article thumbnail

Travel Blogger Karen Akpan Shares How She Journeyed From Debt to Economic Freedom

Success

Karen Akpan, known as @themomtrotter across social media, started her blog in 2017 to document and share budget travel hacks for people. With books, blogs and YouTube (or as Akpan calls it, “YouTube University”), she began educating herself on financial literacy and how to budget. So, I preach about budgeting all the time.”.

Travel 307
article thumbnail

Travel Blogger Karen Akpan Shares How She Journeyed From Debt to Economic Freedom

Success

Karen Akpan, known as @themomtrotter across social media, started her blog in 2017 to document and share budget travel hacks for people. With books, blogs and YouTube (or as Akpan calls it, “YouTube University”), she began educating herself on financial literacy and how to budget. So, I preach about budgeting all the time.”.

Travel 246
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

7 Types of Competitive Advantages and How to Develop Yours

Success

If your budget is too limited to offer competitive salaries, what other perks do you offer ? As a personal example, I had a client who offered two night classes with equal marketing budgets. The client reaction was to pour nearly all of the marketing budget into the failed offering rather than grow the successful one.

Budget 279
article thumbnail

Time Is Your Most Valuable Resource—Don’t Waste It

Success

Learning how to budget your attention is an essential skill in the Attention Economy. Every time you catch yourself mindlessly scrolling through your Facebook News Feed, remind yourself that you are the product and your attention is being sold. Remember that Facebook makes money on all of the ads you see.

article thumbnail

How to Say No to Someone Asking for Money

Success

Usually, we get bombarded with GoFundMe requests and Facebook fundraisers or asked to donate to a collection at work for a colleague’s baby shower or wedding. Although those situations can be mildly challenging to say no to, it’s not too difficult to create a budget line to prepare for them and move on. Include giving in your budget.

Budget 266
article thumbnail

A Veteran of the Digital Nomad Community Offers Her Best Tips for the Location-Independent Lifestyle

Success

I check Facebook groups for better deals on longer-term stays. Make a budget and do your best to stick to it. If you’d rather go it alone, there are some great Slack and Facebook groups designed to facilitate supporting this lifestyle. (I’m currently answering these questions on a solo trip to Lake Bled in Slovenia.).

Lifestyle 258
article thumbnail

8 Tips to Help You Save Money When Moving

Success

This enables you to set expectations about your budget and ensures any quotes from moving companies align with your calculations—potentially helping you save money when moving. While there’s no guarantee you’ll be able to make back your entire moving expense, any little bit can help your budget.

Expenses 198