Value of Uber

Though Uber is a luxury for many, I found one specific situation where Uber was necessary. I was on my way home on a Friday evening from the airport after spending almost a whole work week in Toronto for meetings and dinners, and had another morning departure to Toronto the Read more

AirBnB is not for me

Celebrating 900 posts. By being thrifty about the way I spend and strategic about long weekends, I find myself traveling about once every four to eight weeks. My friends often ask me how to save money while traveling and AirBnB comes up a lot. Of course, it depends on what Read more

Travels of 2024

I did the same thing in January 2025 as January 2024—I visited Vancouver for a weekend to reconnect with family and friends. Facebook memories reminded me of the 2023 travel summary I posted last year, so I decided to do it again this year. 2024 was also the first calendar Read more

Moving a house

This is a modified excerpt from my master’s research project in 2022. “Burke,” a 53-storey condo tower being erected on the corner of Sherbourne and Howard streets, just steps away from Sherbourne subway station. On the same site as the new condo there are two heritage buildings – the Anson Read more

Living on Points

Some people collect stamps, others collect garden gnomes, I collect points. Last year, I got the President’s Choice World Mastercard that gave me 300,000 points as a welcome bonus. I had earned another 50,000 points before the end of 2023 with help from the elevated earn rate from the credit Read more

$953 suite for free

If you want a subsidized holiday then you have to put in the legwork. I recently scored a suite in New York City’s Soho for one night valued at $953 for free, but it took three months of preparation to get to that room. I’ve previously written about how I Read more