On the Blog...
We’ve been on quite the adventure over the past few years! From paying off $147,000 worth of debt, to coaching money habits, to traveling together. This blog is a space for us to share tips and tricks that we have discovered along the way and continue to find. Our desire to is inspire you to be mindful of your money in fun and interesting ways!
Most posts are separated into categories:
Money Tips sharing deals and ideas.
Mindful Tips which focuses more on financial education.
Knowledge via Experience which highlights what we’ve gone through and learned in our debt payoff journey.
Travel which is pretty self-explanatory.
Find what suits you, enjoy, comment and share! We’re all on this journey together and we love to hear what you all are doing.
Travel Hacking: A Year in Review (2019)
2019 was a pretty awesome year for us when it came to travel hacking. We were able to spend time in some incredible places for
Giving Everyday for a Month
We listen to lots of podcasts by highly successful people and read personal development books often. When discussing key points of success, they almost always
Teacher Appreciation Week
Teacher Appreciation Week is upon us! Teachers do so much on a regular basis and deserve all the free things! Below is a list of
Travel Hacking in Action!
You may have read our Travel Hacking Series, but we want to share a little more. It’s great to see the how and the why,
A Trip to New Orleans
Usually I write to share the knowledge we’ve acquired that will allow people to learn from our mistakes and to create better habits that allow
How to Survive the Holidays
The holidays. The most wonderful time of the year…right? Then why does it bring with it so much stress and anxiety? Tell me I’m wrong.
The Gift That Keeps On Giving… For Real
Since we are coming into the season of giving, it seems like an appropriate time to talk about purchasing gifts. Gift giving is a fact
Dave Ramsey
Dave Ramsey. Everyone in the financial world has an opinion when his name comes up, one way or the other. People love him, or dislike
Unapologetic Giving
I’m sitting in Chick-Fil-A in Palm Coast, Florida this past Tuesday. I’m by myself trying to eat but I can’t. I keep tearing up because
Travel Hacking pt 4: Resources and Words of Wisdom
I’m going to impart on you some words of wisdom we learned by making mistakes along the way. Below are some great resources to help
Travel Hacking pt 3: An Inside Look at Our Process
I’m going to take you on a walk through what the application of this looks like in our life. I know from first hand experience
Travel Rewards Hack Pt 2: How Does It Work?
I’m going to skip right to how travel rewards hacking works. If you happened to land on this Part 2 article and feel lost, Please
Travel Hacking pt 1: What is Travel Hacking?
Traveling can be costly or even seem impossible, especially when you’re digging out of debt. Jessie and I both dreamed of traveling once we were
A gym membership is NOT in the budget!
Josh and I have always balanced this fine line of wanting to be healthy (going to the gym and eating right) and not wanting to spend
Expecting the Expected
People as a whole have developed high expectations ourselves and everyone around us. We expect people to be nice to us, we expect a paycheck
What If Your Net Worth Had a Swim Suit Effect?
I spent the first 28 years of my life in Pittsburgh PA. If you don’t know, Pittsburgh spends 7 months a year inside. Why? There’s