Episode Details

Today’s guest on The Expat Money Show is Jen Ruiz, a lawyer turned travel blogger who took 20 trips in 12 months while employed full-time. Jen has been featured by The Washington Post, ABC News, and Huffington Post as a budget and solo travel expert. She is also a #1 Amazon bestselling author. Her debut book, "The Affordable Flight Guide: How to Find Cheap Flights and See the World on a Budget" is the 2018 Readers' Favorite award winner.  

WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN THIS INTERVIEW:

• How to take 20 trips in 12 months while still working full time.
• The absolute best trick about feeling safe and keeping safe when travelling the world
• Exactly how to take what you love most and make it your career
• The absolute best way to travel for beginners.
• The greatest secret to getting cheap flights anywhere in the world and at any time. (especially during these crazy times with Covid lockdowns)
• How life lessons from 20 years ago can still make a huge impact on your life today!
• The great secret of balancing travel, life and working full time
• The one tool you need to keep handy so that the airlines don’t take advantage of you.
• And more!

 

RELATED PODCAST EPISODES

• 127: Lockdowns Around The World And Where It’s Safe To Go – Jeffrey Tucker
• 074: Nora Dunn – How To Pay Nothing For Accommodations And Travel The World Rent Free
• 096: Kristin Wilson - How To Be A Digital Nomad

 

HOW TO FIND JEN RUIZ'S WORK

• JenOnAJetPlane.com
• @jenonajetplane

 

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CONCLUSION

Really interesting talking with someone that has left what most would call a lucrative job, one that takes a ton of education and knowledge to do, and trade it all in for travel, writing and blogging. The key is that Jen loves what she does, she has a passion for travel and I totally understand that.  

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