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i will be renting or selling my flat this year to head off on my bike for six months, or possibly a year . but my question is, how do you keep your finances in order while on the road ? for instance how can i pay my credit card off in full each month without being in the same country as my bank ?
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Easy - set it up so that it's automatically paid in full every month from your savings account. We do that anyway to make sure we don't miss a payment and have to pay interest!
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and how can my bank get in touch with me if there are any problems while i am on the road ?
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Email. Tell them you're travelling for a little while, and give them your email address.
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and another thing , what can i do with all my paperwork that requires that i have an address, like my bikes v5 registration
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Send it to parents etc address. You just need someone that can open it and make sure there's no disasters you need to handle. Everything can be done via email these days.
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and insurance papers,
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What insurance? once out of the country, your bike insurance is invalid - cancel it.
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credit card statements,
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as above
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and all the other bloody mountain of paperwork that i will have to deal with that requires a permanent address ?
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Mailboxes etc po box. Looks like a real address, and forwards to wherever you want whenever you want. We've had a couple for 20 years.
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sorry if this all seems obvious to some of you, but the paperwork is turning into a major headache .
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final suggestion - you had to know this was coming - get our How To DVD. We cover all sorts of details that every traveller needs to know.
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