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So I recently got an offer to go back to work with a company I used to work with before doing Business Consulting, when I worked there before I enjoyed the job mostly and the pay is decent I was making slightly over six figures here before and they offered me an increase to come back. The down side to it though is that it's pretty much full time travel. Anywhere in the U.S. and Canada primarily.
What this typically consisted of was flying out Sunday, picking up a rental car, checking into a hotel so I could be ready to go in first thing Monday mornings, I would work with the client during the week usually billing between 40-50 hours then Friday I would fly back home depending I would get in late Friday night or sometimes early Saturday morning which would leave me with enough time to do laundry, hit the dry cleaners, and have a day to rest before flying back out again.
Depending on the client and the business I would work with if we got the job open I would be there for a varying amount of time. Usually 2-3 months sometimes longer. If the client didn't open then I would get on another flight to open with a new client on Tuesday, Wednesday, ect..
Typically when working with a client I know that I am going to be staying in that city for a couple of months which makes it easier to plan flights, I also have the option if I choose to stay in the city over the weekend to expense the hotels and car lets say it's in a city I haven't been and want to check it out instead of flying home. I can do that, or alternatively I can use the flight to bring someone to me, like if a girlfriend wanted to join me for the week or weekend or whatever.
The other perks of doing this job was that I was racking up a ton of airline miles, hotel points, car rental points ect. which is nice but when you live out of a hotel room taking a vacation to a hotel room isn't super exciting. The way it works is I book all this stuff and the company reimburses me which actually it's the client that is really paying for it all but that is besides the point. I typically get the full sized cars but they really don't want us renting high end luxury cars understandably. Hotels are kind of the same usually places in the $150-200 a night range I typically prefer to stay at the Hampton Inns or the Garden Inns, Homewood Suites of course depending on the town if it's a small Podunk place I may not have many options. Flight's I typically try and stick to Delta since I have the highest status with that airline currently, then lastly I get $70 per diem to spend on food or whatever, I never really count this as pay but I get to keep whatever I don't use so maybe I should.
Why am I telling you guys all this you ask? Well the last time I did this after months on the road it started to wear me out a little and I felt like I was always on the go trying to catch up. Depending on the flight going from the East to West coast and back I might lose most of my weekend flying ect.
I haven't decided if I am going to accept the offer or not but I am strongly considering it. If I do I was hoping you guys might have some advice or maybe experience traveling or just offer tips and shit to make the life on the road easier and smoother. Here is a list of some questions and also some tips I have learned from the last time.
Since I end up using my credit cards to book all these expenses I am thinking of applying for some different ones. Last time I simply used a card I had that gives 1.5% cash back on everything. Not really a lot of money but considering I am charging tens of thousands per year it's a nice little bonus. I think last year I used what I built up to buy some Christmas presents. Still I am wondering if there are better option here. Credit Karma is always recommending me a Chase Sapphire Preferred card which seems to be a travel card which might be a better option. Anyone have an experience with these or any recommendations?
Eating on the road, I have been trying to diet better and watch my weight but last time I worked here I ended up eating out and having fast food very often. I still actually did lose weight while I was on the road but what do you guys do to eat healthy when you are away from home? Keep in mind my food budget for the day is $70 although most hotels usually include some sort of breakfast even if it's meh.
I am always renting different cars, so is there any good ones that stand out to you guys to try? I personally have a VW Passat and actually like the car so I usually rent that when available but maybe I am missing out and should be trying different models.
I listed my preference for hotels but anyone have any good suggestions or can tell me if I am missing out not booking with one over another.
It also gets lonely while on the road, but I have hooked up with some locals before when I know I am going to be working with a client for at least a couple of months I take a look at the local watering hole, Do you guys go crazy with tinder, bumble? Do you travel with your fully suction autoblow 5000, or maybe of you prefer the BBC Wakandan Vibranium Cuckmaster? Or maybe you guys blow your load on the hotel towels like savages knowing you are gonna get new ones the next day. The point is any thoughts on this area while on the road.
I have thought about investing in some noise canceling headphones to avoid the screaming shit children that so many neglectful parents let run wild on the plane. I don't mind flying but I am a taller guy and could stand to lose some weight so when I am in coach it's always somewhat uncomfortable but manageable, when I get first class obviously it's a much better time. Still I wonder if I should buy a Nintendo Switch or something, maybe some books. I typically try not to work on the laptop on the flight I find it to cumbersome mostly because I have a stupid big gaming laptop which is getting older so I should get something new that's a little bit of a trade off in power and size. What do you guys do to make flights more enjoyable?
I am sure I am missing some things at the moment and if you guys have any questions feel free to ask so I can clarify anything.
I typically go with 1 checked bag and 1 carry on. My carry on has my laptop, a portal printer, business cards, basically everything I need so I can be ready for the client even if somehow my checked bag got fucked.
So one of the things I pretty much always do after checking into my hotel is hit up the local Wal-Mart and buy a case of bottled water for like $2-3 to shove in the hotel fridge this actually ends up almost always saving me money since I like having something to drink on demand.
Oh and lastly the T.S.A. prescreen shit where you basically get to pay the government money to not treat you like a terrorist, get to keep your shoes and shit on, get to skip all the others in line. It's so fucking worth it.
