Traveling beyond your means on miles and points
Aug 21, 2012, 9:07 am
#196
In memoriam
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 692
Thanks for that tip--I'm going to read it. I'm all about non-conformity! Also, the 4-Hour Work Week is a good book about how to redesign your work life to travel more. I'm self employed so getting time off isn't as hard as it is if I worked for an employer, althought I'm still trying to figure out how to make money remotely so I can be anywhere, anytime.
Good luck with adding more freedom to your life!! It's awesome to be able to travel!
Aug 21, 2012, 11:20 am
#197
Moderator: Chase Ultimate Rewards
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In the process, my boss gradually extricated himself from the office, and his boss successfully left the country. Guess they just needed a nudge in that direction.
Aug 26, 2012, 7:34 am
#198
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 28
When I talk about my upcoming trips, like the one to Brazil, I often find myself adding like a disclaimer or something--"Of course I got free flights on miles". There is no way someone of my income level could afford the kind of travel I do otherwise, especially in Australia where they don't have the mega credit card bonuses I can get as a US citizen with a good Fico. It's like I don't want people to think I am secretly wealthy (I am not) and try to hit me up for loans or something. And I don't want people who see us walking out of an IC or Westin (on points) to think I am one of those rich people who usually stay there.
Does anyone else do this? I mean "apologize" or add disclaimers when they talk about their travels?
Does anyone else do this? I mean "apologize" or add disclaimers when they talk about their travels?
Aug 26, 2012, 6:08 pm
#199
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