travel fund

GMA's Extravagant Trip

I wonder how Pres. Gloria Arroyo still manage to be a president of our country. I mean, as what the supreme court has stated before, the legality of her being the president is void. Graft and...

Booking Flights

I'm thinking about booking a flight to visit the bf in January. If I do, this will be the first time that I will redeem miles for a free flight! I have used miles for discounts on flights (10,000...

Great weekend away!

I'm in the airport heading back from a fun weekend in Boston. I flew in for the weekend to celebrate getting my master's degree. We walked the freedom trail, went to the aquarium, and ate way too...

Travel Expenses!

My travel fund took a hit when I bought my ticket home for Christmas (~$450) last week. I also need to renew my passport--$75 fee + $9 for pictures. In order to keep costs down, I redeemed 10,000...

Spending Money...

I made two large purchases today. My car insurance for the next 6 months is paid (~$390). I also purchased my plane ticket to go home over Christmas (~$450). I used my new Delta card to purchase...

Travel Fund Boost!

My travel fun received a little boost today from my FSA reimbursement. Last year I set aside $250, but I never filed any claims. I finally decided that if I filed all of my claims that I would put...

Exhausted!

Yesterday was brutal...but there is a light at the end of the tunnel! My professor is sick, so I don't have class tonight. While it seems like a temporary reprieve, it's much needed. I plan to be...

How can I make $45 per week?

In a perfect world, I would be able to visit my bf once a month. What do I need to do to make that happen?Assume a flight is $350x 12 months/year=$4,200/year in flightsIf I assume that I contribute...

Travel Fund needs a boost...

I have a few trips that I want to take in the next few months, so I really need to boost my travel fund. I added some money that I made from blogging to bring the travel fund to $714.26. I also...

Fellowship money arrives!

I received my fellowship money last week, but I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with it. I decided to go with my inital plan. Unfortunately, I spent a little bit too much money on my car repairs...

Another big ticket item...

I bought another plane ticket ($450) to visit the new bf. This money came from my recent travel fund addition from my fellowship. I'm taking a long weekend to visit him in October. If I'm going to...