Update: Travel To-Do's

Being in transition is the weirdest. We left our jobs this past Friday, and Saturday was super bizarre. Saturday was just another weekend following a full work week, but we were way more bored and moody than usual because there's nothing we hate more than waiting around. 

In an effort to 1: not be bored to death, and 2: get our lives together before we set out for Europe, we did one of my favorite activities - made a list. 

The main To-Do's were to figure out our money/bank situations as well as look into data plans. Two daunting tasks but they surprisingly fell right into place!

Monday was for money. Through TD Bank we both opened premier checking accounts. This account reimburses all foreign ATM fees and foreign transaction fees and has no monthly maintenance fee as long as you keep a minimum balance of $2,500. I also got the chase sapphire preferred card, which has excellent travel rewards.

Tuesday was for tech. If you don't read anything else in this blog, read this: T-Mobile is the bomb. For $60 a month, Mike joined T-Mobile and received unlimited talk, text and 3GB of data as well as unlimited data while we're abroad. He gets free music streaming (so it doesn't cut into your data usage when back in the states) and a new iphone (an additional $10/month to pay this off). They also bought out his Verizon contract and Verizon cancellation fee. His old Verizon line would've cost $100/month with no international coverage and requires a 2-year contract. A no-brainer to make the switch.

The rest of this week will be spent spending time with family and then attending Boston Calling this coming weekend. Next week we pack up our apartment, have our final family dinners, and set out for Iceland and beyond. 

T-minus 8 days!