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True Travel Gems

Sony a7iii

Sony Alpha 7III

My go-to camera for my high-quality photography and videography.

 

Easy grip, durable, and tons of function! Great camera for intermediate creators.

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Chase Sapphire Reserve

My daily at-home and travel card. I travel internationally too much to dedicate to a specific airline or hotel rewards card (but I'm in all of the points programs).

 

I like the flexibility and value the CSR has in travel!

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Mad Monkey Hostels

Accommodation passes good for 30, 60, or 90 days at ANY Mad Monkey property in Southeast Asia (11 locations across 5 countries with more currently in development!)

GET $10 OFF IF YOU SIGN UP TODAY
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Scott's Cheap Flights

Their emails for flight deals are my weekly Christmas presents. Input your home airports, and watch the deals come in!

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Cheap Tickets - Student Travel Discount

CheapTickets has a ton of offers just for budget student travelers. We stan.

STUDENTS GET 18% OFF!
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Lyft

Lyft is sometimes the cheaper transport option.


I love getting extra point on my Chase Sapphire Reserve credit card, Hilton Hotels, and Delta Airlines by using Lyft! 

$5 IN LYFT CREDIT
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Groupon Travel

Have you ever booked a Groupon Trip? I have, and loved it!

 

Groupon trips are based on double-occupancy (you + friend, you + boo, or you + YTN travel buddy) and can be more than 50% the price of a normal trip while being all-inclusive, flight inclusive, and more. 

$10 GROUPON CREDIT
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UBER

Super common option for local transport. Uber Eats, Uber Driver, and Uber Transport—keep them in mind!

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Biz Must Haves

Chase Ink Credit Card

Chase Ink Credit Card

To pair with my favorite travel credit card, the Chase Sapphire Reserve. I love banking with Chase, and their Ink Business Unlimited helps me rack up points for—you guessed it—more travel!

GET UP $750 SIGN UP BONUS
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Allergic to Hourly Biz Coaching

When I transitioned from Beginner to Intermediate creative and business owner, I wanted to get more serious about my systems, efficiency, and business mindset.

 

Ari's program did all that and more, and I credit a lot of my mental sanity and success to this program.

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Gradient Accounting - Travel Tax and CPA Accountant

Traveling CPA Chick Accounting Services

Finding an accounting and tax expert for an influencer is tricky enough—but finding one who specializes in travel and travel as a business was borderline impossible.

 

But I did it. My accountant, Kristin, helps me decide what to write off,  how to best pay my taxes, how to organize my business as an S-Corp and help me minimize my taxes as a digital nomad!

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ConvertKit - Email Newsletter

I use ConvertKit for all of my email newsletter needs. Their segmentation, automations, data analytics, and funnel features are truly unmatched.

 

 

#ListenToGabby: MailChimp until you're consistent, ConvertKit when you're serious.

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Patreon - Minimal Membership

Where I host my Gabby's Influencer Insider, and a great way to monetize information, informally.

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Transferwise - Int'l Payments

Most consistent way to send and recieve money internationally. Skip the PayPal fees!

NO FEES UP TO $600
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Notion - CRM

My Day 1 task management software, CRM, and lifeline for my business. It's helps me stay organized on track. AND it's color coded with emojis? GOLD.

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Tailwind - Pinterest Hacking

Pinterest could change the game for your blog, brand, and business, if used right! The most important thing: consistency. And Tailwind help with just thatt

$15 TAILWIND CREDIT
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Big Scoots - Web Hosting

Honestly, I flipping love them. Siteground was starting to charge out thee a** everytime my site would grow, and I was punished to the tune of hundreds of $$$ for going viral.

Big Scoots is managable up to 100,000 views per month, and their customer support is seriously  top notch. They make my life so much easier, and I stan them.

HOST fOR AS LOW AS $35/MNTH
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SurfShark - VPN

My favorite international VPN. Worked like a charm my 3 months in Dubai.

ONE FREE MONTH

Zapier - Connects Everything

A lifeline. A blessing. It is a wizard rope that connects the apps you didn't even know you wanted to connect. I don't know how many ways I can say “worth the investment”.

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Dollar-Eighty - IG Engagement

For any person or business that utilizes Instagram, this tool is a best-kept-secret. 

 

Never in my life have I seen an easier way to engage, and put the “social” back in social media.

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Zoom - Web Conferencing

Gotta-hava video calls when working remotely. I find that Zoom is the most powerful service that the most people use.

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Canva - Graphics

My default program for all DIY graphic design needs. And yes, Pro is worth the pride. Hint: if you're a student (or have a student email) you can get your first year of Canva Pro free.

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Fiverr - Contract Hires

Looking for short-term contract hires, or a dedicated part-timer? Fiverr has them all.

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BrandReward - Affiliates

Great affiliate network for a variety of businesses.

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We Transfer

WeTransfer - Sending Filees

Send and receive up to 200GB of files, photos, and documents. This is a life saver for sending content for review to clients, and footage to editors!

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GoogleVoice - Business Number

The service I use for my business phone, and as the phone number for all of my text-code confirmation needs. Saves me the huge headache of switching out SIM cards to verify a login.

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LastPass

Never lose your password again. The best features? Share passwords with team members. Access them via the mobile app.
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Gusto

 
Gusto handles all payroll tax responsibilities.
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Zlappo - Twitter Scheduling

Twitter is where the business goes down! Make sure you're active and engaged, always.

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Grammarly - Spell Check

You seriously don't know how many little things you misspell until you get Grammarly.

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Digital Nomad Needs

Safety Wing Travel insurance

Safety Wing - Travel Insurance

The best medical health insurance for travelers on the market.

GET INSURED
Clip Microphone

Clip Microphone

A must have for clear audio, on the go.

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Blue Light Glasses

I credit these to erasing my migraines and easing burn out after long days of video editing.

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Jelly Air Freshener

Jelly Air Freshener

Ground yourself when traveling—a consistent, familiar scent can be so comforting!

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Macbook Pro 13" 2017

My ride or die work and personal laptop for the last 4 years. Great for any creative.

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VRBO

VRBO is like Airbnb, but offers stand-alone vacation homes only. But they have a very specific Book with Confidence Guarantee and Trust & Safety page, while Airbnb simply has a Trust & Safety page. I prefer them!

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Anker Portable Battery

External Battery

No digital nomad would be caught dead without one of these. Between planes, trains, and mid-day Zoom calls, you need to have a power source for your devices that doesn't hinge on you having whatever country's outlet adapter on hand.

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Multi Head Charging Cable

Multi-Head Charging Cable

Get. This. Charging. Cable! You do not want to be digging through your bag on a night bus or midnight flight looking for the right charger for your phone or GoPro. Charge them all at once!

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External Harddrive

Your phone and laptop will fill up faster than you think, but overcrowding will slow your machines down. An external harddrive will keep your content organized, and safe.

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6-Port Charging Cable

Duro 6-Port USB Charger

Again, you do don't want to be making life or death decisions on what to charge overnight. With just one country adaptor, and you can get everything to 100%, quick.

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