When I took a gap year shortly after graduating from poly, it was planned in the poorest possible way. That’s to say – I didn’t travel, unless you count a four-day trip to Kuching, Sarawak, with friends.

What I did do, though, was wing it: three editorial internships spanning a year and, in-between, plenty of drunken nights out after work. Oh, but it wasn’t all bad; I eventually got my sh*t together and went off to university.

Thankfully, funding your path to enlightenment is easier than you think – and all it takes is some planning.

In this piece, I’ll take you through:

Funding your gap year means planning your finances…and we all know how tricky that