Summer has come to an end and now I have the back to school blues. I hate school and have a horrible habit of dropping classes throughout the semester, however this time I cannot drop any. I am taking Biology, Microeconomics, Intro to Business and Weight Training. It’s going to be a tough semester both…
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Back 2 School Blues
I have become a minimalist.
Preparing for my Round the World trip has really changed all my habits. Ever since I made the decision to backpack around the world I don’t want to buy anything unless I need it and want to get rid of everything that I don’t need. I didn’t know a name for that existed. Then I came across this article 18…
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Playing the Game of Saving.
As you have probably read I have a lot of savings to do. Thankfully I have always been careful with my money, kept a budget & tried to stay out of debt. I think I have done well doing that, however I have never really been much of a saver. I’ll save for a big…
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How the %*!! am I going to save $18,000?
Part of planning for a RTW trip is being able to save enough money for the trip. In order to figure out how much I’ll need I have done research and made a tentative plan. I have come to conclusion that I’ll need $18,000 to make this possible. When I figured that out a few…
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Am I selfish for wanting to see the world?
As an adult I’ve always been independent and been able to take care of myself but for some reason seek some type of approval on major decisions I’m going to take. This time it’s different, I’m not seeking anyone’s approval or permission. I have made up my mind; I know hundreds of people have done…
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My “Round the World” Plan
I’ve been telling my family and friends for a while now that I want to backpack the ENTIRE world FOREVER ok well some of the world for a year. At first I was planning on quitting my job and backpacking Europe for 3 months, but then it turned into 6 months. So I planned away…
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