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Three Day Raleigh Travel Itinerary
Before we got pregnant, we were pretty much booking any cheap fare we can get our hands on. As long as the round-trip ticket is $100 or less, we are in, and one of those trips happened to be to Raleigh, North Carolina. Three Day Itinerary to Durham, Raleigh, and Winston-Salem North Carolina What is there to do in the area for almost 3 full days? Since we are quick travelers and it’s the middle of summer, we just wanted to see the cities, even though we love to do hikes in state parks when we travel (just not when it’s 100+ degrees outside!). It is best to rent a…
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How To Survive Black Friday
November is coming up soon (as I type this), and with it comes the biggest shopping day(s) of the year: Black Friday & Cyber Monday. Truth be told, the deals start even before Thanksgiving, and for people pursuing financial independence, most just tune out the ‘deals’ because some people end up buying stuff they don’t need just because it’s on ‘sale’. However, I say utilize these deal days especially if you really need something. This has been our strategy on Black Friday week from 4 years ago and continues to be our strategy until now. In fact, we shop a lot more during this week compared to the year because…
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Book Review: Playing with FIRE (Scott Rieckens)
Now that I’m pregnant and getting bigger every single day, our travel days are numbered, and we are stuck in nesting mode. This means I can read more books as I await the arrival of our little one because I can’t really go anywhere new (unless it’s within an hour or so of where the hospital is). Since I like reading a lot of non-fiction books in an effort to learn more about personal finances, retirement, real estate, and the like – I picked up the book Playing With Fire (Financial Independence, Retire Early) by Scott Rieckens and here’s my review of the book. Book Review: Playing with FIRE This…
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Journey To Chicago: What to Do in the Windy City
Chicago What do you picture when you hear that word? I hear Polish truck drivers in a Mamet play delivering groceries, spectacular wind chills blowing off Lake Michigan, Cubs and White Sox, Bauhaus and Contemporary structures sitting side by side, Al Capone and speakeasies, Second City, Windy City, White City, Home Alone, Chicago the Musical, deep dish pizza, Sears Tower, loudness, and the eternal rumble of the “L” trains. We visited Chicago for only two full days and a morning, so we only saw downtown Chicago, for the most part. Still, we saw Chicago as it woke up in the morning and how it went to sleep (or didn’t go to sleep), how…
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Tube Travel Pillow (Review)
On a trip to New York City this February, we got a chance to try out the Tube travel pillow as we flew up and back. The premise was simple: it is a travel pillow that also doubles as a free additional personal item on the plane. Tube Travel Pillow (Review) Yeah, it’s a travel pillow, big deal, there’s plenty out there – so what makes it so special? Well, instead of fake stuffing inside the pillow, you actually stuff your clothes inside it, so you save on space and on baggage. We got an opportunity to review the product since it was owned by another Jacksonville local, and why…
