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Growing Apart
But hoping for the best. This is more of a sad girl post, but I’ve had this deep, nagging feeling that I’m growing apart from some of my friends. It’s something I have feared for a while, but no amount of preparation can make you ready to face it. A part of me knows and…
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GZFB’s 1st $25
My blog made money. What?!?! I don’t know why I always assumed it would be a theoretical accomplishment. I made a $25 commission in September from people using my link to sign up for the Fierce app’s 5.25% checking account. Looks like some people are out there actively supporting the blog. Thank you, mu luvs.…
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Save Money on Gas!!
I found another cash-back app, homies. Gas in California is ridiculous. In the last month, I’ve saved $20 on gas using the Upside App. It is similar to Ibotta, which I discussed in my post – Easy Beer Money. You can get actual cash money back instead of just gift cards. There wasn’t much hassle…
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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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What do I value?
Some major life updates: I got promoted and I paid off half my student loan. Yee to the Haw baby. I’ve been having some nagging thoughts regarding returning to school to get my MBA. Since I joined the ChooseFI band wagon this year, I’m rethinking a lot of my previous reasons for applying to top…
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24 Bucket List Update – September 2023
Happiness accountability check in! I turn 25 in May 2024 and this is my list of 50 things that I would be happy that I’ve done once I’m 25. Updates are bolded and completed-ish things are crossed off. Next Update on this in 2 months. Posting these really makes me excited about how I can…
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Almost died in SF
But I saved $73 in Ubers so like… worth it. I know I said 1 post a week, but y’all should know I love this blog too much. I’m trying to manage expectations 🙂 I went to SF last week to party with my homies. Alas, the night was all types of rocky. When I…
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