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Tess Vigeland

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408 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
Room Blocks, Rental Cars, and a Plus-One: Smarter Wedding Travel for Savvy Guests

If I do, I'll let you know so you can talk me out of it. I think the extent of my relationships in and with Paris should be limited to, let's say, cheese, baguettes, and fashion.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
Room Blocks, Rental Cars, and a Plus-One: Smarter Wedding Travel for Savvy Guests

If I do, I'll let you know so you can talk me out of it. I think the extent of my relationships in and with Paris should be limited to, let's say, cheese, baguettes, and fashion.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
What to Know About Managing Money Before Traveling or Living Abroad

Oh, delighted, I'm sure. Is this thing on?

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
What to Know About Managing Money Before Traveling or Living Abroad

Oh, delighted, I'm sure. Is this thing on?

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
What to Know About Managing Money Before Traveling or Living Abroad

Oh, delighted, I'm sure. Is this thing on?

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
What to Know About Managing Money Before Traveling or Living Abroad

In late 2015, I decided that I had had enough of normal life. So I packed up my household, put everything in storage, and got a one-way ticket to Saigon, Vietnam. Wasn't sure when I'd return. Maybe after a few months or so, went off with one suitcase, a backpack, and a photography bag. And then, you guys, I forgot to come home for almost three years.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
What to Know About Managing Money Before Traveling or Living Abroad

In late 2015, I decided that I had had enough of normal life. So I packed up my household, put everything in storage, and got a one-way ticket to Saigon, Vietnam. Wasn't sure when I'd return. Maybe after a few months or so, went off with one suitcase, a backpack, and a photography bag. And then, you guys, I forgot to come home for almost three years.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
What to Know About Managing Money Before Traveling or Living Abroad

In late 2015, I decided that I had had enough of normal life. So I packed up my household, put everything in storage, and got a one-way ticket to Saigon, Vietnam. Wasn't sure when I'd return. Maybe after a few months or so, went off with one suitcase, a backpack, and a photography bag. And then, you guys, I forgot to come home for almost three years.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
What to Know About Managing Money Before Traveling or Living Abroad

I lived in Saigon for about four months, then moved to Bangkok, Thailand. Ended up living there for two and a half years and using it as a hub to travel to and spend time in 20 countries throughout Asia, plus the Middle East and Australia.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
What to Know About Managing Money Before Traveling or Living Abroad

I lived in Saigon for about four months, then moved to Bangkok, Thailand. Ended up living there for two and a half years and using it as a hub to travel to and spend time in 20 countries throughout Asia, plus the Middle East and Australia.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
What to Know About Managing Money Before Traveling or Living Abroad

I lived in Saigon for about four months, then moved to Bangkok, Thailand. Ended up living there for two and a half years and using it as a hub to travel to and spend time in 20 countries throughout Asia, plus the Middle East and Australia.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
What to Know About Managing Money Before Traveling or Living Abroad

Yeah, I maintained the two stateside bank accounts that I already had, used those for cash withdrawals and paying credit card bills. I used Schwab and USAA because they both had no fee ATM reimbursements. Very, very important, as we've already said.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
What to Know About Managing Money Before Traveling or Living Abroad

Yeah, I maintained the two stateside bank accounts that I already had, used those for cash withdrawals and paying credit card bills. I used Schwab and USAA because they both had no fee ATM reimbursements. Very, very important, as we've already said.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
What to Know About Managing Money Before Traveling or Living Abroad

Yeah, I maintained the two stateside bank accounts that I already had, used those for cash withdrawals and paying credit card bills. I used Schwab and USAA because they both had no fee ATM reimbursements. Very, very important, as we've already said.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
What to Know About Managing Money Before Traveling or Living Abroad

I made sure that I went abroad with two bank accounts back home, each with significant funds in them, so that if for whatever reason one debit or ATM card stopped working, I had the other one available.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
What to Know About Managing Money Before Traveling or Living Abroad

I made sure that I went abroad with two bank accounts back home, each with significant funds in them, so that if for whatever reason one debit or ATM card stopped working, I had the other one available.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
What to Know About Managing Money Before Traveling or Living Abroad

I made sure that I went abroad with two bank accounts back home, each with significant funds in them, so that if for whatever reason one debit or ATM card stopped working, I had the other one available.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
What to Know About Managing Money Before Traveling or Living Abroad

I also alerted all of my banks and credit cards that I would be traveling abroad for an extended period of time so that they wouldn't look at what was happening and be like, that card is bouncing all over the place. I was bouncing all over the place. And, you know, I've been online banking for a couple of decades now. So doing everything online was just kind of par for the course.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
What to Know About Managing Money Before Traveling or Living Abroad

I also alerted all of my banks and credit cards that I would be traveling abroad for an extended period of time so that they wouldn't look at what was happening and be like, that card is bouncing all over the place. I was bouncing all over the place. And, you know, I've been online banking for a couple of decades now. So doing everything online was just kind of par for the course.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
What to Know About Managing Money Before Traveling or Living Abroad

I also alerted all of my banks and credit cards that I would be traveling abroad for an extended period of time so that they wouldn't look at what was happening and be like, that card is bouncing all over the place. I was bouncing all over the place. And, you know, I've been online banking for a couple of decades now. So doing everything online was just kind of par for the course.