• 3 Tips on How to Eat Well and Stay Financially Independent

    We’ve all been there.  Friday night dinner.  Do we stay home and eat the leftover rice and chicken, or do we hop to the nearest Oliver Garden and partake in their unlimited soup and salad menu (that’s still a thing, right?), or do we try that new recipe from Martha Stewart (also still a thing, right?) which involves 20 ingredients and 15 different spices? Food is sustenance and a commodity, but it’s also an expense, and a very complicated one at that.  Richard Branson once said that when he became a billionaire, he calculated how many times he could afford to go out for breakfast, lunch and dinner, for every day until…

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    How to Afford Travel Even With Inflation

    After a global pandemic, with rising prices and interest rates, an impending recession, and increasing inflation, how can you even afford travel? Here is a list of ways you can still afford travel even during an economic inflation or recession. Remember that travel is a luxury, and should only be second to the bare necessities in life.  However, it is still possible to spend on travel and other things that make you happy even if your money doesn’t seem to go a long way. All it needs is more advanced planning, budgeting, and time.  Have a separate savings account for travel  The first thing to do when you have decided…

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    Things to do in Peppa Pig Florida (A Guide)

    There’s a new theme park in Central Florida, the Peppa Pig theme park, conveniently located beside Legoland Florida. Our family has been lucky enough to visit this theme park a year after it opened. It is the first Peppa Pig theme park that opened and is themed to everything Peppa Pig. Even for non-fans of the cartoon, it is still a great place to visit. Here is a list of all the things to do in Peppa Pig Florida.  Rides at Peppa Pig Florida Theme Park  There are rides at Peppa Pig Florida’s theme park even though it is marketed for younger children. The minimum height requirement on some of…

  • A Financial Independence Guide for Travelers

    If you’ve noticed our blog, we post a lot about travel and also a bit about financial independence. Why? Well, since we love to travel a lot, we decided to make it our goal once we are FI: full time travel. You know, like what Go Curry Cracker managed to do, only our home base will be 3 countries: USA, Philippines, and Slovakia. So, how do you become FI if you’re not really as minimalist nor very Mustachian? How do you become FI if you feel as if you are spending so much money on travel compared to your peers that are on the same path as you? You may feel…

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    Things to do in Kenner LA: Rivertown

    Don’t let the facade of the Rivertown Museums and Planetarium fool you: the area is bigger than you think. For history lovers like us, Rivertown delivers. Here’s a list of things to do at Rivertown in Kenner Louisiana.  Less than a 2-mile drive from the car rental place of New Orleans airport is Rivertown. If you want to spend a couple of hours close to the New Orleans airport, Rivertown is an amazing destination to go to.  A downside of Rivertown Museums and Planetarium is the hours of the museums in Rivertown are very limited. The Science Center and the Space Station Exhibition are only open from 11 AM to…