Planning Your Year

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Planning for the upcoming year can be tough. There are endless possibilities, but you don’t want to overload yourself!

Enter, the Rosebud method.

Jason Moore joins me today to chat about our method for planning out the upcoming year and how it helps us focus on what’s really important to us!

We chat about a couple of the big wins from 2016, the not so big wins from 2016, and a couple of our goals looking forward to 2017. Our method is super simple and easy to follow along with so grab some pen & paper (or open your note-taking program) and start the brain dump!

What was your biggest win from 2016? Let me know @ExtraPackofPeanuts!!

Today’s episode has been sponsored by our friends at Tortuga Backpacks!

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In This Episode

  • 09:23 Looking back is just as important as looking forward
  • 13:20 The Rosebud system
  • 17:18 The three F’s
  • 25:07 Which part was the hardest?
  • 28:04 The wins
  • 33:28 The buds
  • 35:40 Our mottos for 2017

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Get A Life At Sea with Amanda Hathorn-Geary

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Amanda Hathorn-Geary has spent over a decade at sea working on Cruise ships and traveling the world! Today she joins me to share her vast array of knowledge on the subject.

But first, here’s an awesome quiz to see if a life at sea is right for you!

Regardless of your answer, today’s podcast is very informative about an avenue of travel I knew nothing about! Amanda tells us some of the tips and tricks of living on a Cruise ship, the best way to get a job, which Cruise lines to consider, salary ranges, perks, and even some of the downsides to working at sea.

There a TON of information here!

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In This Episode

  • 04:37 How did you get into cruises?
  • 07:30 The kinds of jobs on cruise ships and the benefits over typical employment
  • 21:02 How to get a good deal on a cruise
  • 26:52 Which companies? What locations?
  • 32:52 Finding a job on a ship
  • 40:46 Salary ranges & perks
  • 46:12 The downsides
  • 52:00 Some of Amanda’s best experiences

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Writing 2.0 with Tim Leffel

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Tim Leffel has joined us on the podcast before through our Paradise Pack sessions to talk briefly about his experiences living abroad for half the price of the USA.

Today he’s back for a full-fledged episode where he shares some tips on becoming a freelance travel writer and discusses some of the best places to move if you’re looking to have a better living for a lower price.

We also discuss the benefits of having multiple income streams, and how, even when you don’t have to be, we’ve managed to stay cheap travelers at heart.

Where would you go to live abroad? Let us know @ExtraPackofPeanuts!!

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In This Episode

  • 04:00 Multiple Income Streams
  • 08:00 Always a traveler?
  • 12:00 Cheap traveler at heart
  • 16:00 Breaking into travel writing
  • 25:00 Some places to live abroad
  • 47:00 Travel Mishaps

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Around the World with the Rutledge Family

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The Rutledge Family had a case of itchy feet!

After a birthday trip to Chile, Suzanne and Mitch Rutledge realized that long term travel might be something they could ACTUALLY do! They got back home and started planning;

What would they do with their house?
How would their son’s school take the news that they were taking an extended trip abroad?
Where were they going to go?!

As they began preparing for their trip things began falling into place, and here they are, on the other end, talking about their experiences as seasoned world travelers!

Suzanne, Mitch, and Luke (the youngest person to ever be on the podcast) join me today to chat about getting out the door and deep into a 9-month adventure around the world, along with some of the best tips that they learned along the way.

Do you have any family travel tips? Let us know @ExtraPackofPeanuts!!

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In This Episode

  • 03:00 Best food around the world
  • 08:00 Planning a 9-month trip & getting out the door.
  • 17:00 Taking their son out of school
  • 19:20 Roles on the road
  • 25:30 Resources they used to save money
  • 25:00 The deal with WWOOFing
  • 32:00 A great tip for TrustedHousesitters!
  • 45:00 Their best experiences on the trip
  • 52:00 Getting back to “normal”

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Starting A Hostel with Brent Underwood

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Brent has traveled the world and visited over 150 hostels in 30 countries.

Along the way, he had decided to start his own hostel, like many travelers contemplate.

But when the conditions presented themselves, he jumped on the chance and is now the owner of HK Austin, an awesome mansion from 1862 turned modern-day hostel.

Today Brent joins me to chat about his journey from travel junkie, to travel junkie who also owns a hostel and some of the steps involved in the process.

We also discuss the differences in the perception of hostels between Europe and the United States, and his quirky journey to becoming an “Amazon Bestseller”.

You can check out the hostel here, but one condition; you have to let us know what your favorite Taco joint is if you go!

Where is your favorite hostel? Let us know @ExtraPackofPeanuts!!

Today’s episode has been sponsored by our friends at Tortuga Backpacks!

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In This Episode

  • 10:00 Some of the steps of starting your own hostel
  • 22:29 Some great hostels around the world
  • 26:00 Difference in perception between Europe and the US on hostels
  • 33:00 Brents goal going forward
  • 38:00 Becoming an “Amazon Bestseller”
  • 46:12 Brent’s Travel Mishap

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