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How to Afford to Travel

Traveling leaves you speechless and then turns you into a storyteller. Traveling gives you a home in a thousand strange places. If you have always dreamed of traveling, I want to let you know that it’s actually easier than you think. In today’s article, I want to talk all about how you can afford to travel.

Sell Your Old Clothes
There are a ton of websites and apps that allow you to do it really easily now. It doesn’t just have to be with people you are friends with; you can actually just sell it to random strangers on the internet. Nowadays, with all the technology it’s actually really easy to do. Another suggestion that you can do is actually just have a yard sale with your friends or maybe like a flea market type thing. It is a really great way to make quick cash and also clear up room in your closet. It is going to give you more room in your closet and get you more cash in your pocket to save up for your next trip.

Avoid Eating Out
The next suggestion is not necessarily making money but it is saving money and that is not always going out for food. As a food lover, I really enjoy going for morning coffee and that kind of thing. But if you actually do the math on it of how much you can save if you don’t get a coffee every single day you would be very surprised by the numbers. You can instead take that amount and put it into your savings fund.

Offer Freelance Services
If you have a camera, you could offer photography services or putting together little videos or that kind of thing. For example, if you do a lot of photos and videos you could actually go to companies and say if you ever need any photo work of a store or a restaurant you could be of help. A lot of companies have marketing departments that do that but if it was a bit of a smaller business like a bread store down the street and you want to put together a cool little video for them or do some photos you can always approach them and just ask because you never know until you ask. Even if you don’t have the skills for a certain thing yet that you want to do freelance services for it doesn’t mean that you can’t learn.

Be a Movie Extra
It’s totally free to sign up as a movie extra and most cities have it unless you live in somewhere that there’s zero filming work. You would be surprised a lot of cities have movies and TVs being filmed in them from one time or another. So you can actually work full time as a background extra and what’s really great about it is you can create your own schedule.
Traveling is so much fun and it’s actually a lot more affordable than most people realize.

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5 Must See Places in Miami

Miami is the cultural, financial, and economic capital of South Florida. These are my top must-see places in Miami, Florida.

South Beach
You can spend an entire day at the beach, in the water watching boats, there’s a pier where you can fish or watch some huge yachts and cruise ships go in and out of the port but expect some high-priced restaurants and parking and a lot of crowds.

Ocean Drive
Ocean Drive is at South Beach but I feel like this could be an entire day itself. There are the famous Art Deco buildings, tons of shopping, and you can definitely rent a bike to get around easily because parking can be a madhouse.

Wynwood Art District
Wynwood art district is 10 minutes away from South Beach. There is a gated area to see certain mural but the streets are flooded with tons of art on the building’s sidewalks. It is all completely free besides the reasonably priced parking starting at about $2 an hour. There are also farmers’ markets shops and a lot of restaurants. It is a must see if you are in the area.

Fort Lauderdale
South Beach is all about the clubs, the beautiful people, and the high price luxury stores but if you want a more local relaxed feel from Florida, you need to make your way about 40 minutes north to Fort Lauderdale, Las Olas to be exact. The beaches are awesome and the boardwalk is full of the type of shops and restaurants where you can still be in your swimsuit and get a quick bite to eat with a view of the ocean – you can’t get that in Miami. Fort Lauderdale is also considered to be the Venice of America as it is home to some of the biggest yachts in the world.

Bahia Honda
This is another cheap place to be in Miami but will be worth the drive just. South of Miami is the Florida Keys and if you have heard of that you probably already know about Key West. So I will mention that the hidden treasure, however, is a little island just over three hours away from Miami called Bahia Honda. Bahia Honda is where you go to just relax – no high rises, no large crowds’ just long stretches of beach and sandbars that go on to what seems like forever. Get the full island filled with fresh hot fish at a local mom-and-pop restaurant, this place is definitely a must be in Florida Keys.