The Black Girl Luxury lifestyle I’ve created for myself didn’t happen overnight. In college, while most of the people I knew spent their weekends partying, shopping or brunching, I was working in order to stay at my dream school. While my friends would join clubs for pure interest, I chose ones for interest that included stipends. My breaking and humbling moment was during my junior year while studying abroad where I had to make $200 stretch each month because of a family situation. My overall…

In an ideal world, you wouldn’t have to penny pinch or go through extremes just to have a decent vacation. I’ve seen family members and friends overspend, overthink, and under plan their vacations because of money problems (they overshot their budget). Although I’ve seen this firsthand, I myself haven’t experienced it. Over the years I’ve had the privilege of being able to travel both domestically and internationally to some amazing places and I learned about the country’s history, embraced their culture, and tasted some phenomenal…