I lived in Rota, Spain, for a while on assignment with the Navy.
I grew up in Texas and was used to driving everywhere and cranking the AC, but that changed in Spain.
I walked, biked, and carpooled to save money, ate locally, and learned to keep cool on the cheap.
Now that I'm back Stateside I've taken the lessons I learned while deployed in Rota, Spain, and used them to save thousands by employing a few simple lifestyle tweaks.
I stopped spending on things and chose experiences insteadIn that tiny Spanish apartment, I had very little room for things.
Persons:
Gazpacho, I'm, Honda
Organizations:
Navy, Service
Locations:
Rota, Spain, Texas, Wall, Silicon, Florida, States, Europe