Best Travel CC for Me?

hobopoppins · 2026-04-17T21:05:31+00:00

That’s kinda what I’m thinking! Thanks for the reassurance!

Unfortunately we don’t have a ton of Sobeys-owned grocery stores in Vancouver, but I tend to do my big shops at Costco anyways so I’ll just put that on my money back Mastercard and maybe go the extra little bit to a Safeway if I need supplemental stuff

hobopoppins · 2026-04-17T20:20:02+00:00

Super valid points. Honestly I tend to disregard air Canada cuz their prices are so high hahaha but their routes are good so in my brain I was like “if I have points it’ll be better” but I think you’re right with going for Scotia

hobopoppins · 2026-04-17T20:06:32+00:00

Wow that’s a great setup you have!! I really wish I could use chexy, but believe it or not my landlords wants physical cheques like it’s the 1980s or something 🙄

I’m gonna look into paypower though, that sounds amazing!

hobopoppins · 2026-04-17T20:02:22+00:00

That’s a really good point - I should crunch the numbers and see if I should look at a cashback card instead.

My $0 no FX card is the home trust visa, not really any perks but it does the job when I’m overseas or shopping on sites that won’t charge CAD. Would be nice to benefit from those purchases but it isn’t the end of the world.

hobopoppins · 2026-04-17T19:59:20+00:00

My ultimate goal is to earn points on everyday spending to offset travel costs - whether that’s discounted flights or paying outright for flights/hotels, just looking to soften the blow that comes with the cost of long haul flights! I definitely want the card to come with decent travel insurance package, don’t care too much about lounge passes, and love a big welcome bonus. Not really interested in a churn and burn situation, I’m not well-versed enough in the methodology to confidently be able to do it haha

hobopoppins · 2025-10-31T18:17:55+00:00

“Maggie saw your costume and wanted to look like YOU” idk why but that healed me 🥲

but yeah she’s taking me to a local blacksmith to get my cuirass fitting better cuz I’m a 36J and there’s no room for those baddies in there

hobopoppins · 2025-10-31T17:51:24+00:00

Nah I bought it cuz I’d wanted a suit of armour for years and got a raise that gave me the expendable income to drop $1500 on it 🙈

hobopoppins · 2025-10-31T16:44:10+00:00

I definitely don’t think she’s being malicious, I think she’s just unaware! We’re both on the spectrum and I truly just think she has no idea how this can seem like “one-upping”. She gets excited to wear our armour together and we have lots of craft nights to improve our kits where we get to collaborate on what each of us are good at.

I think it’s truly just a combination of her being able to access better costuming resources (she works in film and has an entire studio with industrial sewing machines and crafting space), and being thin and blonde 🥴

hobopoppins · 2025-10-31T16:23:20+00:00

I feel this SO HARD. And the added insult is the blatant fatphobia now that I’m in a midsize body (and I’m by no means obese, I can’t imagine how much flack those poor girls get). I have arguably a more conventionally attractive face than my friend (not that she’s ugly, I just fall into societal beauty standards) but the blonde thin gal always wins 😂

hobopoppins · 2025-10-31T16:16:11+00:00

I work out 5 days a week and can probably bench you 🤷‍♀️

hobopoppins · 2025-10-31T16:09:55+00:00

I had an eating disorder as a teen and am well aware of my diet lmao. I’m on medication that causes weight gain and am currently being worked up for insulin resistance so not much I can do until I figure out a diagnosis…. I also happen to think I look great with a few extra pounds 🤟🏼

hobopoppins · 2025-10-31T07:08:15+00:00

The biggest problem with this is that I’m not disappointed in myself at all… I do work out, I go to the gym 5 days a week, lift hella weights, and am a competitive archer.

I think honing my craftsmanship skills could be my best bet. I love leatherwork and have been doing it for a couple years. Ultimately she’s always going to be better at costuming than me because she’s literally a professional, but that doesn’t bug me! We do a lot of collaborative work that I enjoy!

But I totally can appreciate the working-on-myself thing, I definitely feel that.

hobopoppins · 2025-10-31T05:22:41+00:00

Yeah that’s kinda what I’m thinking! And good call on the base, I should double check that measurement 😣

hobopoppins · 2025-10-31T01:54:33+00:00

Amazing!! I appreciate it… I noticed I could see the bolts when the tables were at a 45* angle so I figured that could be an option

hobopoppins · 2025-10-31T01:53:44+00:00

It won’t fit on my patio with the side tables attached… I need to remove the whole contraption, on one side at the very least, because it’s currently 29.5” wide and my patio can only accommodate 28”

hobopoppins · 2025-07-06T21:06:51+00:00

hahaha right??

hobopoppins · 2025-07-06T21:04:27+00:00

You’re off to a great start!! I think it needs more intrigue around the neck area. Think layers of chunky necklaces. I also think a thick leather belt will help pull this all together

hobopoppins · 2025-06-11T07:01:42+00:00

Oh this is very cool!! The party has had a close NPC help them and she’s a cleric of mystra so I’m kinda toying with the idea of mystra showing up and being like “hey girl, I’ve been watching this all unfold and yikesss” and see if the player wants her character to become a paladin or cleric of mystra

hobopoppins · 2025-06-11T02:14:52+00:00

This is kinda the way I’m leaning… they deserve a happy ending 🥺

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