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  • Travel Hacks

    I’ve Saved Over £11k On Flights Using Avios Points – Here’s How To Get Started

    May 18, 2025 /

    In the past four years, I’ve saved over eleven thousand pounds on flights using avios points! And it is super easy to get started! I fell down the travel hacking rabbit hole over 4 years ago now and I haven’t looked back. Since taking out that first credit card through a AMEX refer a friend offer, I’ve collected over 100k Avios, have redeemed 4 reward flights and still have a balance of over 50k. 2025 Update: I hit 75k avios and decided to splurge on my first ever FIRST CLASS flight later on this year! Keep reading to find out more about the fab deal I snagged! No joke, it…

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  • Travel,  Travel Spending Diaries

    The Actual Costs Of The Viral Spa Trip To Therme Bucharest

    April 22, 2025 /

    If your socials algorithm is anything like mine, I’d bet you’ve seen the viral spa Therme, Bucharest a couple of times! For a month or so, I couldn’t watch reels without seeing a bunch of Therme content and the idea stuck. I looked for ways to experience it for myself and it wasn’t long before the perfect opportunity arose – a surprise birthday treat for my mum! So off we went! But how much did the viral spa trip actually cost? Let’s break it down… Return flights = £191.37 (£63.79pp) We flew direct to Bucharest from Birmingham for £63.79 each. This was hand luggage only as we were only travelling…

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  • Hustle Apps & Sites

    Cashback.co.uk Review: Make Money Doing Easy Online Tasks

    April 17, 2025 /

    From the same makers of the now-defunct 20Cogs and OhMyDosh, Cashback.co.uk is the newer version of 20Cogs, an Online Tasks websites where you get rewarded for completing easy online tasks. Things like signing up for free trials, playing bingo online and joining survey sites. Keep reading for my full cashback review. Related Posts: How does it work? Cashback.co.uk has 15 levels on which you have to complete at least one task before you can cash out your earnings. The tasks are things such as signing up for free trials, playing bingo and joining survey sites. Once you have completed at least one offer on each level and the offer has…

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  • Hustle Apps & Sites

    Is Custard Legit?: How To Make £100 On The Site

    April 16, 2025 /

    Custard is a new online task site from the makers of Cashback.co.uk and the now defunct OhMyDosh and 20Cogs. You can make money in your spare time completing online tasks such as signing up for free trials, playing online bingo and joining survey sites. Related Posts: How does it work? Custard works the exact same way as Submission Technology’s previous site OhMyDosh where you find a task you want to complete, follow all the steps and then once your offer has validated you can withdraw the reward money directly into your PayPal account. You complete tasks like signing up for free trials, playing online bingo, joining survey sites and reaching…

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  • Summer Camp

    AmeriCamp Discount – Get £30 off the fees!

    April 15, 2025 /

    Use promo code JESSP30 to get £30 off your AmeriCamp fees! AmeriCamp is the agency I have used for the past two years to facilitate my US visa so I can spend the 3 months working at summer camp. There are a handful of similar agencies based in the UK that all pretty much do the same thing. But I chose to switch from another agency to AmeriCamp in my second year as this one has a few benefits… Highest Guaranteed Salary This one is most important for first timers! AmeriCamp has the highest guaranteed salary which means you won’t get an offer below their quoted amount. Currently they guarantee…

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  • Hustle Apps & Sites

    Stride: Get Free Uber Eats or Ubers By Answering Surveys

    April 11, 2025 /

    There’s a new kid on the survey block – Stride! You can earn your way to free Uber Eats or Uber rides by downloading the app and answering surveys. Disclaimer – this post contains referral links which means I may make a small commission if you click through the link and sign up. This comes at no extra cost to you (you’ll actually make money!) and helps support the site. Thanks so much <3 I’ve been using this app for a couple weeks and I think it’s going to be a great addition to my side hustle app roster. So far I’ve redeemed £41 in vouchers off the app. (Disclaimer…

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  • Hustle Income Diaries

    £500 Side Hustle Challenge: Full Earnings Breakdown

    April 8, 2025 /

    I love a challenge! Especially one relating to side hustles! Over the past couple of years I’ve completed two big side hustle challenges. And 39 days ago I started another one, this time I embarked on a £500 Side Hustle Challenge to fund a trip to see 5 countries in 1 week! My first challenge was my £5k gap year challenge, where I wanted to make enough from side hustles to match my gap year spending pot. I initially set a 12 month timeframe to complete this challenge and ended up smashing it out in 7 1/2 months. Last year, I embarked on an even bigger challenge and set myself…

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  • Travel Spending Diaries

    5 Nights in Marrakech – How Much Did We Actually Spend?

    March 26, 2025 /

    What happens when your sister calls you up and says she is being forced to take a week of annual leave and wants to go away? You find the best flights and book a trip! And hence I recently went to Marrakech for 5 nights and had the best time! But how much did it cost? Our budget for this trip was £500 per person but we weren’t too strict and didn’t limit what we did as the budget did have a little wiggle room. Let’s break down where the pennies went and see if we did end up staying in budget or not… Side note – I went on…

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  • Hotel & Travel Reviews

    Is The Central House Marrakech Medina Worth It?

    March 17, 2025 /

    Not going to lie, we originally chose to stay at The Central House because the pictures were gorgeous! Super Instagramable! But it ended up being a great place to stay (in a fab location) with lots going on so really it all worked out. {Disclaimer – I paid full price for this stay and all the opinions in this post are my own however it does contain affiliate links. This means that I may make a small commission if you follow a link and make a purchase. This comes at no extra cost to you and helps support the site – thank you!} We stayed here in mid March and…

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  • Destination Guides

    The Frugal Explorer’s Ultimate Marrakech Travel Guide

    March 17, 2025 /

    I’ve just got back from a 5 day trip to Marrakech, the fourth-largest city in Morocco and it was brilliant. And I just had to share my Marrakech travel guide. We managed to fit so much into the five days and eat some amazing food! I shared daily snippets from this trip over on my instagram and got a tonne of messages about all the things we got up to so I thought I would put it all together in one post. In this post, I’m going to share the basics (where we stayed and how we got from the airport) plus all our favourite places to eat and activities…

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Hi I’m Jess, the one woman show behind The Frugal Explorer!

I am obsessed with finding the weird and wonderful ways to make money online, stretching that money as far as it’ll go and travelling on a budget.

I am on a mission to visit 100 countries before I turn 30 whilst also working towards big money goals!

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