What We Really Spent Living in Spain for 6 Months

Ever dreamed of packing up the family and living overseas for a few months instead of just taking a holiday? Back in 2015, we did exactly that — moving to Spain’s Costa del Sol for six months with our toddler. Instead of rushing around like tourists, we rented a little apartment, sent our son to … Read more

Why We’re Downsizing the Family Home With Kids

Downsizing with a Family Why We're Downsizing with Kids

If you’re interested in downsizing with a family, this is my first blog post about our decision to downsize our family home. We spent 2015 in Spain, renting a small apartment and living like locals. We had just found out we (me) were pregnant and planned to head back to New Zealand to have the … Read more

How to Budget Backwards and Stop Living Beyond Your Means

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How do you know if you’re living beyond your means? It might go something like this: You have a job. Pay rent. Have a car. You didn’t have the cash for the car so you got a car loan. Each week or month you commit a large chunk of money to maintain a depreciating asset. … Read more

How We Afford to Travel With Our Child

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My son turns 3 this year. By that time he will have spent over half of his life outside his country of citizenship. In 2012 when he was four months old we headed off to Ireland, Mexico and the USA. We then spent a year in New Zealand – alternating our work arrangements around him … Read more

Five Ways We Save Money for Travel

This article was written in 2014. Two weeks ago, my major work project was given an end date. Now, I am without a regular income until the next project comes around. It’s times like this that I’m so grateful for our savings buffer. I’m constantly amazed by the people who ask us how we live … Read more

11 Baby Travel Tips Every Parent Needs to Know

Searching for baby travel tips because you want to travel with your little one? Before Dylan was born I did extensive research into travel with babies and found loads of ‘advice’  to stay at home because the baby wouldn’t remember the trip and the parents will be miserable. Wait a few years, they said; it’ll … Read more