Hi, I’m Mandy. A full-time budget travel expert!

In early 2020 I made a 3 year plan to save money, quit my job, and travel for one year. And I did it! From July 2023 to May 2024 I traveled the world on my savings.

I watched a meteor shower from the desert dunes of Morocco. I walked 300 miles through the vineyards of Basque Country. I roadtripped in Albania and hitchhiked in Egypt. I volunteered as a tour guide at a hands-off elephant sanctuary in Thailand.

These days, I’m living in New Zealand on a Working Holiday visa. I do casual restaurant and teaching work in the country as well as freelance writing and virtual assistant work online.

This blog shares my adventures, travel writing, and recommendations. You’ll find practical budget tips from someone really living it.

I am currently working on a full-length book teaching you how to travel the world full-time while young(ish) and broke(ish). It’s filled with all the advice I wish I’d had sooner.

Instagram: @willwork4airfare