Tag : Managing Finances
RTW Adventures of a Frugal Motorcycling Gal: Australia!
BY ELISA WIRKALA The road ahead spanned more miles than I was ready to count. Very few looked a RTW adventure ride like this in...
Life After Debt: Round the world moto trips and Travel Bug Blues
BY MARY CREIGHTON The first bit of light starts to dry the dew off of the tent. It’s 7am and it’s already warm. The fuzzy...
The Financial Life of an Adventuress, Exposed! Budget Tips and the True Cost of Riding Latin America
BY ELISA WIRKALA In January, 2014, I set out to ride the Americas on a Honda CGL125. Trying to stick to a daily budget of...
Buy Happiness, Not Stuff
BY ELISA WIRKALA 2012 was a hard year. Work was exhausting, and my $30,000 in school debt would have been challenging enough to manage on...