How to Get Around Rome on a Budget

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Rome, Italy is a beautiful ancient city that brings over 9 million international tourists to visit each year, making it one of the most visited cities in Europe. I’ve had the pleasure of visiting a few times to see the can’t miss things to do in Rome and have taken multiple forms of transportation around the city.

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How to Make Honey Garlic Salmon In the Oven

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This honey garlic salmon recipe was baked beautifully at home in my oven! Just like the lemon pepper garlic salmon and my soy sauce salmon, trust and believe this tasty baked honey garlic salmon recipe is a super easy salmon recipe to make in the oven over and over again! With simple ingredients, you’ll learn, step-by-step,

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How I Create a Grocery Shopping Budget

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In this blog, I share a quick version of how I create a grocery shopping budget to keep track of grocery spending using my special excel spreadsheet template.

I love to cook and eat! That’s why you’ll see a whole menu item dedicated to cooking easy and delicious recipes and food I’ve tried from around the world on this blog.

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How I Paid Off My Student Loan Debt Four Years Early

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Here are my actual, realistic tips and advice for how I paid off my student loan debt four years early! In this blog, I’m talking about how I paid off my student loans early and fast, tips for how to save money, and advice for tackling student debt using the Dave Ramsey’s debt snowball method to pay off student loans.

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EASY Chewy Chocolate Chip and Walnut Cookies Recipe

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This is the BEST, easy, chewy chocolate chip and walnut cookies recipe I’ve ever made! I’m by no means a professional baker, but if you’re searching for how to make chocolate chip cookies with walnuts that are soft, gooey, and downright delicious, here it is!

Recipe adapted from the “Best Chocolate Chip Cookies” from Allrecipes.com.

Serves: Makes 24 perfect,

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What I Would Buy My First Time Grocery Shopping

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Grocery shopping from scratch and starting off from nothing with your food budget? In this blog, I share what I would buy my first time grocery shopping.

I’ve moved quite a few times in my life so I know what it’s like trying to figure out what to buy and making a first time grocery shopping list for a new apartment.

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