Slow Compass

The Long Loop

Mar 1 – Oct 31 · $42K budget

Pacing under budget

$35K left

JA

Spent to date

$6,600

Remaining

$35,400

Daily burn (actual)

$138

Unallocated reserve

$12,520

Budget pace Planned Actual
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Actual spend ledger

Every logged real-world expense across the trip, grouped against your route and budget categories.

10 logged

Actual expense entry is disabled on the demo trip.

Filtered actual spend

$6,600

Largest category

Lodging

$3,740

Latest spend

Apr 16, 2026

$20 · Seville

Ledger filters

Filter by stop and budget category without changing the underlying records.

DateStopCategoryPaidHome ccyNotes
Apr 16, 2026SevilleBuffer$20$20-
Apr 15, 2026SevilleFood$240$240-
Apr 15, 2026SevilleActivities$100$100-
Apr 13, 2026SevilleTransport$90$90-
Apr 12, 2026SevilleLodging$390$390-
Apr 10, 2026LisbonBuffer$150$150-
Apr 5, 2026LisbonFood$1,520$1,520-
Mar 20, 2026LisbonActivities$460$460-
Mar 15, 2026LisbonTransport$280$280-
Mar 1, 2026LisbonLodging$3,350$3,350-
Newest spend appears first. Amounts are shown in both paid currency and USD.

Runway simulator

Test income, fixed costs, and a reserve before changing the route.

Trip stays funded

Recurring expenses

Keep costs outside the trip budget visible in the runway.

Current runway

8.5 months

Simulated runway

7.5 months

Monthly net change

$0

Reserve held back

$4,200

31 days of runway lost from this setup.

Budget Realism & Benchmark Analysis

Compares your daily target allocations against curated city market baselines

No High-Risk Budget Allocations

All stop target allocations meet or exceed market baselines for balanced slow travel.

Comfort Premiums / Splurges (3)
  • Seville: $200/day (comfort level above baseline)
  • Chiang Mai: $76/day (comfort level above baseline)
  • Hoi An: $120/day (comfort level above baseline)

Budget by stop

Lisbon
$5,760 / $5,700
Seville
$840 / $800
Chiang Mai
$3,700
Hoi An
$480
Ubud
$4,700
Kyoto
$7,500
Queenstown
$6,600

Scenario & Geo-Arbitrage Planning

Test stay duration tradeoffs and compare cost differences between potential destinations.

What if…

Slow travel is a zero-sum allocation game — extending one stay shifts resources elsewhere.

2 more weeks in Lisbon costs approximately $1,900. To maintain your budget ceiling, you would need to trim 1.3 weeks from Queenstown or absorb it from your unallocated trip reserve.