I read a lot of travel blogs. A lot. And I’ve been preparing for this trip for over a year, so I’d like to think I’m prepared for handling my finances on the road. But then I talk to people back home and realize that this stuff isn’t common knowledge. I mean, if you haven’t left the country before, what do you know about how foreign ATMs work with your current bank? What would you do if you lost your debit card while traveling? How much should you budget per day for countries other than your own? Then there’s times I talk to people who have actually travelled for months at a time and realize I’m not nearly as savvy as I thought. Or that time (um, three days ago) that I called up one of my banks and got an excellent tip for getting cash if you lose your debit card. I’ve made idiotic mistakes with money while traveling. I am certainly no expert on this topic. There are books and blogs devoted entirely to this subject. This is more of a layman’s guide to handling money on the road and how to not screw things up, complete with fun stories about the […]