Hey Tory,
Funny, I haven’t read this post in years! It’s a poor example of my writing style, which has evolved dramatically since then. Indeed, I didn’t do a very good job of explaining how Wayne was involved; in verbally telling the story I refer to it as “Black Eye by a Deaf Guy”, as a parody of the tv show “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”.
The humour of the event was how I was shouting to Wayne to move (whose back was turned) as I was hurtling towards him on my boogie board – which of course he couldn’t hear… 😉

Anyway to answer your question, I haven’t actually delved into any of my savings! Reason being, I have an income coming in from the sale of my business in Toronto, as well as periodic income from my writing now. When the income from my business peters out, I expect that my writing will cover off most if not all our travel expenses to enable us to continue to travel and live sustainably. It’s the flights that are killer on the pocketbook, but until now we’ve been able to utilize frequent flyer miles.

So combine the money coming in with some very frugal living, and I’ve actually managed to continue to put money away.
In terms of actual money spent, we generally spend about $300-500/month on all expenses, including food and entertainment. It’s an approximation of course, and will change depending on where we are in the world.

I hope this helps!

Really enjoyed reading your blog in it’s entirety after accidentally discovering it. Out of curiosity, as the first anniversary of your journey approaches, how much of your actual savings have you spent?

Best regards,

Andrew