Category: Travel

How to Plan a Travel Budget

Posted on June 11, 2026 by | 13 Comments
How to Plan a Travel Budget As experienced travellers and as early retirees bent on travelling more (including over the last few weeks) I’ve learned that the words travel and budget can actually work very well together. In that spirit,…
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Is Travel Hacking Worth It?

Posted on September 7, 2020 by | 21 Comments
Is Travel Hacking Worth It? Today’s guest post is from personal finance and travel expert Barry Choi. Before he started his own blog at Moneywehave.com, Barry wrote a guest post for me back in 2013 which covered Three saving rules…
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Don’t forget these essential travel items

Posted on April 11, 2017 by | 6 Comments
Travelling can be a blessing or a curse depending how you approach things.  I’ve learned a great deal over the years from my international travel to South America, Central America, Europe and to many places in between. In reflecting upon…
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How to save and splurge on vacation

Posted on October 2, 2016 by | 14 Comments
How to save and splurge on vacation Trying to save money on your next vacation but also looking to splurge a little bit? You can have your cake and eat it too. With some forethought and following my cost reduction…
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My Life in a Box

Posted on July 29, 2014 by | 18 Comments
During one of our walks around the neighbourhood the other night, my wife and I had a conversation that went something like this: Me: It would be nice to break-free from work eventually wouldn’t it? Her: Yes, and that’s what…
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Why Staycations Are Worth It

Posted on July 15, 2014 by | 15 Comments
Recently my wife and I decided to take a couple weeks off work and enjoy a staycation.  You know, spending some extended time close to home?  In hindsight this was a perfect way for us to spend part of our…
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Posted on November 30, 2010 by | 0 Comments
In my last post, I mentioned our vacation to Argentina has quickly come and gone, but not without many memories and experiences. Our vacation started in Buenos Aires and we stayed in “BA” for 5 full days. It was an…
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