The Thought Card: Smart Travel Tips & Vacation Planning For Financially Savvy Travelers

After a fun-filled weekend getaway in San Juan, my best friend Sosa joins me on the mic to spill all the details. From sandy beaches to delicious eats, we're sharing how to plan an affordable, unforgettable girls' trip to Puerto Rico — without sacrificing the fun.

We cover:

• Budget-friendly ways to explore San Juan
• Our travel styles and why short trips work so well for busy professionals
• Our favorite things about San Juan, Puerto Rico
• What we would do differently next time to make the trip even smoother

Whether you're dreaming of your first visit or planning a return trip, this episode is packed with helpful tips and real-talk reflections to help you plan with confidence.

Other Episodes You'll Enjoy

• How To Start Saving For Vacations with a Travel Fund - Episode 2
• Dreamy Places To Go in the U.S. Without a Passport (blog)

Read My Books:

1. Traveling With a Full-Time Job

2. Affording Travel

3. Managing Your Money As A New Homeowner

4. Iceland: Nature, Nurture & Adventure

My Favorite Resources For Financially Savvy Travelers

• Thrifty Traveler for finding cheap flights. Use the promo code 'TC10' for $10 off your first year.

• CardPointers for figuring out which credit card to use to maximize points and miles. Save 30% using our link.

• Trade and Travel by Teri Ijeoma for learning how to trade in the stock market as a day trader or swing trader.

Work With Me:

Email [email protected] for brand partnerships and business inquiries.

Follow on Instagram: @thedaniellecorbett

Christine Hasebrink is an adventurer, entrepreneur and a passionate safari guide. After studying international business administration in the Netherlands and Hungary, she began her career as a Marketing Manager at one of the world's leading auditing and management consultancies in Germany.

In 2014, she followed her inner voice and left Germany to become a trained safari guide in South Africa. Since then, Christine travels the world as a business oriented digital nomad and runs her own business where she rocks marketing projects for companies around the world.

• Why Christine left her career in Germany to become a safari guide
• What is a digital nomad?
• The pros and cons of being a digital nomad
• Porto, Portugal as an affordable destination for digital nomads

Website: https://christine-hasebrink.de/en/

Instagram: @christine_hasebrink

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: @thethoughtcard

Instagram: @thethoughtcard

Twitter: @thethoughtcard

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I'm still buzzing from all of the excitement from attending FinCon18. There, I met Yasmine Bisumber, and we connected instantly. Yasmine Bisumber is a Realtor and Lifestyle Strategist with a passion for personal finance. She helps entrepreneurs and influencers build wildly successful businesses while designing a fully-funded lifestyle. In this episode, we chat about what it's like attending FinCon for the first time.

• Our top goals for attending FinCon18
• Tips for new FinCon attendees
• What we learned at FinCon that has transformed our businesses

Read My Books:

• We Are Financially Savvy Travelers
• Affording Travel: Saving Strategies For Financially Savvy Travelers
• Traveling With a Full-Time Job
• Managing Your Money As A New Homeowner
• Iceland: Nature, Nurture & Adventure

Connect With Danielle Desir Corbett:

Join my newsletter: https://thethoughtcard.substack.com/

Website: www.thoughtcard.com

Follow on Instagram: @thedanielledesir

Work With Me:

Email [email protected] for brand partnerships and business inquiries.

Resources For Financially Savvy Travelers:

GigSky is a powerful eSIM that provides service in over 190 countries, both at sea, and in-flight. Avoid high roaming fees and connect to Wi-Fi at all times while traveling. Save 10% using the promo code 'THETHOUGHTCARD10'

Thrifty Traveler Premium for finding cheap flights and mistake fares.

CardPointers for figuring out which credit card to use to maximize points and miles. Save 30% using our link.

SafetyWing for travel medical insurance in your home country or anywhere you travel.

Trade and Travel by Teri Ijeoma for learning how to trade in the stock market as a day trader or swing trader.

Get Outdoors 101 by Olivia Christine teaches you how to confidently plan outdoor adventures so you can unplug and de-stress. For $50 OFF, use the promo code 'ThoughtCard50.'

Knack Bags for stylish and functional backpacks perfect for weekend trips, business travel, or carry-on; laptop storage space and pack enough clothes for a 3-4 night trip.

