Great video !! The fact that you guys do not try to live as cheaply as possible prompted my question. If you go on an adventure, you want to experience everything and the people as much as possible and I think that can not really be done without paying for a lot. Also contributes to the wealth of these smaller places. Not a full time traveller , but in-between looking after grand kids and doing other "normal" things when at home, it is great to find out what a longer adventure will cost. I always work on "whatever you budget for any trip, add at least 50% on top" to make sure you do not need to worry about swimming with the dolphins or hiring a boat or ... Great break-down. Really appreciated
Your "cost centres" grouping is similar to mine - fixed costs for car/caravan rego and CTP; fixed allocation for car/caravan maintenance; and operating costs. I keep a spreadsheet with a red line showing the budget limit (excluding the fixed costs) on a graph, and weekly actual costs in a green line - the green line needs to stay below the red line otherwise I need to cut back on living expenses to save.
Thanks Paul, very informative. Currently my fixed costs are $15,500 pa. I break down my variable costs into 12 categories. May and June were shockers at $10K and $19K. May was a $5K tax bill and June a $10K caravan service and some upgrades, September was about $10K due to a multitude of enforced 'stuff'. Other than those outliers, I'm at about $5k-$6k per month without hatches, matches and despatches. I live and work on the road with StarLink. I work Mon-Fri and move on Fridays. I generally go 'bush' for 3 weeks and spend a week in a town to replenish. I have 1.2 Kw of rooftop solar, 900Ah of Lithium, 600W of solar blankets and an emergency 160Ah Lithium battery box (oh, I also have an Engel, 2.3Kw genet set). I move less than 500Km per day when travelling. 01 Jul 2026 will be different from then on, because that's when the Army says I have to cease all forms of service.
@@stuartkcalvin yeah it all adds up. Car and van maintenance and upgrades can sneak up on you. But for the most part once the budget is set it’s just a matter of sticking to it. Thanks for sharing that 👍 Cheers Paul and Wenda
Thanks for the very informative video, Paul and Wenda. It was great how you separated the categories. Safe travels, and see you next video, Corrie and Lyn ❤
Thanks guys, that was a well explained breakdown of your costs. Am I right in adding all 3 cost centres together and divide by around 9-10 weeks for the duration of the Murray trip, it works out to be around $2000/ week? Also, just wondering if either of you miss having a house to return to, and whether you think you will eventually buy one again?
@@charmies1 thank you ☺️ yeah there’s not much change from 100k per year 😢 We don’t miss having a house at all. We are still trying to figure out where we would like to settle when we do stop. At the moment we think it will be on the the Murray River Cheers Paul and Wenda
@@RaymondCharlesShephard thanks 😊 that’s great to hear. We have a couple of income streams including investment returns, telehealth mental health services and more recently UA-cam monetization Cheers Paul and Wenda
@@donnaauld5955 we either get them sent to a post office near to where we are at the time or a family members place if we are going to be back there soon. We did a video on it ua-cam.com/video/zQkXbiqcvNM/v-deo.htmlsi=gtU08kp5vozEukTF Cheers Paul and Wenda
Now,Paul, I think you missed a major cost centre that is very important to you personally- the cost of a pub parmi in all its varieties😂.
@@rossharvey1496 haha yeah you’re right the Parmi should have its own annual budget 😉
Great video !! The fact that you guys do not try to live as cheaply as possible prompted my question. If you go on an adventure, you want to experience everything and the people as much as possible and I think that can not really be done without paying for a lot. Also contributes to the wealth of these smaller places. Not a full time traveller , but in-between looking after grand kids and doing other "normal" things when at home, it is great to find out what a longer adventure will cost. I always work on "whatever you budget for any trip, add at least 50% on top" to make sure you do not need to worry about swimming with the dolphins or hiring a boat or ...
Great break-down. Really appreciated
@@nastyniel3713 thank you 😊 yeah while we are able and have the resources we hope to get the most out of our travels
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Your "cost centres" grouping is similar to mine - fixed costs for car/caravan rego and CTP; fixed allocation for car/caravan maintenance; and operating costs. I keep a spreadsheet with a red line showing the budget limit (excluding the fixed costs) on a graph, and weekly actual costs in a green line - the green line needs to stay below the red line otherwise I need to cut back on living expenses to save.
