You have come to the correct site if you dream of full-time travel but are wondering how the heck people finance it.

For the past five years, we have been living and traveling throughout the globe paying (plenty!) of student debts concurrently.

Furthermore, we did not win the jackpot, we are not drug traffickers, and we hail from rich families. (all valid presumptions.)

People often want to know how we manage to finance this way of living. How then do we do it?

The truth is that there is no straightforward response fit for a few lines.

Although we are immensely appreciative of the freedom we have generated for one other, it is not magic. It has required diligence, organization, and preparation.

1. We Made Great Efforts To Save Travel Expenses

• We were leading somewhat "normal" lives before we were jet traveling travel bloggers. Though our About Us page allows you to learn more about our journey, here is the essence: Ben was a manufacturing engineer; Katie was a graphic designer (with some influence from marketing, advertising, and photography!).

• We typically enjoyed our lives and lived in a lovely apartment in a fantastic neighbourhood. But decided we wanted to enjoy a "adventure" before truly settling down.

• We so decided to work our a$$es out to cut expenses.

• Rather than going to the bars as usually, we spent evenings in with pals. For most of our meals, we made them. We supplemented our income with other projects. We reduced all of our non-needed expenses—including cable TV. We considered every purchase, and I bid farewell to shopping bersons. (to be honest, I have not missed them at all!!)

2. We Instructed Overseas English Speakers

• One of the wise choices we have ever made was teaching English in Korea. We had the trip of a lifetime, met lifelong friends, got the rare chance to be totally submerged in a culture other than our own.

• Oh, and have I mentioned that in one year each of us managed to save $22,000? Yes, between the two of us that comes to $44,000.

• We are showing rather how wonderful an opportunity teaching English may be, not trying to boast. Find out how you may save that kind of money as well.

• Had we not taught English abroad, there is no way we could have financed to travel across the globe for a year (that is, straight for one YEAR!). We thus basically owe many of our trips to our year in Korea.

3. We Go Within A Means Constraint

• $10,000 sounded like a lot when we originally started that three-month adventure in South America. First it was easy to indulge in $100 a night hotel suites, fine drinks and pointless trips.

• But if we did that, we reasoned that our $10,000 may be gone really rapidly. Rather, we resolved to mostly travel frugally. This would enable our journey to be farther and longer. And occasionally "roughing it" sets off the greatest experiences.

• Early on, though, we also realized that our limited means would not allow us to seize once-in- a-lifetime opportunities. Though they cost more, we also wanted to make sure we were helping businesses doing good things for the environment and their local communities. Balancing your trips with your budget can help you to enjoy both.

• When they are counterbalanced with days of minimal expenditure, splurges are okay.

• See our top 22 inexpensive travel tips here to travel on less than $75 a day—between two of us! These pointers helped us to pay college loans and nevertheless traveling the globe for a year. We also arrived home not entirely broke.

4. We Come Across Reasonably Affordable Airfares

• To be very honest, I believe most travel bloggers exaggerate the significance of getting reasonably priced flights. Simply said, you cannot finance a trip to Paris simply because you discover a $200 airfare there.

• In the long term, I believe knowing how to travel frugal is far more advantageous. For those who fly as frequently as we do, though, knowing certain techniques for locating reasonably priced tickets helps.

• And obtaining a terrific deal has some quite fulfilling power. After all, it was a really low-cost airfare to Colombia that persuaded us to leave our careers and dive in. Well, a cheap airfare AND a bottle of wine!

• For little over $600, we purchased round-trip tickets to Thailand. And we spent just a few hundred euros flying to Europe. How then should we approach this? You may alos read this: Greatest Activities Inside Yellowstone National Park

5. We Have Worked All Across The Globe

• Running our savings account empty is not what we like. We want a cushion always, and we want to be making more than we consume. We have thereby discovered means of working while on the road.

• Ben makes good money teaching English using video conference. The best thing is that he has done it everywhere—from the drivers seat of our campervan to a guesthouse in Vietnam. Like after a day of exploring, I used to accept freelance writing assignments right out of my own time.

• We have also traveled farther by volunteering in return for housing and board. Working on organic farms discovered through WWOOF or WorkAway has given us some rather amazing experiences.

• When we wanted to save a little more, we worked at a Washington state ski resort where we could have "fun jobs" while slowing down momentarily.

6. We Have Modest Living

• Though it seems cliched, travel has shown us that less is really more. We hardly ever buy new clothes or "things." We consider every purchase to be something we truly need.

• Our happiest period of life was when we led the most basic existence. We spent three months living in a campervan we constructed with our own two hands—well, really four hands as there are two of us!

• We dined outside and slept in the woods; we spent evenings beside campfires. It had magic. And it was rather low cost.

• Many individuals are unaware that, in fact, traveling might be less expensive than staying at home. You did indeed read that right.

• Eliminating the monthly rent (or mortgage), cable, Internet, gym membership, auto payments, car and rental insurance, and all the other expenses associated with living one location can help you to realize that you actually do not need much to be happy.