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    Therme Bucharest: 15 Things You Need To Know Before Visiting

    February 18, 2025 /

    Dubbed as Europe’s most exotic relaxation and wellness center, Therme Bucharest (or correctly Bucuresti) is a tropic oasis located 10 minutes north of the Otopeni airport. Keep reading to find out all the Therme Bucharest things to know before you visit! It’s one of the biggest spas in Europe, featuring 17 water slides, multiple pool bars & restaurants, a huge pool surrounded by palm trees and half a dozen themed saunas. And here’s my full Therme Bucuresti review with everything you need to know before you visit! So here are 15 things you need to know before your first visit to Therme Bucuresti… 1) Therme has three separate zones When…

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  • Side Hustle Guides

    Get Money For Switching Banks – The Ultimate Guide

    February 4, 2025 /

    Bank Switching is one of the easiest ways to get a quick cash injection with minimal effort and in this post I’m going to show you exactly how to get money from switching banks! I have made over £1200 in the past two years from taking advantage of these switch offers. And with each switch taking less than an hour total time investment, this is a crazy good side hustle! Now, it does come with some T&Cs and you won’t be eligible for every single switch you see. But keeping an eye on any deals that may pop up and taking advantage when you can is so worth it! Take…

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  • Hustle Income Diaries

    £10k Side Hustle Challenge Update 12

    January 31, 2025 /

    Here it is… the final 10k challenge update! How fast has this year gone, it’s actually insane. I am actually so proud that I completed the challenge, exceeded my goal and kept up these updates. When I first set myself this challenge, I spent hours planning and forecasting how I could hit my crazy goal. So to write this now knowing my total, it’s insane! Ok enough gushing, let’s get into the numbers. Before I breakdown all incoming payments in December, let’s me explain exactly what my 10k side hustle challenge is… The Rules This year I will have two main sources of income, my summer job and my winter…

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    £10k Side Hustle Challenge: Month 11 Update

    January 25, 2025 /

    Welcome to the penultimate 10k side hustle challenge update. Spoiler alert – it’s an important one. I actually can’t believe how fast this year has gone! November was a great month for side hustle payments hitting my account. I started back full time at my intense winter job this month so it was nice to have a big chunk of income hit my account from previous work I’d done. I did have time to do a little side hustles in the month but nothing major so my month 12 update will reflect this. Before I breakdown all incoming payments in November, let’s me explain exactly what my 10k side hustle…

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  • Summer Camp

    5 Ways to Land a Summer Camp Counselor Job

    November 12, 2024 /

    I’ve spent the past two summers working at a summer camp in the USA and had the best time ever! Working a summer camp counselor job is very intense and often has you on the clock 24/7 but it’s an experience unlike any other. The days are long but filled to the brim with fun, activities and memories to last a lifetime. I have become that annoying friend who has a camp story for every conversation. Like that time I dressed up as a secret service agent to escort a 7-year-old into lunch as he won a “skip the line” prize at Disco Bingo the night before. Or that time…

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  • Housesitting,  Travel Spending Diaries

    Travel Spending Diary: House Sitting in NYC for 10 Days

    November 9, 2024 /

    This summer I landed my dream housesit – 10 days house sitting in NYC! I’ve literally been looking (and hoping) for this sort of sit since I started housesitting in 2022. And in September 2024 it came true. {Disclaimer – this post includes affiliate links which means I may earn a commission if you follow a link and make a purchase. This comes at no extra cost to you} I was browsing Trusted Housesitters one afternoon at camp out of boredom more than anything else. And I saw this sit in Queens, NY. The dates worked perfectly into my 30-day visa grace period so I thought, “what do I have…

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  • Hustle Income Diaries

    10k Side Hustle Challenge: Month 10 Update

    November 5, 2024 /

    Another month over, time for another side hustle income challenge update! I ended my last update at 82% towards my goal, so did I complete the challenge in month 10? Keep reading to find out. October was a limbo month for me – in between seasonal gigs. And I spent the majority of the month at home, so I had plenty of time to side hustle. Before I breakdown all incoming payments in October, let me explain exactly what my 10k side hustle challenge is… The Rules This year I will have two main sources of income, my summer job and my winter job. And as this is a side…

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  • Hustle Income Diaries

    How I Made £2047.04 from my October Side Hustles

    November 2, 2024 /

    October has been a great month side hustle wise! It was my limbo month, in between my 4 month trip and my next seasonal job so I was determined to make it a productive one. At the start of the month, I set the goal to make £1346.66 from my october side hustles as this was the exact amount I needed to hit my 10k goal. And boy did I smash this! Heads up! In my side hustle earnings reports I count every penny earned in the month of October, not necessarily money that has hit my account. Let’s take freelancing as an example: the total you see in this…

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  • Hustle Apps & Sites

    Cashback Websites You Need To Join!

    October 26, 2024 /

    Cashback is the easiest way to put money back into your wallet without much effort. If you are already planning on making the purchase, doing so through one of the cashback websites out there is easy money. {Disclaimer – this post contains affiliate and referral links meaning I may earn a small commission if you follow the link. This comes at no extra cost to you!} A cashback offer literally means getting cash back when you spend money. Essentially you get a discount but in the form of a refund rather than it being knocked off the bill. The key to cashback is making sure you activate the offer before…

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  • Money Making Ideas

    5 Easy Online Side Hustles Anyone Can Do!

    October 10, 2024 /

    Easy online side hustles can often seem like a scam. With “sign up and make thousands extra each month”, “make hundreds from your phone”, “get rich on this website” claims are popping up on ads all over the place. And for the most part they are complete over-exaggerations and unrealistic. BUT you can make money from easy online side hustles in your spare time. In fact, I personally have made around £5k to date since May 2020 when I first fell down the online side hustle rabbit hole. I’ll let you figure out why I started then! But the key is to know which easy online side hustles are legit…

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

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