I typed way more shit than I first thought I was going to but yeah. Help me out FoH crew I need to master the art of traveling so it doesn't knock my ass out this time around.
What this typically consisted of was flying out Sunday, picking up a rental car, checking into a hotel so I could be ready to go in first thing Monday mornings, I would work with the client during the week usually billing between 40-50 hours then Friday I would fly back home depending I would get in late Friday night or sometimes early Saturday morning which would leave me with enough time to do laundry, hit the dry cleaners, and have a day to rest before flying back out again.
Depending on the client and the business I would work with if we got the job open I would be there for a varying amount of time. Usually 2-3 months sometimes longer. If the client didn't open then I would get on another flight to open with a new client on Tuesday, Wednesday, ect..
Typically when working with a client I know that I am going to be staying in that city for a couple of months which makes it easier to plan flights, I also have the option if I choose to stay in the city over the weekend to expense the hotels and car lets say it's in a city I haven't been and want to check it out instead of flying home. I can do that, or alternatively I can use the flight to bring someone to me, like if a girlfriend wanted to join me for the week or weekend or whatever.
The other perks of doing this job was that I was racking up a ton of airline miles, hotel points, car rental points ect. which is nice but when you live out of a hotel room taking a vacation to a hotel room isn't super exciting. The way it works is I book all this stuff and the company reimburses me which actually it's the client that is really paying for it all but that is besides the point. I typically get the full sized cars but they really don't want us renting high end luxury cars understandably. Hotels are kind of the same usually places in the $150-200 a night range I typically prefer to stay at the Hampton Inns or the Garden Inns, Homewood Suites of course depending on the town if it's a small Podunk place I may not have many options. Flight's I typically try and stick to Delta since I have the highest status with that airline currently, then lastly I get $70 per diem to spend on food or whatever, I never really count this as pay but I get to keep whatever I don't use so maybe I should.
Why am I telling you guys all this you ask? Well the last time I did this after months on the road it started to wear me out a little and I felt like I was always on the go trying to catch up. Depending on the flight going from the East to West coast and back I might lose most of my weekend flying ect.
I haven't decided if I am going to accept the offer or not but I am strongly considering it. If I do I was hoping you guys might have some advice or maybe experience traveling or just offer tips and shit to make the life on the road easier and smoother. Here is a list of some questions and also some tips I have learned from the last time.
Since I end up using my credit cards to book all these expenses I am thinking of applying for some different ones. Last time I simply used a card I had that gives 1.5% cash back on everything. Not really a lot of money but considering I am charging tens of thousands per year it's a nice little bonus. I think last year I used what I built up to buy some Christmas presents. Still I am wondering if there are better option here. Credit Karma is always recommending me a Chase Sapphire Preferred card which seems to be a travel card which might be a better option. Anyone have an experience with these or any recommendations?
Eating on the road, I have been trying to diet better and watch my weight but last time I worked here I ended up eating out and having fast food very often. I still actually did lose weight while I was on the road but what do you guys do to eat healthy when you are away from home? Keep in mind my food budget for the day is $70 although most hotels usually include some sort of breakfast even if it's meh.
I am always renting different cars, so is there any good ones that stand out to you guys to try? I personally have a VW Passat and actually like the car so I usually rent that when available but maybe I am missing out and should be trying different models.
I listed my preference for hotels but anyone have any good suggestions or can tell me if I am missing out not booking with one over another.
It also gets lonely while on the road, but I have hooked up with some locals before when I know I am going to be working with a client for at least a couple of months I take a look at the local watering hole, Do you guys go crazy with tinder, bumble? Do you travel with your fully suction autoblow 5000, or maybe of you prefer the BBC Wakandan Vibranium Cuckmaster? Or maybe you guys blow your load on the hotel towels like savages knowing you are gonna get new ones the next day. The point is any thoughts on this area while on the road.
I have thought about investing in some noise canceling headphones to avoid the screaming shit children that so many neglectful parents let run wild on the plane. I don't mind flying but I am a taller guy and could stand to lose some weight so when I am in coach it's always somewhat uncomfortable but manageable, when I get first class obviously it's a much better time. Still I wonder if I should buy a Nintendo Switch or something, maybe some books. I typically try not to work on the laptop on the flight I find it to cumbersome mostly because I have a stupid big gaming laptop which is getting older so I should get something new that's a little bit of a trade off in power and size. What do you guys do to make flights more enjoyable?
I am sure I am missing some things at the moment and if you guys have any questions feel free to ask so I can clarify anything.
I typically go with 1 checked bag and 1 carry on. My carry on has my laptop, a portal printer, business cards, basically everything I need so I can be ready for the client even if somehow my checked bag got fucked.
So one of the things I pretty much always do after checking into my hotel is hit up the local Wal-Mart and buy a case of bottled water for like $2-3 to shove in the hotel fridge this actually ends up almost always saving me money since I like having something to drink on demand.
Oh and lastly the T.S.A. prescreen shit where you basically get to pay the government money to not treat you like a terrorist, get to keep your shoes and shit on, get to skip all the others in line. It's so fucking worth it.
I typed way more shit than I first thought I was going to but yeah. Help me out FoH crew I need to master the art of traveling so it doesn't knock my ass out this time around.
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