Expenses so far....

In preparing for my upcoming trip, I have already purchased flights and items I'll need along the way. I know having purchased flights ahead of time has severely limited my flexibility BUT I've saved a lot of money by doing so. Maybe when I have a much larger budget, I'll book as I go. Until then, I'm OK with less flexibility.

So far, I've booked ten flights for $1,101.52. That includes all my flights from Myrtle Beach to Bangkok. If I continue booking flights according to my route, I'll only have four more to book (excluding my flights to the Galapagos Islands and Easter Island).



I've also purchased a new Nikon D3100 for $518.39. My little point and shoot Canon I've had for the past two and a half years was giving out on me and my Olympus DSLR would have been to big to tote around.



Other nicknacks I've purchased have been with gift cards I got for Christmas, so I'm not including that in my pre-travel expenses.

My total so far...$1619.91

Over the next three months, I will be purchasing the rest of my flights, travel insurance, visas, vaccinations (if I need any) and travel gear I'll need along the way (clothes, basic medicines, etc). I'm hoping I can keep everything below $2,500 for pre-trip expenses. Think I can do it?