations and the sheet will recalculate the outcome, shown at the bottom of the spreadsheet. [edit: and to go back to a previous cell, hold <SHIFT> and then press <TAB>]
The numbers already in the sheet are my actual and 'expected' figures.
Hope it is of some help.
Cheers - John
-- Edited by rockylizard on Sunday 5th of July 2015 10:55:50 AM
I don't keep count but seeing as I don't save to much, I travel full time and including insurance and every thing I spend about $45 000 a year. Then again I don't go without or should I say SWMBO doesn't
chopit said
12:13 PM Jul 5, 2015
We live on the pension. As said above,we free camp to save.
If we save up a bit we can treat ourselves a bit.
We don't just "get by",we are happy with our lot.
Phil C said
01:43 PM Jul 5, 2015
Thanks for the template RL, I will have a close look at that one..
Cheers
done dreaming said
05:25 PM Jul 5, 2015
We live full time on the road and spend about 50% of our time in caravan parks and 50% in free camps.We have 2 small dogs which cost us about $15 a week and if we only drink 5 nights of the week we spend app $900 per week but i must stress we eat very well,go to the movies once a week and treat ourselves to a meal once a week.My wife also does a lot of knitting so probably spends $20 a week on wool.Hope that helps you but i stress you could do it a lot cheaper than we do.The lifestyles whats important not what you spend.
deverall11 said
05:28 PM Jul 5, 2015
I have a spreadsheet that we use. I anyone is interested in a copy,let me know. It runs using Openoffice
Larry
brickies said
07:30 PM Jul 8, 2015
I use the bank balance if it start to drop slow down the spending
Travel Bug said
09:19 AM Jul 9, 2015
brickies wrote:
I use the bank balance if it start to drop slow down the spending
Hello All
I have had a quick search but can't find a thread on the yearly costs or budget for full time nomads.
I know this will vary greatly depending on the vehicles-rigs- expectations, but just after a general idea.
Assuming the vehicle and van are all owned, and we are looking at all other costs.
Allowing for all types of lifestyles and costs, I am very interested what people are spending?
cheers
Hi topspark and welcome to the forum.
I recently read something in a caravan magazine that nomads need (for the want of a better word) $500 a week to wander about this great land of ours.
Our biggest expense is fuel, if we are short of cash we sit in a free camp till the next pension payment, fill up the ute and move on. Now I know that is probably not the best solution. We are very lucky in that we camp for free at our son in law's winery/vineyard and can same up for the next adventure.
We went away on a 3000KM trip last October, stayed at a few free camps but mostly caravan parks. Whole business cost us $1800, that's about $600 a week all up.
We use excel to set our planning and budget, not a bad idea.
Cheers
Welcome to the gang topspark, enjoy here and out in the playground.
Me, I sort of don't bother with a budget now retired. I had 25 years of having to do a large budget in local Government, sticking to it and reporting monthly on it, so enjoy not HAVING to do one.
I tend to go by my Pension each month. If I don't have to hit my small "Slush Fund" at the end of each month I am "on budget" I reckon. I am on the road full time and my van is my home. So far I tend to stay in one spot for a length of time and that helps with fuel costs. I also free or low cost camp as much as possible. Works for me.
I do understand that a lot of people do set a budget and work from that.
Keep Safe out there.
-- Edited by Dougwe on Sunday 5th of July 2015 10:35:54 AM
Gday...
Firstly -
As you suggest in your question, the variables are never-ending.
I have attached an Excel spreadsheet that I got from Expedition Australia a couple of years ago.
It is a good basic way to figure out YOUR known and expected expenses and income to see the feasible affordability of your 'trip/journey'.
The spreadsheet is 'protected' so you just <TAB> to each cell to input your personal details/expectations. Therefore, you can change your expectations and the sheet will recalculate the outcome, shown at the bottom of the spreadsheet. [edit: and to go back to a previous cell, hold <SHIFT> and then press <TAB>]
The numbers already in the sheet are my actual and 'expected' figures.
Hope it is of some help.
Cheers - John
-- Edited by rockylizard on Sunday 5th of July 2015 10:55:50 AM
If we save up a bit we can treat ourselves a bit.
We don't just "get by",we are happy with our lot.
Cheers
We live full time on the road and spend about 50% of our time in caravan parks and 50% in free camps.We have 2 small dogs which cost us about $15 a week and if we only drink 5 nights of the week we spend app $900 per week but i must stress we eat very well,go to the movies once a week and treat ourselves to a meal once a week.My wife also does a lot of knitting so probably spends $20 a week on wool.Hope that helps you but i stress you could do it a lot cheaper than we do.The lifestyles whats important not what you spend.
Larry