Days Well Spent Co

Helping professionals travel more without waiting for retirement.
PTO strategy. Smart travel planning. Days well spent.

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Our reality right now:

Two corporate jobs
Saving for a house
About 20 PTO days a year

We can’t take months off to travel the world, yet.

But we’re not waiting for “someday” either.

We’re figuring out how to travel now
while still building our future.

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Port Soller

Mallorca, Spain 📍

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@TheAlphaThought Agree!

No reason to put yourself in “golden handcuffs”

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@BoomerDivvies If you don’t mind me asking, what’s your business?

I have goals of running my own one day so I’m curious. Any advice is helpful!

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@BoomerDivvies @MiniRetireMatt Personally, I find doing a “rich life” reflection every month is helpful.

Does my spending align with my goals?
Does my saving align with my goals?

Helps me fine tune that balance we are aiming for.

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Does anyone else feel more motivated at the end of a vacation?

Not because I’m excited to go back to work.

But because the days of owning all your time reminds me what we’re working toward.

More authority.
More flexibility.
More experiences together.

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@SparkingFIRENC Love hearing reviews on potential “traps”

Good to know. Thanks for sharing.

Nashville is an awesome city!

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@BoomerDivvies Personally, my biggest goal is building a life you don’t feel a desire to escape from.

Would rather create a working environment I enjoy that also allows flexibility.

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Don’t be afraid to venture out.

One of our favorite memories from Italy wasn’t a landmark.

It was a pasta-making class.

We took a train to a small town, learned how to make fresh pasta, met locals, and spent time with travelers from around the world.

We came for the pasta.
But left with a memorable experience we’ll still be talking about years later.

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@MiniRetireMatt Practically opposite ends of the spectrum.

Matt, your transparency is authentic and helpful to others!

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Optimize your point redemption on flights to Europe. ✈️

The Virgin Atlantic Reward Flight Finder.

Instead of searching one date at a time, you can view an entire month and quickly spot the cheapest points redemptions.

If your travel dates are flexible, this can save a surprising number of points.

We’ve used it multiple times when planning Europe trips.

(https://t.co/8Snjnlpygp)

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@sooschreiber @theficouple Agreed. No reason to put yourself in golden handcuffs.

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Want to reduce stress when traveling?

Keep everything in one place.

For every trip, we use a custom Google Sheet that acts as our travel dashboard.

It tracks:
✈️ Flight information
🏨 Hotel details
💰 Budget and expenses
📅 Important dates and reservations
📍 Things we want to do

Could we keep it scattered across emails, notes, and screenshots? Sure.

But having one place to quickly find everything makes travel days feel much smoother.

The planning might take a little extra effort upfront, but we've found it helps us spend less time organizing the trip and more time enjoying it.

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@AcdntlyRetired Love this!

Especially the fact you discuss topics other than finances. All those are so important.

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Why don’t we track our rich life goals like we track work goals?

At work we are all aware of

Deadlines.
Milestones.
Progress.

Why don’t we do the same for our personal lives?

Goal: Buy a house

What’s your projected timeline based on your current savings rate?

Goal: Try a new restaurant every month

Where’s your list?

Goal: Travel more without spending more

What’s your points strategy?

A rich life rarely happens by accident.

It happens because someone made a plan.

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@MiniRetireMatt Way to leverage the credit cards!

No reason for a responsible spender to not take advantage of points/welcome offers.

Looking forward to the mini-retirement updates, Matt!

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“Rich Life” Realization:

We were boarding our flight and thought, how special it is that we get to do this.

Not just the travel.

But building a life filled with experiences, memories, and adventures together.

A feeling of gratitude that never gets old.

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@Invested_In_You Exactly!

Live a rich life today and an even richer one tomorrow.

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@MiniRetireMatt Cavtat, Croatia!

Honestly stayed there because it was near Dubrovnik. Ended up being one of our favorite hidden gems.

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Gran Folies Beach Club

Mallorca, Spain 📍

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Travel days can be exhausting.

Early alarms.
Long flights.
Hours in transit.

Then you arrive, drop your bags, step outside, and remember exactly why you do it.

Does anyone else feel this reflection?