Travel & Expat Life

Monthly Budget: $3,000September Spending: $2,993 (99.8% of budget)Remaining: $7 My cost of living in Manila for September: $2,993 on a $3,000 budget. I relocated from Bali to the Philippines this month and barely stayed under my limit. Here’s the complete breakdown of what it costs to move countries while financially independent. Manila Cost of Living … Read more

Welcome to my new monthly series tracking the real cost of living in Bali and Southeast Asia during early retirement. Every first Friday, I’ll break down exactly what the cost of living in Bali (and other locations) looks like on a $3,000 monthly budget and what I learned about managing expenses while living abroad. After … Read more