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How do you plan your budget with different currencies?


by @leonagano 8yr  | 8 comments

Hey travellers, how are you doing?

Do you have problems to plan your trip choosing any currency they want? For example, Iโ€™m going to the UK but would like to plan my trip (How much will I spend in housing/food/having fun/attending attractions?) in US Dollar or Euro or any other money.
How do you guys do it easily?

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@lunchbag 4yr

Bringing this back from the dead with permissionโ€ฆ

My partner and I were tracking transactions in many different currencies in a DIY spreadsheet but it quickly grew tiresome and complicated.

So after earlier this year on my snow-mad journey in Fukuoka, Japan, I built Lunch Money (lunchmoney.app). It is nearing a full-featured personal finance tracker/budgeting web app at this point but at the core, every feature is built with multicurrency in mind.

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Expensify will convert as it does OCR

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@lia9255 8yr

Not sure I understand the problem - are you asking how to plan spending or track it?
I just create an Excel budget spreadsheet in US dollars. There are lots of free online templates - I use vertex42.com. Then I convert any expenses planned or incurred in foreign currencies to USD using xe.com, allowing for a small variance in the actual exchange rate. You can use an app to track (Trail Wallet, Toshl) to track spending and then update your spreadsheet as often as you want. I only track the major expenses - lodging, transportation, food, insurance, student loan payment, etcโ€ฆand allocate a regular amount for incidentals.

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@davidkeys 8yr

We use Travel Wallet - https://itunes.apple.com/app/id547171665?mt=8 - but I believe itโ€™s only available for iPhone.

The app allows you to enter a home currency, then add up to 5 currencies per trip. Set your budget in the home currency, then add the foreign currencyโ€ฆwith a tap of the summary screen, the budget will change to any currencies you added to the trip. Each destination is a trip for us.

The customizable categories (accommodations, restaurants, groceries) are great, so at the end of the trip we just download a CSV to do pivots, etc. There are columns in the CSV for local currency and foreign.

Hope this helps! Happy Travels. :slight_smile:

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@jonnaro 8yr

I always make sure to track my spending in a multi-currency capable app like Toshl.

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No problems here. What currency Iโ€™m spending in really means nothing to meโ€ฆ

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@miles 8yr

Set the AirBnB currency to your home currency for lodging Qโ€™s. Can you afford 6 mo and a flight?

Then your budget is good enough!

Exchange a few hundred at the airport when you land and have more on youโ€ฆ Banks and currency exchange places are everywhere.

Have an ATM card and credit card in case and you are ready for hands on experience!

Then, Hustle harder once you arrive! :wink:

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@don_lee 8yr

No, I donโ€™t see any problem with that. Sometimes I donโ€™t even know local currency and exchange rate until I arrive.

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Hi guys,

After the Netherlands, the Bay Area, Colorado and being on the van life for 8 months, I am now in Sedona, AZ with a few other digital nomads. We are sharing a home here and are wondering if there are more like minded people in the area.

We do a bunch of hikes and campouts in the northern of Arizona. If you would like to connect with us, please do so :)

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Hi everybody. I live and work in Germany and want to go to Canary Islands for 6 months to work from there. I'm going to keep my current job, just change the "home" in the home office part of things. Are there any tax issues I have to be aware of? I was reading about becoming a residence after 183 days, thus having to pay taxes there plus my employer having to register there. Does anybody know how it works exactly? Thanks a lot!

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For those constrained by their businessโ€™ time zone, how do you manage this?

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by @madelineb 7yr 7 years ago  | 24 comments

Hi,
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*Message on NomadList locations?
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What should I budget for a stay in *insert place here*?


by @gigigriffis 7yr 7 years ago  | 6 comments

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Iโ€™ve been seeing a lot of budgeting questions floating around lately (not just here, but other nomad forums), so I thought it might be useful to start a thread where anyone who is sharing their nomadic budgets can drop a link (or the budget itself).

I know Betsy and Warren of Married with Luggage share theirs here: http://www.rtwexpenses.com/

My friend Ali isnโ€™t full-time on the road, but she shares real budgets for her trips: http://www.aliadventures.com/category/real-travel-budgets/

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by @rwill007 8yr 8 years ago  | 4 comments

If you are living and working out of Thailand (UTC+07:00) but work with people in the New York EST (UTC-05:00) Time Zone, how do you deal / handle the time difference and still be able to enjoy or make the most of the experience without turning into a tired night owl zombie?

Better yet, what do you find to be the benefits / drawbacks of having to work on such a schedule? (specially in Thailand)

Any advice from those who have done it for a long time? (2+ months)

Thanks,
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by @kathrynoh 8yr 8 years ago  | 7 comments

Pretty much what the title says, Iโ€™ve been trying to find a few good blogs to follow by nomads in the mid-budget range. There seems to be a ton in the budget/backpacker range, trying to do everything as cheaply as possible or, in the mid-budget range but are short-term travellers.

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I follow Making It Anywhere, which is good but not updated much. Any other recommendations?

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by @lightmotif 8yr 8 years ago  | 5 comments

Iโ€™m an American who has been a sole proprietor (freelancer) for a long time. Iโ€™ve occasionally hired American subcontractors, who I send 1099s in January. What do I need to consider tax-wise or in any other way financially if I want to hire a subcontractor from abroad?

Iโ€™m also interested in knowing more about any roadblocks potential clients from other countries would have in contracting to me. I havenโ€™t done business across borders yet. Thanks.

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Anyone looking to travel with a group of entrepreneurs through some different islands in Thailand?


in Thailand by @marcob 8yr 8 years ago  | 0 comments

Hi Guys, we are looking for our final candidates for a co-work/adventure trip through several Islands in Thailand - mid/late February. Come join us?!?

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Do you think there are different "tiers" of nomads? What kind of nomad are you?

 

by @marcob 8yr 8 years ago  | 26 comments

I feel I have come across different types or tiers of nomads, eg: you have your backpacker nomad and then maybe a more successful nomad that is travelling without worrying so much about budget, the two seem to resonate more within their own groups. What different tiers do you think exist, if any? How do you differentiate the different groups, and do they play well together?

Iโ€™m curious to hear your opinions, and please describe what kind of โ€œnomadโ€ you are when responding. Thanks.

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