Lots going on around here, with Nick in the middle of the school soccer season. Once that ends, we will move on to school tennis, most likely. I'm also talking to a lot of people about various jobs. Networking and applications and interview prep/research is a lot of time!
I also just planned two trips over the last week. One is a trip to visit Sam at college for his birthday, and the second is to take Nick on two admitted students visits in Colorado. Luckily, we can combine Fort Collins and Boulder.
With a look at financial optimization, here's what I'm doing to keep the costs under control:
- Used points to book the two nights at a hotel in Corvallis (Sam's visit)
- Used a gift card (purchased on sale at Costco over the holidays) to book the flight to Portland
- Staying with a friend for the Colorado visit
- Used a small Southwest voucher ($50) + Southwest gift cards (also purchased on sale at Costco over the holidays) for the flights to Denver.
I'll need to rent a car for both trips, so that will add to the cost, in addition to food, etc.
What is everyone else up to? Any fun projects you are working on?
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