Budgeting can only help you if you help yourself make the right financial decisions In just 72 hours, I managed to make three money mistakes that turned what was supposed to be an affordable weekend getaway into a financial disaster waiting to happen. It’s true. I’ve been writing about how to be responsible with your […]

Road trips make for the best hours of education You know that moment — when you turn the key and start the ignition, you put your vehicle in reverse and start to roll back? The first moments of a road trip always get me excited. Mostly because I know that all of the thrilling (but […]

Pictures and video do not do the views justice Well, well, welcome back to the first Mixed Up Money post of the summer. I’m finally back from Portugal! Although I normally preach savings and frugality, it seems that the next few weeks will be quite the opposite. So, might be time to buckle your seatbelt, […]

Save your money, plan your adventures, and experience life together “Happiness consists of living each day as if it were the first day of your honeymoon and the last day of your vacation” – Leo Tolstoy In just 3 short days I will be travelling to Portugal for my honeymoon. I will be logged out […]

To this day, I am still fearful of my financial future. You know when you’re driving home from work in rush hour, and there is that one person who all of a sudden decides they need to get over 3 lanes of traffic? The person who will stop all vehicles behind and in front just […]

I have a piece of paper sitting in a box in my closet with the words Europe, South America, Central America, New Zealand, and Australia written on it. None crossed out, none experienced. It’s sometimes hard for me to admit that I haven’t done any big trips because where I’m from, just about everyone I […]