A couple weeks ago I shared the 7 keys to successful travel hacking. Being organized, having time on your side, and other keys were mentioned. It’s now the post that I tell others to read if they are just getting started with travel hacking. My goal with that post was to save others potentially painful […]
Read More >>The 7 Keys to Successful Travel
I’ve been travel hacking for a few years now and it’s allowed my wife and I to travel while saving hundreds or even thousands on hotels and flights. The more I travel hack the more motivated I get to continue to travel hack. I mean, think about it. People get excited (myself included) when they […]
Read More >>5 Hobbies that Will Improve Your Mind, Body, and Skill Set – Part 1
This is part 1 of a 2-part post. Be on the lookout for part 2! The older I get and the more responsibilities I take on (my 9-5, my side hustle, my hobbies), the more valuable my time becomes. I find myself watching less movies and less TV series, not because I don’t enjoy that […]
Read More >>What to Expect When Using AirBnB for the First Time
AirBnB is one of the fixtures of the “sharing economy” that has emerged in the last few years. Like Uber, the other company that’s often mentioned, it’s a platform that allows people to rent their possessions (in this case, a sofa, room, apartment, or whole house) to others directly. Instead of staying at a hotel […]
Read More >>How to Afford Travel without Credit Cards
Editor’s note: Today we have a guest post from my long-time friend Liz Peterson. She’s a travel blogger and an American Expat living in Barcelona. Recently we’ve talked a lot about using credit card rewards to travel for free or cheap. In just the past couple weeks we’ve shared a free spreadsheet to track credit […]
Read More >>Top 10 Travel Rewards Credit Cards for 2016
Over the past three years my wife and I have proactively made use of credit card rewards to travel for free or cheap. Whether it’s a weekend away or a longer trip, travel rewards credit cards have helped us save thousands of dollars. In 2016 we are focusing on hotel credit card rewards for the […]
Read More >>5 Things to do Before Travel Hacking
Travel hacking has become a buzzword in recent years and there are plenty of articles out there about the best travel rewards cards, items that make traveling easier, and plenty of other travel hacking tips. But with so much information at our disposal, where do we start? It’s a smart idea, before you start signing […]
Read More >>How to Balance Travel with Money Goals
Often when I’m traveling or thinking about taking another trip somewhere, the way I try to convince myself it’s ok is by renegotiating my money goals. Have you ever had a conversation with yourself like that? “I just traveled to Asia over the summer, but I really want to go to the South America this […]
Read More >>6 Things to Do If You Want to Teach English Abroad
This post is written by our regular contributor, Mike. I’m not going to lie – teaching English abroad is a blast. I spent eighteen months teaching in South Korea, and it was one of the best times of my life. The food was spicy, salty, and sweet all at once. The landscape was vertical with […]
Read More >>13 Things that Make Traveling Easier
Please welcome our newest writer, Mike Kineman. Mike grew up in Great Britain and studied Political Science at Indiana Wesleyan University. He recently spent two years teaching English to children in South Korea. In his free time he enjoys hiking, writing, photography, and strong black coffee as often as possible. He is currently living in […]
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