money tips

My best travel tips: money

Having traveled a lot (over 50 countries at this point), I’ve made a lot of mistakes. I’ve had some near-disasters...

Buy for the life you have, not the life you want

This is something that I have a hard time with, but knowing it sometimes helps me to not buy things...

Buy quality pre-owned new and used clothes – save money, travel more

ThredUp is a great place to get new or gently used clothing for pretty good prices (sometimes great prices if...

Using U.S. Credit Cards in China? Not so much.

Using U.S. Credit Cards in China? Not so much. When I was planning to go to China, getting money was...

Losing my wallet in Cartagena (Colombia)

So, a lot of the things I tell you about on my page are things I’ve learned over the years....