Isn't Gee So Lovely

By: VS. Traveling to Bali? How will you get around? Walk? Drive? Bus? Taxi? This blog post explores different methods to travel around Bali. My wife and I went on our honeymoon to Bali in November 2018. Bali is an amazing place with beautiful jungles, beaches, mountains, and scenery! There are so many activities to …

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BY: VS. I hate spending extravagantly on vacations. That's just me though. I do understand reasons for why people do. But, if possible, I like to find ways to travel for really cheap (or, in this case, for almost free!). This is what my wife and I did to book our 6 day, 5 night …

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BY: VS. Early 2017, my wife and I became interested in real estate investing. We have never owned a property before, and we were excited at the prospect of purchasing our first property together. We had the intention of househacking, possibly by renting out empty rooms to roommates or on Airbnb. After searching all over …

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BY: VS. First of all, I currently live in the north suburbs of Chicago (closer to O'Hare International Airport). And I want to premise this post by saying that I absolutely HATE that Southwest Airlines flights are located at Chicago Midway International Airport (about a 45-50 minute drive from my home depending on traffic) as …

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BY: VS. I took a Uber the other day. When the car arrived, I opened the door, said hello, and entered. Upon entering, I noticed that he had on 90.1 FM, which is a Christian radio station based out of Chicago. I assumed he was Christian for this reason, and I thought for a moment …

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