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2021 Year in Review
It’s that time of the year again where we look back at what we have been up to for the past year. This year (2021) is not much more different from 2020 as we try to navigate traveling with a baby-turned-toddler amidst a global pandemic. That’s on top of raising the baby, looking after our financial lives and holding full time jobs. Here’s our 2021 year in review where we talk about travel and link back to posts to help you plan your trips! You can also read about our 2021 in armchair travel on a separate post on this site. The start of 2021 was fun. My husband and I…
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8 Best Points Hotels in Huntsville AL
So you’ve booked your flight or are planning a road trip to visit Huntsville, AL. Now you just need a place to stay. Here’s a list of the 8 best points hotels you in Huntsville, AL. You could choose to use this guide to burn some of your points, or even be aspirational as places that you’ll want to use the points that you’ll earn. Note: Since we’ve only been to Huntsville once, we have only personally stayed at two of the hotels on the list below. We are basing our list based on the proximity to the major Huntsville city sights, as well as the ease of using…
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A Weekend at Camp Mustache Southeast 2017
I have always been a frugal person, but it was actually my husband, Peter, who discovered personal finance blogs and introduced me to them. While he has long moved on and stopped reading them religiously, I picked up the habit and follow a few blogs, most notably Mr Money Mustache. I have since followed a few Facebook Groups, and found myself with a group of fellow Mustachians who are living in the Southeast of the United States. The admin, Stephen, posted something that was interesting: since there was a Camp Mustache in Seattle, would anybody be interested in having one in the Southeast? Well, yes, of course! Everything came into fruition…
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Breeze Airways from Tampa (Review)
When Breeze Airways launched their new flights last May 2021, the company had introductory fares for $39 one way, $78 round trip. New ultra-low-cost airline? New non-stop destinations to one of our favorite airports in Florida? Sign us up! Here’s our review of Breeze Airways from Tampa, FL to Huntsville, AL. Breeze Airways Destinations from Tampa The first thing we wanted to see was which destinations Breeze was going to from Tampa. There were a few choices, including: Huntsville, Alabama Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Tulsa, OklahomaBentonville/Fayetteville, ArkansasCharleston, South Carolina Norfolk, Virginia Richmond, VirginiaColumbus, OhioAkron/Canton, Ohio Louisville, Kentucky One of the destinations that immediately caught our eye was Huntsville, AL. There were no other ultra-low-cost airlines that…
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Where to go for 3 days in Huntsville AL (Itinerary)
Alabama: a destination that was not high on our US bucket list. When one says Alabama, we immediately think of Civil Rights or Biloxi, a gambling mecca near the Florida Panhandle. But Huntsville? Not really. Here’s our story on how we spent 3 days in Huntsville AL. When Breeze Airways announced direct flights from Tampa to Huntsville for $39 one way, my husband and I booked a ticket not knowing what to expect from this destination. Breeze is a new ultra-low-cost carrier that flies direct from Tampa to Huntsville a few times a week. You can read more about the airline in our review post. TLDR: Huntsville delivered in terms of…
