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I Spent $0 Instead of $4,000 on Travel in 2023

I Spent $0 Instead of $4,000 on Travel in 2023

You don’t need to be a Blogger or YouTuber benefitting from referral links. Instead of spending $4,000 on travel in 2023, I spent $0. Yes, all my travel this year has been funded by credit card points. Okay, that’s not 100% accurate. I did have to pay

A Simple Credit Card Strategy That Earns You $2,200

A Simple Credit Card Strategy That Earns You $2,200

Who doesn’t like free money? High annual fee credit cards with great point multipliers and insane travel benefits that let you fly business class for free are not for everyone. It requires time, effort, and great discipline to make the system work. On the other hand, a simple Sign

How Credit Card SUBs Messed with My Brain

How Credit Card SUBs Messed with My Brain

You can earn or lose $$$$ depending on your discipline and self-control. Late last year I was introduced to the world of consumer credit cards. It was fascinating! I learned about different ways to get a 5% discount on almost everything I buy, rack up millions of points for free travel,

My $150 Portable Charging Setup

My $150 Portable Charging Setup

Keep your devices juiced up when traveling or going off the grid. All of us love talking about new iPhones and Macbooks that come out every year. Every corner of our life today is filled with technology — smartphones, earbuds, headphones, smartwatches, laptops, computers, etc. Different devices solve different problems. However,

Falling in Love With the Canadian Rockies

Falling in Love With the Canadian Rockies

Explore the beautiful Rockies through the lens of my iPhone 12. I can’t point you to one single thing that made me fall in love with the Canadian Rockies. Maybe it’s the incredible turquoise lakes. Or the stunning waterfalls. Or maybe even the magnificent Grizzly bears or some

If You Don't Want to be Followed, Use Apple Maps

If You Don't Want to be Followed, Use Apple Maps

The danger of sharing location data, and how you can protect your privacy when on the go. Data brokers around the world are willing to pay a fortune to get a hold of your priceless location data. Your location history can reveal a lot about you. If someone can use

15 Stress-Free Travel Hacks for Your Next Trip

15 Stress-Free Travel Hacks for Your Next Trip

These 15 strategies took me from a novice to an advanced traveler. Preparation is the key to any good travel experience. Good preparation can turn an “okay-ish anxiety-filled” trip into a “fantastic worry-less” one very easily. You have to spend the upfront time to set up certain systems and processes

The Ultimate 5-Day Canadian Rockies Road Trip: Banff and Jasper (Day #5)

The Ultimate 5-Day Canadian Rockies Road Trip: Banff and Jasper (Day #5)

End to one of the best trips of my life! Join me onboard the Ice Explorer to walk on glaciers, and hear about pizza with apples! The final day of the trip ended up being one of the best! Little did I know when the day started that we will

The Ultimate 5-Day Canadian Rockies Road Trip: Banff and Jasper (Day #4)

The Ultimate 5-Day Canadian Rockies Road Trip: Banff and Jasper (Day #4)

After the adventure of the first 3 days, day 4 was always going to be a slower one. Unlike the other days, we didn’t pack our itinerary with tons of things. Instead, we decided to take it slow, and only visit the locations that are definitely worth our time.

The Ultimate 5-Day Canadian Rockies Road Trip: Banff and Jasper (Day #3)

The Ultimate 5-Day Canadian Rockies Road Trip: Banff and Jasper (Day #3)

Black Bears, Grizzlies, beautiful lakes, waterfalls, and the stunning mountain town of Jasper. The Icefields Parkway connects Banff with Jasper. Rated as one of the top drives in the world, the Icefield Parkway is a 232 kilometers stretch of double-lane highway winding along the Continental Divide through soaring Rocky Mountain

The Ultimate 5-Day Canadian Rockies Road Trip: Banff and Jasper (Day #2)

The Ultimate 5-Day Canadian Rockies Road Trip: Banff and Jasper (Day #2)

Black bears, turquoise lakes, and stunning views from 7,500 feet high! This was supposed to be the highlight of the trip. We had tickets booked to visit all three of: * Lake Louise * Lake Moraine * Banff Gondola and Sulphur Mountains Mother Nature decided to be kind to us. We got

The Ultimate 5-Day Canadian Rockies Road Trip: Banff and Jasper (Day #1)

The Ultimate 5-Day Canadian Rockies Road Trip: Banff and Jasper (Day #1)

Checking out Canmore, Banff National Park, and Lake Minnewanka, while running into wildlife, and finding the best pizza in town! If you are planning a trip to the Canadian Rockies, or just looking for future travel aspirations, you are in the right place. A month ago, in June 2023, I

Create A Free Email Newsletter System for Ultimate Consumption

Create A Free Email Newsletter System for Ultimate Consumption

If You Read Email Newsletters, You Need This FREE App If managed correctly, your email newsletters can become an information treasure trove. On the other hand, a thoughtless approach can turn them into distractions and one of the biggest productivity killers. Don’t worry, I won’t tell you to

5 Features to Make Medium Your Perfect Travel Companion

5 Features to Make Medium Your Perfect Travel Companion

Medium’s offline reading experience must improve. Flying 35,000 feet up in the air at approximately 850 kph in a narrow metal tube can be very intimidating for most of us. At least it is for me, having watched 19 seasons of Air Crash Investigations! I still don’t

3 Credit Cards to Earn 6 Free Flights Every Year

3 Credit Cards to Earn 6 Free Flights Every Year

3 trips every year guaranteed, without needing to overspend. If you are spending like an average American, a smart credit card setup can grant you around 6 FREE flights to different cities in the US and Canada. Previously, I have written about my credit card set up to earn points

Unveiling My 2023 Credit Card Strategy

Unveiling My 2023 Credit Card Strategy

Earn points on rent and everyday purchases to fuel your wildest travel aspirations. A personalized and thoughtful credit card setup can save you thousands of dollars in the long run. In fact, it has helped me travel to some of my favorite cities in the United States for free since

How I Travel the World for Free Using Credit Card Points

How I Travel the World for Free Using Credit Card Points

A simple 3-step process that earned me trips to Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, Dallas, San Francisco, and Toronto for free! I found a simple credit card points strategy that has earned me free travel to Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, Dallas, San Francisco, and Toronto since 2021. The complexities around credit card systems

One Strategy That Transformed My Email Productivity

One Strategy That Transformed My Email Productivity

Going from inbox chaos to zen in one fell swoop. One of the biggest illusions of productivity in the modern workplace is email. Emails are notoriously good at making you think that you are getting work done when instead, it’s just another “infinity pool”. Swiping through emails — most of

Revolutionize Your Meeting Productivity: The Ultimate Apple Ecosystem Automation

Revolutionize Your Meeting Productivity: The Ultimate Apple Ecosystem Automation

Supercharge your workday by automating meeting notes with your Mac, iPhone, and iPad. If you are someone who takes a lot of meetings, and you are in the Apple ecosystem, what you learn from this blog post might just transform the way you conduct meetings. Not only will it help

5 Ways AI Helped Me Write More Efficiently

5 Ways AI Helped Me Write More Efficiently

How I am organically introducing AI into my writing workflow. I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that integrating AI into my writing workflow has been one of the biggest productivity boosts. Not being a native English speaker means I have to spend considerably more brainpower when

Smarter Coding: 7 AI-Powered Tips for Productivity

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Smarter Coding: 7 AI-Powered Tips for Productivity

From generating boilerplate code to writing documentation to generating database queries, the possibilities are endless with AI. If you are a programmer, instead of being afraid that AI will replace you, use AI tools to 10x your productivity so that you can build more in less time. In this blog