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4 Things I’m doing to prepare for unemployment
I’m a few weeks away from being unemployed. I officially put in my notice at work and I’m expecting 2 more paychecks before my 2 year sabbatical – which is a 3 month break plus 22 month full time graduate program. There are a lot of things that I’ve started stressing about. New anxieties that…
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Let’s not be so serious
Two days ago, I decided to book a flight to Canada for next week on a whim. I miss my friends. This is probably the most spontaneous I’ve ever been. I said fuck the budget. I don’t think I have enough vacation and the flight was expensive but I really said fuck it, let’s go.…
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I’ve made a decision!
In my final attempts to decide between 5 schools with full-tuition scholarships, I visited Yale in New Haven, Connecticut. This is trip 1 of MANY in 2024. Last year, I went on 10 trips and saved $3450 on flights by travel hacking. I wrote all about those trips in my Travel section of the blog.…
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Chase United Explorer card
Second credit card review! For those new to the blog, in 2023, I opened 6 credit cards and saved over $4000 on 6 trips through travel hacking this year (Pittsburg, Boston, Canada, North Carolina, Japan & Nigeria). This card is part of the Chase Gauntlet. Here are some other cards in this gauntlet. I had…
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Get Delta Amex Gold card!
Welcome to the beginning of my credit card review series. For those new to the blog, in 2023, I’ve opened 6 credit cards and saved over $4000 on 6 trips this year (Canada, Pittsburg, Boston, North Carolina, Japan & Nigeria). My first card recommendation is the Delta Amex Gold. For the first credit card to…
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Japan Trip Cost Breakdown
Total cost: $3055. All round AMAZING trip!!! Strong memory dividends from this experience. I’ll break down some of the costs. Things that went well & things that I could have planned better. Line Item Costs Flights $1559 Hotel $673 Transportation (Ubers & Trains) $233 Data plan $16 Experiences $144 Food 🙂 $187 Shopping $74 Emergency…
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Solo Travel in Japan
TL: DR I went on a date, solo bar hopping, heavy karaoke & I can make sushi now. I had some solo mysterious choose your adventure days. My friends went to Disneyland and other day trips. I chose to try and live like a local on these dates. It really fits my slow travel and…
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Long train rides
I love Amtrak trains, and no one can change my mind. I’ve always had a general love for long train rides, though, since I despise driving. I think I’m the main character looking at the scenery before I get inspiration for the new phase of my life. Buses are ghetto though I won’t lie about…
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Japan – Day 1 & 2
Yo yo yo homies! I’m in Japan baby. Konnichiwa. Day 1 I got to the airport around 3pm. We were all tired but excited nonetheless. We all got different accommodations. For context, we are 5 people on the trip – two couples & sexy, single GZFB. We all have different plans for things we wanna…
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Boston 2023 Trip Review
Harvard was not what I expected. I felt some type of way. But I still want them to accept me though! Ok, I’ll break down a little bit about why I thought that. Firstly, I got to the dorms with my big ass suitcases from Nigeria. I was on the 3rd floor and there was…
Gen Z Guide to FI 