I would certainly appreciate it guys, thanks for the offer.

sure would, Gary and Kerry. be very interested. thanks

cheers

THANK YOU GARY AND KERRY. This is very valuable information, i will file away for future reference,it gives us all a valuble guide to go by, so once again Thank You. dazren

-- Edited by dazren on Tuesday 1st of March 2011 08:12:24 PM

Wow you have that set out so well, thankyou both.

Firefly wrote:

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Wow you have that set out so well, thankyou both.

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I'm afraid I can't take credit for the program.  I found it on the Australian Caravan club site a couple of years ago.

Just had a look for it and found a updated version.

http://www.australiancaravanclub.com.au/Documents/Travel_Costs_Analysis_Tool.xls

-- Edited by Gary and Kerry on Tuesday 1st of March 2011 09:25:46 PM

Thanks for that guys, I have emailed it to the Keeper of Such Information, he is noteably impressed.

Thank you Gary & Kerry this is just the infomation we are looking for.

  Do these expenses represent all your living costs incuding internet, mobile phones, health insurance. ect, ect , ect.

   Happy travelling  Landy

Good stuff , Thanks .

Gives a good overview of the 12 month period .

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$6000 for vehicle maintenance sounds like a lot - does this include insurance? Depreciation? I'm not sure what sort of rig you have - is it a motor home or does this include both tug and van?

Do you have health insurance and if so what category is that cost included into? $4000 for groceries is less than $100 a week which doesn't sound like much, particularly if you are shopping in regional and remote areas a lot, do you do a lot of fishing or eat a lot of vegetarian meals?

What sort of fuel are you using - we are averaging about the same over the last 3 years, but 3 years ago diesel was around $1.80 a litre, so over the last year we would definitely be averaging less. Mind you the cheapest we have seen is about $1.13, where on earth did you see it for $1.00 a litre, we'll head over there and fill up!

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vehicle maint includes;
2 x oil change and filters on tug
2 x transmission flush + 1 filter
5 new tyres
3 puncture repairs
insurance and rego on car and van
gas bottle refills (part of van)
replaced self levelling suspension with coils and poly bags

Groceries.
We buy day old bread and cakes from bakeries
Only shop for specials, most supermarkets have discounted meat late afternoons and we fill waeco with them.
Codiments, snack foods etc are bought at places like, cheap as chips, reject shop etc. The van is fitted with a large pantry so we can carry about a months supply of non perishables.

Fuel,
Diesel, the $1.00 a litre was actually free (20L from a station in the flinders) but so not to screw up our figures it was put down at $1.00.

The treasurer is very pedantic with recording every cent spent so i can say with all honesty the figures supplied are accurate.

 

Thanks guys, I notice you only did 364 days, did you take Christmas Day off. lol

Very interesting to read all the costs. Has made me think to keep an exercise book and write it all down this trip so I can budget better for the next trip.
One thing that caught my eye, Incidentals were over 6,000. As it doesn't cover groceries or meals out, can you give a bit of an idea of the coverage of that. Is it things we would all have to buy at sometime or things only personal to you eg clothes/jewellery etc. over and above normal shopping??

Happywanderer wrote:

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Very interesting to read all the costs. Has made me think to keep an exercise book and write it all down this trip so I can budget better for the next trip.
One thing that caught my eye, Incidentals were over 6,000. As it doesn't cover groceries or meals out, can you give a bit of an idea of the coverage of that. Is it things we would all have to buy at sometime or things only personal to you eg clothes/jewellery etc. over and above normal shopping??

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Includes medications, smokes, clothing, books,phone and internet,birthday and xmas presents, haircuts, etc.

 

Thanks Kerry and Gary - we are budgeting on $30,000 a year when we head off (providing the house is sold) in a few months for an indefinite period - so your figures are comforting
cheers Jenny and Barry

I see you have your priorities right - what a load of high octane fuel you carried for your personal consumption!  Just as a matter of interest, when I went around the block in 1998 and was concerned with the cost of fuel for my Hi-ace, I noted that it cost me around $2,000 for fuel and far more for food but only $250 for camping fees! Since I have it on good authority that diesel across the Nullabor is already around $2 a litre, fuel may well win this trip.