What started as an innocent little jaunt to Phoenix to celebrate my birthday turned into a wild (for our standards) trip full of last-minute decisions and unplanned debauchery. Just hours before we were supposed to board our flight back home to Minneapolis, we called an audible and flew to Las…

For those of you reading along with each post on our journey to FI, you’ll have to forgive me. I’m still catching up on documenting our travel hacking adventures, and today’s post is yet another in our long line of exploits from earlier in 2021. I promise that some non-travel…

It seems like ages ago, but way back in January we took a trip to Las Vegas (no surprise for those that know us). It was a last-minute booking with dirt cheap flights and accommodations to celebrate Mrs. FIby35’s 30th birthday. How did we do it for less than $500?…

At long last, I’ve scoured the Spreadsheet archives to unearth the total cost of our travel hack of Cancun, Mexico back in November 2020. We spent an entire week relaxing on the beautiful beaches of the Hotel Zone, including several days with some good friends (and future FI travel buddies).…

The time has finally come for me to make my first attempt at what an actual travel hack looks like since I’ve now teased the monetary benefits a few times now. Admittedly, the details are a little fuzzy since I didn’t know at the time that this would ever make…