You can work as many jobs as you want to make more money for a goal (travel, a car, house, etc.), but if you can’t save it, it’s futile. But the secret of saving money isn’t simply locking it up in the bank. You have to be smart about how you spend it, how you Read Post
Holy Hell, What a Roller Coaster
We haven’t written in five bajillion years because we’ve been busy planning, calculating, listing, planning, calling, emailing, planning, planning, planning. On March 3, 2012, wedding bells will be ringing again, but this time for us. So not only have we been planning our RTW, but also a wedding. We’re keeping it small because we’re paying Read Post
Things That Quicken the Heart
Our round-the-world trip is an extended honeymoon, but also a mini-retirement. A break from real world “obligations” to pursue our passions of traveling, learning about the world and experiencing new things…
Our Tentative RTW Itinerary
When we created this itinerary, we planned our stops around weather and festivals. We hope to never hit super cold temps unless we’re visiting glaciers, mainly because we don’t want to pack thick, heavy clothes. Though we realize it’ll start to get chilly when we plan to be in South America. The good news is Read Post
Why I’m Failing My Spending Diet
I’m a bit frustrated and upset with myself for not controlling my spending after I initiated the spending diet for Mike and myself. It’s hard for me to say no to a happy hour invitation, especially since some of my friends don’t know about our rtw trip and therefore our plan to be conservative in our Read Post