Sure, giving up all conveniences and comforts of modern life can help you stash away loads of cash for your upcoming travels in a short amount of time, but just how much shoestringing is too much? The answer would be a year's worth. A little over a year ago I was dead set on saving as much money a ...
Brooke vs. Planning '06-'07 | August 9, 2007
No CommentsIt's 8:30 in the morning. I log in, check my messages and email, and update my tickets. A few minutes pass. I am called on the phones because it becomes too busy for our downsized help center to handle. My first call of the day has me rolling my eyes as someone panics that their computer won't s ...
Brooke vs. Planning '06-'07 | August 1, 2007
No CommentsPut your hands up. Now put one hand down. You can now count the number of months until our Central America excursion, and the beginning of a long and interesting journey afterwards, on that one hand. Five months to go people. Five itty bitty, teeny tiny, count-it-on-one-hand months. Wow. I sta ...
Brooke vs. Planning '06-'07 | July 27, 2007
No CommentsIt just may shock you. Everyone knows I've been super fanatical about saving money for our RTW trip, and even though that specific plan might now be placed on the backburner, I'm not about to go and blow all the dough I've saved on some shopping spree. Oh, no, I still have travelling to do with th ...
Brooke vs. Planning '06-'07 | July 23, 2007
No CommentsWelcome back! We are building a new site for our "new" trip plan. Keep checking back for more updates! ...
Brooke vs. Planning '06-'07 | July 18, 2007
No CommentsI turned 24 on May 29th. I don't think I've ever had a birthday outside of Illinois until this one, and even though it was fabulous, it was also definitely costly, and a bit surreal. You must be thinking, "24?! That's so young!" And yes, it is young, yet I have this overwhelming feeling that I'v ...
Brooke vs. Planning '06-'07 | May 30, 2007
No CommentsCan you kill your car twice? Well, yes, metaphorically. The first time I killed my car, I had just paid off my loan for it. This time, I've simply sold the bugger! How exciting is that?! I am now officially car-less (and no longer directly contributing to global warming), but don't you worry, ...
Brooke vs. Planning '06-'07 | May 1, 2007
No CommentsI don't know if I've said it yet, but saving for an around the world trip is both exciting and stressful at the same time. When you're thinking about the possibilities of traveling to certain parts of the world, you know that every last dollar is important. As you can tell, I've taken hold of that ...
Brooke vs. Planning '06-'07 | April 16, 2007
No CommentsSo, you have a great day at work as things are calming down and you're all caught up. The stress of the last couple of months starts to fade away, and that crick in your neck from constant computer ticket attack mode is slightly less noticeable. You feel great, and you feel even better when you fi ...
Brooke vs. Planning '06-'07 | March 27, 2007
No CommentsUnfortunately, this post doesn't really have any straightforward theme/story to tie it all together, so what you see is what you get. This post is purely a look at where we are and where we want to go from here. T-minus 10 months; 42.85 weeks; 300 days 'til take-off. February money goal: If yo ...
Brooke vs. Planning '06-'07 | March 1, 2007
No CommentsClearly, I do my best writing when I'm emotionally unstable. Anything that comes out of these fingers when I'm feeling ...
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