I was talking to a full-time mother the other day, and she was pissed. Her full-time working husband was heading out on yet another business trip. It was his third week-long trip that month, and she was over it. Their two kids missed their father, and she didn’t think all the travel was truly necessary,
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On the road to financial independence, sacrifices must be made. And perhaps more importantly, once you achieve financial independence, further sacrifices should be made to stay free and appreciative of what you have. For my latest trip to Oahu, this time to surprise my father and take him out for his 80th birthday, I decided
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everyone! I’m spending the week with my parents in Oahu and wanted to share my latest travel adventure. Personally, I can’t stand flying—especially in America—because it feels like something always goes wrong. Just as I shared about my transition of paying 30%–50% more for Economy Plus tickets to Honolulu, Hawaii,
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Wondering how much to spend on vacation while being fiscally responsible and still having a good time? In this post, I offer a vacation spending guide to help you manage your spending responsibly without compromising on fun. I came up with this guide because I’m not sure people realize the true cost of their vacations
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CNBC got folks fired up when it came out with its top 10 worst states to live and work in. Texas, a state with a population of almost 30 million, came in as the worst state. I’ve been to Austin and Houston a dozen times for work. They are fine cities with some mighty fine
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Enjoy your life, no matter the economic situation. If you do, then you’ll always be winning. The key is to recognize reality and take appropriate action. The Fed hiked another another 0.25% on March 23, 2023 to 4.75% – 5%. Despite multiple consecutive lower-than-expected monthly CPI numbers, a blowing up of regional banks and Credit
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While working in finance, I fantasized about travel blogging. I saw a bunch of people write about all the new places they visited. They chronicled the food they ate and the activities they did while making money online. Given their niche was travel, they could also deduct their travel expenses from their online income. It
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If you’re like most people, you want to get as much value out of any purchase as possible. Therefore, you’d probably never buy a First Class or Business Class airline ticket. You might use miles to upgrade. But you certainly wouldn’t pony up your hard-earned dollars to sit in a wider seat. However, money is
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For someone who lived abroad for 13 years, has so far traveled to over 60 countries, and traveled constantly for work, I’m traveled out! Getting on a plane to see the world is no longer a top priority. Therefore, traveling with kids is towards the bottom of my to do list. However, if you have
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Despite all the hassle, you want to travel or live abroad with kids. Exciting! As the global economy reopens, more families are wanting to travel or live abroad. This post will give you some food for thought as I’ve been thinking about doing just that over the next 24 months. I loved growing up overseas
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