SourceSometimes you can't have everything you want in life. Sometimes you just don't make enough money, or have enough time. Sometimes you bust your ass in an office all day and then you go work at a gelato shop all night so that in 5 months you can move to paradise and become a scuba instructor.I am in a pickle - I started my part-time job at the gelato shop last night and it was actually a lot of fun. I enjoyed it! But the owner told me he is thinking of offering a bonus to staff that ...
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What a weekend.
I went offline for a few days and a lot happened! Here are the details, with photos for your viewing pleasure.1. I spent a much-needed long weekend on the west coast of Vancouver Island in a lovely little oceanside cabin in the woods. It was so nice to relax after the whirlwind and stress of the last month and as I was graciously treated to a free trip, I didn't have to worry about money either!Me on the Wild Pacific Trail in Ucluelet2. Bad news and then good news ...
Keep it on the cheap.
Cubicle Throwdown's Guide to Keeping it CHEAPI have been reading a lot of blogs and websites lately and gotten some good tips on downsizing your spending before a trip (see my post recapping all the links here). I have a few of my own so I am going to share them here to add to the wealth of knowledge on the old interwebs.First, a disclaimer. I am not going to eat packaged ramen and Kraft Dinner every day just so I can go on a trip. I feel like if you're down with that, you probably don't ...
Linkity link link.
This post is mostly for me to keep track of some great links I found, but if you stumbled upon my blog looking for tips on how to get out of the 9-5 grind then these will help you too!Vagablonding's travel tips to get good travel deals - looking forward to seeing more from Ariel as she gears up for another trip (bonus - she was in Roatan and you can read all about it on her site!). She has tons of interesting posts (including a video of her eating a fried spider in Cambodia...putting ...
Penny pinching.
I came across a really helpful guest post that Alex from Alex in Wanderland did for And Then She Saved called 8 Ways to Save Money While Travelling (Part 1 of 2). I am looking forward to reading part 2 of 2! (And I loved seeing the photo in the article of the Salva Vida from Alex's trip to Roatan!) I am totally addicted to the And Then She Saved site right now... this girl has gotten herself out of over $20K of debt and has a lot of tips for saving (including ...