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Ways I’m Practicing Thanksgiving This Christmas Season
As an American living in Canada, I have the privilege of celebrating Thanksgiving day twice (and having a wonderful reason to eat a big turkey meal with loved ones in October and November)! This year, I realized that I want to practice Thanksgiving not just on those days set aside and given to us off of work, but always. Especially with Christmas coming up. This realization came mainly as I was planning my Christmas present list. I LOVE giving gifts…
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How to Travel on a Budget (Part 2)
3 months ago I shared how to travel on a budget, particularly when it comes to trips where you do mostly driving in your own country. However, many times travel involves flying and going international. My family and friends know that I travel a lot for my job, which is great fun for me and such a privilege. In my many travels, I have learned a few things about budgeting and saving money on an international adventure, and I want…
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How to Travel on a Budget (Part 1)
This month, my husband and I went on a 23 day road trip. And we only spent $1,535 for our entire journey. We had been wanting to join my family for a vacation in Yellowstone, and we decided that driving would be the most cost-effective way to go. Then Fred decided that since we were already driving across the country, we might as well stop and see more family and some friends on the way. This week-long trip morphed into…
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How We Went to Disneyland on a Budget
Two weeks ago, we were in the magic kingdom. In my last post, I mentioned that we went on a road trip (which I will share more about in my next post), and on this trip we had the privilege of going to Disneyland for a day. I wanted to share with you some of the ways we saved money and how we were able to go while in this season of paying off our significant amount of debt. We…
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Things I’m Into – July 2015
So…it has been a while since I have written a blog (3 months and a few days, to be exact). I often have really good ideas for my blog, but life has been so busy with travel and work that I haven’t had the time to sit down and actually type them. I have two awesome blog ideas in my head for traveling on a budget (stay posted!) but today I will be sharing the things that I have been…
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Setbacks and Catapults
Sometimes unexpected things happen in life. We call those setbacks. Last month, we had a big setback. The check engine light in our car came on and the heat simultaneously went out. So, like responsible adults, we took it to our mechanic. He looked into it and we found the cause: we needed a new engine. Now, I don’t know if you’ve ever had to replace the engine in your car (you’re lucky if you haven’t), but it is one of…
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Confessions of a DINK
It has been 2 months and 6 days since my last post. Although you should never make excuses, mine has been summed up in one word: work. I shared with you how Fred and I were both working full-time and how that was a new season for us. I’ve decided to share some of the pros and cons of being a (true) double income no kids (affectionately known as “DINK”) family. Pros: MONEY. Fred and I were blown away at how…