I am not sure how to answer this question. Good thing I scrolled down to read your other posts.
Yes I am not an expat. Yes I do not have a budget of $5000 a month to spend. Some reports of how much people spend shock the heck out of me or really
make me quite envious.
I have always made my money stretch maybe my Irish blood taking charge. Now if your business takes care of everything or you are wealthy more power to you but that is not me. I am sure there are also other members of limited means. The kind of people who save up for one or two good trips a year.
Ways to travel on the cheap. #1 Book a hotel and buy plane tickets. Fly over and put in job application. Pay airline $100 or so change leave date and go to hostel. Then write off hotel and airfare against taxes. #2 Get bonded and become a air courier. You usually take item (documents, heart, or package) from point a to point b on a plane. Some times met at airport to hand off item other times a short taxi ride away. You choose where you want to go and see if a transport needs to be made. The company then pays for a percentage of the ticket usually half to all. #3 Be part of the military they have cargo flights that you can take for free anywhere they go. Problem is you have no control and you can be stuck for quite a while. #4 Have a friend who does this. Buy investment property and then go check on it. You write off the trip.
That being said there are people on welfare that could afford to go to Hong Kong. Last time I was in Hong Kong was 6 months ago.
I did not research it to much as I was only there a few days. When I travel I tend to stay for 2 to 3 months at any given location. I usually travel with a backpack.
I am an ok guy and end up at hostels or a room with a local family. Prefer a local family as I tend to learn more. Locals know where the cheap stuff is.
Now I have already found 4 places for about $600 (United States) to stay a month. Now I am sure they are low class but then I only plan to stay there to sleep well at least some times. I have found that no matter how you try to budget you almost always tend to spend more then you hoped. Like any other item for sale in the world there are ways to get discounts. I simply am asking the experts what they have found to work. Who knows some one else might even learn a new trick they did not know. Either way I have enjoyed reading this site and hope I have offended no one.
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