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    Updated on 04/12/2018 There are a lot of different ways to save money in life, but it usually boils down to one of three different ways to reduce costs. The first two involve either cutting out the expense completely or replacing it with an alternative. These can be extremely effective, but come with the sometimes […]
  • How We Booked a $14,000 Honeymoon for Under $400

    Becky and I have officially tied the knot and are now married! The wedding took place in Seattle where we live and despite the chaos of planning and executing a crazy event like this, it ended up being an amazing experience where we were able to celebrate with family and friends, many of whom we […]
  • Is Anyone Actually Saving Money By Travel Hacking?

    Who can resist the allure of “free travel”?  Just sign up for a credit card or two and you can set off across the world for pennies on the dollar!  To someone who has never applied for a credit card with a big bonus before, that last line probably sounds exaggerated at best and outright fraud […]

Gap Year Spending Month 8 – $3,116.12

October 16, 2018May 20, 2019 Noah 8 Comments

Starting from Seattle in February, my wife and I have now spent 8 full months traveling across the country! We’ve never tried anything like this before, so we had no idea how much our adventure would cost.  Therefore, we are tracking every penny spent and keeping a running tally here on the blog.  This has […]

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Gap Year Spending Month 7 – $1,605.04

October 2, 2018May 20, 2019 Noah 6 Comments

Another month of adventuring around the country is in the books and we’ve once again broken our record for lowest amount of spending! We started the month with friends and family in Indianapolis before making our way north to Minneapolis for another amazing CampFI!  We finished the month making our way through Wisconsin on the […]

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Financial Advice to a Young Software Developer

September 25, 2018May 20, 2019 Noah 6 Comments

First of all, Congratulations!  Welcome to the fast-paced, engaging, and constantly shifting world of software development.  Of course, every company and position in the field varies, but the good news is that a skilled developer always has options.  Always. If you’ve already made it through the interview process and have been given a job offer […]

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Gap Year Spending Month 6 – $2,136.15

August 31, 2018May 20, 2019 Noah 11 Comments

We have officially been on the road for 6 whole months!  Starting from Seattle in February, we’ve driven thousands of miles, visited over a dozen different states, and had enough unique experiences to fill a decade.  And we’re not even halfway done! July has not only been our lowest month of spending on this trip, […]

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Separating Decisions From Results When Investing

August 16, 2018May 20, 2019 Noah 10 Comments

In personal finance (as well as life in general), there are going to be many decisions to make and the choice won’t always be an easy one.  So when it comes to investing, it’s important to have an over-arching strategy that will help guide those month to month decisions of what to do with your […]

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What’s In Our Wallet – August 2018 Edition

August 3, 2018May 20, 2019 Noah 11 Comments

As you may already know, Becky and I have a lot of credit cards.  We’ve acquired the majority of them over the past few years by taking advantage of large signup bonus offers with the goal of heavily subsidizing our travel expenses. With 70 new credit cards between us and several million points and miles […]

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Gap Year Spending Month 5 – $2.895.11

July 17, 2018May 20, 2019 Noah 10 Comments

It’s hard to believe we’re approaching the halfway point of our Gap Year Adventure.  Since leaving Seattle in February, Becky and I have traveled over 12,000 miles in our car and visited over a dozen different states! While we’ve chosen to slow down a bit during the summer to spend time with friends and family […]

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Gap Year Week 23: A Brief Intermission

July 5, 2018May 20, 2019 Noah 10 Comments

After setting off on a year-long road trip adventure across America in February, Becky and I have driven over 12,000 miles and currently find ourselves back where we both grew up: the Midwest!  It was a very deliberate choice to end up here for most of the summer and you may have noticed our Gap […]

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Purchasing Points For The First Time

June 19, 2018May 20, 2019 Noah 3 Comments

Since starting our travel hacking adventures nearly 4 years ago, we never purchased points or miles to pad our balances.  Credit card signup bonuses and other promotions have been more than sufficient to cover the entirety of our flight and hotel needs, but our needs have changed ever since we quit our jobs to travel […]

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Gap Year Spending Month 4 – $2,184.27

June 12, 2018May 20, 2019 Noah 10 Comments

Another month is in the books as we continue to travel around the country full time on our Gap Year Adventure.  We started this month in Southern Utah near some amazing national parks before making our way across Colorado, Kansas, and Missouri to finish out the month of May in St. Louis. Amazingly, this month […]

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