Comments on: How We Saved $35,000 to Travel the World (Whilst Pregnant)

By: Emma

Emma — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 01:15:19 +0000

In reply to Steveark. Ha! Awesome. Have you taken the mini me's skiing en Chile yet?

By: Steveark

Steveark — Sun, 05 Nov 2017 05:41:39 +0000

. As a father of 3 babies and a lover of skiing the Chilean Andes in August, rock on! There is no greater joy in life than holding a mini me, thrice! And no greater thrill than flying through Andean deathly cliff scapes and living to tell the tale!

By: Emma Healey

Emma Healey — Sun, 09 Oct 2016 01:15:20 +0000

In reply to Stacy. Hi Stacy. We are Qantas Frequent Flyers which utilises the OneWorld Network and also Air New Zealand frequent flyers which is Star Alliance. We also have memberships for Virgin Velocity rewards although we hardly use that.

By: Stacy

Stacy — Sat, 08 Oct 2016 10:15:22 +0000

It’s probably different in other countries, but what card do you go with for the flyers points?

By: Emma

Emma — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 15:26:37 +0000

In reply to Abigail @ipickuppennies. So true re the newborn sizes Abigail. Our son was 4kg at birth (nearly 9 pounds) so he was in his newborn stuff for only a couple of weeks then straight into 3-6 month gear.

By: Abigail @ipickuppennies

Abigail @ipickuppennies — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 13:45:39 +0000

We haven’t had a kid yet, but I agree that one key is to just avoid things that people think you need. I was told that a changing table — something we all think of as a “must” — is really unnecessary. That’s more than $100 right there.

If we are able to have a baby, we’ll be shopping mainly at thrift stores. I mean, babies spit up on everything anyway, so as long as the items are only gently used…

Speaking of useful baby shower gifts, I’d urge people to ask for larger sizes, not newborn ones. First of all, kids are coming out bigger and bigger. Second, they grow so quickly in those first months, the clothes are almost immediately useless. My mom always tells me to buy 3-6 month items instead.

By: Emma

Emma — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 11:57:18 +0000

In reply to Kasia. I think it's OK to spend a little more than when you are pregnant, it's an exciting (and confusing) time. The main thing is that you started to save again once you went back to work. Once you have that savings mindset, it's easy to know when to save and when to spend.

By: Emma

Emma — Thu, 12 Mar 2015 19:28:33 +0000

In reply to middle class. Sydney is one of the highest cost of living cities in the world so even scrimping and sacrificing on accommodation and expenses saw us spend over $800 weekly. Compared to what we spend to live in Spain or even New Zealand that is really high. Of course, the flipside is that incomes are higher.

By: middle class

middle class — Thu, 12 Mar 2015 19:19:47 +0000

Very admirable. It sounds like your living expenses were already quite low.

By: Kasia

Kasia — Thu, 12 Mar 2015 12:24:46 +0000

That’s an awesome effort! I totally agree that you don’t need half the stuff your hear you should buy. Family and friends were generous with baby shower gifts and work organised a hamper with lots of goodies so we really didn’t have to buy much beyond the pram (our biggest expense) and car seat.

I wish I had been stricter with my spending during my pregnancy though, and even before we started planning to fall pregnant. But in the end everything worked out and we’re back to saving now that I’ve returned to work. Once we start thinking about baby #2 we will definitely be better prepared.

Looking forward to reading about how you afford to travel long term with your child. It’s something I’d like to do in the future.