I've been told this is very "millennial" of me, but I'm a big fan of splitting expenses evenly when mixing friends and finances. I just think it's easier that way - then no one feels like they're being forced to pay an unfair amount. Sure, sometimes when I go out to dinner with a friend, we just split the bill down the middle or with very close friends, we just take turns paying, but when it comes to group things, I just like things to all be … [Read more...]
Holiday Travel Tips to Save Sanity and Money
As the holiday season gets under way, a lot of us will be traveling to visit friends and family. It's the busiest travel time of the year, and that can lead to a lot of stress and a lot of expense. But holiday travel doesn't have to be all bad.My first tip and my biggest tip is to just relax. Try to not let the stress of holiday travel creep in. I'm very type A, but I do my best to just go with the flow when … [Read more...]
Things I love – TripIt
First a note - this isn't a paid advertisement or anything of the sort. Every so often, I just like to tell you about things I like.As of late, I find myself traveling more and more. It used to be one or two trips a year, now it's more like five to ten. I like to go places, but I hate the logistics of traveling - keeping all of the schedules straight and remembering all the paperwork. It's even more ridiculous when you're traveling with … [Read more...]
Train Travel
This week, I had to do some travel for work, and rather than drive, we took the train. It was an amazing way to travel, much less expensive than flying, and it makes me wish that flying was more like train travel. Not just the ability to keep my shoes on during the entire process, but the amount of space was incredible. Definitely a comfortable ride. That said, it's also significantly slower than flying. When we were leaving Philadelphia, we … [Read more...]
Wedding Dilemma
One of my very good friends is getting married in a few months. She's having a very small wedding, and only a few of her friends from college were invited, myself included. Initially, I was very gung-ho about going. Then I started researching.She's getting married in a resort town over Memorial Day Weekend. The location was chosen because it's a midpoint between her hometown and her fiance's hometown. With layovers, the quickest trip for … [Read more...]