@@fyiaustralia9686 yeah we found it valuable to separate the cost centre. It has made budgeting easier to manage.
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Thanks Paul, very informative. Currently my fixed costs are $15,500 pa. I break down my variable costs into 12 categories. May and June were shockers at $10K and $19K. May was a $5K tax bill and June a $10K caravan service and some upgrades, September was about $10K due to a multitude of enforced 'stuff'. Other than those outliers, I'm at about $5k-$6k per month without hatches, matches and despatches.
I live and work on the road with StarLink. I work Mon-Fri and move on Fridays. I generally go 'bush' for 3 weeks and spend a week in a town to replenish. I have 1.2 Kw of rooftop solar, 900Ah of Lithium, 600W of solar blankets and an emergency 160Ah Lithium battery box (oh, I also have an Engel, 2.3Kw genet set).
I move less than 500Km per day when travelling. 01 Jul 2026 will be different from then on, because that's when the Army says I have to cease all forms of service.
@@stuartkcalvin yeah it all adds up. Car and van maintenance and upgrades can sneak up on you. But for the most part once the budget is set it’s just a matter of sticking to it. Thanks for sharing that 👍
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Another Great Video, x
@@janicemcmichael6779 thank you 😊
Great insight thankyou for sharing
@@NoFixedDestinationAu thank you 😊
Cheers
Thank you for another great informative video. Totally agree with your breakup of costs, you can adjust your expenditure to suit your budget.
@@briananddianehardy8598 thank you 😊 we found it’s easier to manage when we break it down like that
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Thanks for the very informative video, Paul and Wenda.
It was great how you separated the categories.
Safe travels, and see you next video, Corrie and Lyn ❤
@@lynbond5126 it was our pleasure, thanks 😊
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Great info. We’ve just bought our van and planning a lap within the next couple of years or sooner. Thanks Paul & Wenda. Safe travels 😊
@@JohnJones-op2qu thank you 😊 hopefully sooner 😉
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Nice to see you @ Waurn Ponds😁🍻 cheers Karen
@@geepedy26742 yes it was great to chat. Thank you for taking the time to come and say g’day 😉
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Thanks guys, that was a well explained breakdown of your costs. Am I right in adding all 3 cost centres together and divide by around 9-10 weeks for the duration of the Murray trip, it works out to be around $2000/ week?
Also, just wondering if either of you miss having a house to return to, and whether you think you will eventually buy one again?
@@charmies1 thank you ☺️ yeah there’s not much change from 100k per year 😢
We don’t miss having a house at all. We are still trying to figure out where we would like to settle when we do stop. At the moment we think it will be on the the Murray River
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Just found your site and enjoying your no fuss videos how are you financing your life on the road
We are interested
@@RaymondCharlesShephard thanks 😊 that’s great to hear. We have a couple of income streams including investment returns, telehealth mental health services and more recently UA-cam monetization
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Great Video. Quck question.. when purchase things on line, how do you collect them?
@@donnaauld5955 we either get them sent to a post office near to where we are at the time or a family members place if we are going to be back there soon. We did a video on it ua-cam.com/video/zQkXbiqcvNM/v-deo.htmlsi=gtU08kp5vozEukTF
Cheers Paul and Wenda
All I know is it’s cheap living on our annual 4 month trip. As it keeps the wife out of the shops and stops her buying things for the grandkids.
@@GrantBennett-vb2nk haha yep the grandkids certainly deserve a budget category of their own 😂
Just curious i probably guess your not as big as others but how much do make out of utube 🤔🤔
@@flatlander6124 it varies greatly. If we put out 2 videos in a month we seem to make about 600 but if we put out 3 videos it goes up to around 1000
Go Carlton😂
@@Jyoung7172 always next year eh? 😉
Why are you using US dollars.
@@erichough7080 was the only file I could find for free 😉
Bulldogs membership... what a waste of money!
@@MrFastFarmer next year 🙏