Books Worth Reading

• 12 Trips In 12 Months by Jen Ruiz
• Hues of Africa by Tiffany Heard
• We Should All Be Millionaires by Rachel Rodgers
• Your Journey To Financial Freedom by Jamila Souffrant
• Financially Lit by Jannese Torress

Podcasting Gear and Equipment:

• ATR2100x Dynamic Microphone
• Sony Dynamic Stereo Headphones
• Ausha for podcast hosting
• Streamyard for streaming and high-quality studio recording
• Swell AI for episode descriptions, show notes, and social copy

After being denied vacation time for the third time and having a friend pass away abruptly, Teri Ijeoma decided that life was too short not to pursue her dreams. She quit her job to trade stocks full-time. Today, Teri is an accomplished entrepreneur and day trader who teaches people how to make money in the stock market by trading stocks.

In this episode, we cover:

• What is a stock?
• What is a brokerage account?
• How Teri Ijeoma transitioned from working full-time to making over $1,000 a day trading and traveling.
• How to talk to your boss about pursuing professional development opportunities.

Read the blog post: https://thoughtcard.com/teri-ijeoma-trade-and-travel/

Stocks 101 Course: A go-at-your-own-pace course that equips you with the foundational knowledge and skills to trade stocks effectively (it does not cover options). It's designed to help you supplement your daily, weekly, or monthly income with active investing — even if you don't have any experience, loads of money, or can't quit your job yet.

Walk away with:

• A solid understanding of stock market basics.
• A solid trading plan
• Knowing how to pick good companies
• Technical analysis skills, like reading charts
• How to protect your money by calculating risk and reward
• Short selling, gaps, and Globex

Other Episodes You'll Enjoy:

• Answers To Frequently Asked Questions About Trade & Trade Course (blog post)
• Best Stock Research Tools - Episode 99
• How To Pick Good Companies To Invest In - Episode 98
• Are You a Short-Term or Long-Term Investor - Episode 97

Work With Me:

Email [email protected] for brand partnerships and business inquiries.

Yvette Morrissey shares how she quit her job in New Zealand and sold everything she owned to travel the world solo. In two months Yvette saved $8,000 NZD (without any savings to start with) and moved to Canada where she spent a season working at the Big White Ski Resort. Yvette introduces us to the concept of "accidental adventures" and teaches us how being open and following your intuition can lead to some of the most unforgettable life experiences.

• Sony a6500 Camera
• The North Face Terra 65 Backpack

Blog: https://wayfaringkiwi.com

Facebook: @wayfaringkiwi

Read My Books:

• We Are Financially Savvy Travelers
• Affording Travel: Saving Strategies For Financially Savvy Travelers
• Traveling With a Full-Time Job
• Managing Your Money As A New Homeowner
• Iceland: Nature, Nurture & Adventure

Connect With Danielle Desir Corbett:

Join my newsletter: https://thethoughtcard.substack.com/

Website: www.thoughtcard.com

Follow on Instagram: @thedanielledesir

Work With Me:

Email [email protected] for brand partnerships and business inquiries.

Resources For Financially Savvy Travelers:

GigSky is a powerful eSIM that provides service in over 190 countries, both at sea, and in-flight. Avoid high roaming fees and connect to Wi-Fi at all times while traveling. Save 10% using the promo code 'THETHOUGHTCARD10'

Thrifty Traveler Premium for finding cheap flights and mistake fares.

CardPointers for figuring out which credit card to use to maximize points and miles. Save 30% using our link.

SafetyWing for travel medical insurance in your home country or anywhere you travel.

Trade and Travel by Teri Ijeoma for learning how to trade in the stock market as a day trader or swing trader.

Get Outdoors 101 by Olivia Christine teaches you how to confidently plan outdoor adventures so you can unplug and de-stress. For $50 OFF, use the promo code 'ThoughtCard50.'

Knack Bags for stylish and functional backpacks perfect for weekend trips, business travel, or carry-on; laptop storage space and pack enough clothes for a 3-4 night trip.

Books Worth Reading

• 12 Trips In 12 Months by Jen Ruiz
• Hues of Africa by Tiffany Heard
• We Should All Be Millionaires by Rachel Rodgers
• Your Journey To Financial Freedom by Jamila Souffrant
• Financially Lit by Jannese Torress

Podcasting Gear and Equipment:

• ATR2100x Dynamic Microphone
• Sony Dynamic Stereo Headphones
• Ausha for podcast hosting
• Streamyard for streaming and high-quality studio recording
• Swell AI for episode descriptions, show notes, and social copy