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3 month travel hack hiatus
I have opened 5 credit cards in the last 6 months to pursue travel hacking as my passive side hustle. I have earned the equivalent of $3,450 so far towards travel. My credit score has fluctuated a lot since I started but I told myself that if the score drops to a 720, I will…
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Are you a selective workaholic?
Today, I wanted to quit but I didn’t. I was forced to come in on a Sunday after already working Monday to Saturday. For context, I earn a salary and work Monday to Friday. This means I worked Saturday and Sunday for $Free.99. I consider free labor as slavery & I am not about it. Story…
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Canada 2023 Trip Review
Another $free.99 trip for the books. Flights were successfully hacked through Chase Sapphire Preferred. Housing was $free.99 as I invaded my friend’s bed and made her sleep elsewhere. This trip was the one I booked back in my December post – Traveling the World for Free.99. Check that out to learn more on how to…
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A stingy ass bitch
That’s me baby. Or I should say I’m recovering. I’ve always struggled with giving. I’ve always clawed away my money because I was afraid of what happens if it runs out. #trauma ? Any month I felt tight on money, the donation line item is the first that gets crossed off. More recently, something has…
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Traveling for free thanks to my HSA
The Health Savings Account (HSA) helps you with taxes but did you know you can use it to travel the world for $FREE.99. This isn’t a scam I promise. I just started this journey and it is a sweet ride. So first, why should you get an HSA? Do you want to reduce your taxable…
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Travel Hack Fail #2
Japan baby. Guysss I don’t have enough vacation time for this trip. But the tickets are bought so we move. Some way some how, I will be in Japan in September. But I wasn’t able to hack this trip sadly. I paid $1559 for my United ticket from LAX to HND. I will probably hack…
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Mental Health and Money
This year, I started balancing #LivingInTheNow2023 with my obsessively frugal personality. #LivingInTheNow2023 is my attempt to become less of a compulsive planner and enjoy life in the moment. Don’t get me wrong, planning is great but it also adds a ridiculous amount of stress and anxiety to my daily life. Some back story: I started…
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Dealing with money in a dysfunctional family
I’m asking you for advice lol haha (please help). Just kidding (I’m not). The holidays are over and I placed myself in a situation where I was at home all day with my nuclear family unit (parents & brother) for 10 days. A recipe for disaster. Ok, I love my family but there has always…
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Traveling the world for $FREE.99 (part 1)
Hello internet friends! Today, I am going to be talking about travel hacking through credit card churning. It is an extremely popular technique in the FIRE community that lets you travel the world for FREE. No, this is not a scam. It does require a good amount of strategy and planning. For starters, I only…
Gen Z Guide to FI 