Eau Claire couple awarded for his or her thrifty journey model

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) – A neighborhood couple has been busy touring the world and serving to others get monetary savings to do the identical.

Angie and Jeff Holzinger at the moment are acknowledged as “rising stars” for serving to extra folks see the world by way of every day intentional spending.

The couple says after a long time of touring, they launched Thrifty Living Travel Freedom to showcase how their budgeting lets them wander the globe.

“It’s basically about how we live a thrifty life on the day-to-day basis in order to bring ourselves travel freedom,” Angie Holzinger mentioned. “I mean, really simple stuff like we don’t eat meat at home because that’s a really expensive part of the grocery bill. So we eat vegetarian when we’re at home and we will ebb and flow what we’re going to get based on what’s on sale and based on what we can afford in our budget and keep that pretty small.”

Jeff mentioned stepping out of the Eau Claire space has given him a brand new view of the world.

“You can find a ton of stuff that’s cool about your own little area in the world too. But getting outside of that and exploring, it helps you get different ideas in your mind,” Jeff Holzinger mentioned. “You start talking to people, meeting people. And you don’t have to go international to have a different experience either.”

The Holzingers are severe about discovering experiences in their very own little space. Despite having gone to 50 international locations throughout 5 continents, the couple mentioned they nonetheless take pleasure in exploring the Midwest.

“What can people do in their own backyard? What kind of Wisconsin places are we just visiting and experiencing and loving and that we could share on our site,” Angie Holzinger mentioned. “A lot of times when folks find out how much we travel, they want to know the most exotic places we’ve been. But the memorable stories a lot of times we have are right here in the Midwest.”

That Midwest focus is what not too long ago earned the couple Midwest Travel Network’s “Rising Star Award.”

“We’ve doubted ourselves. ‘Are we putting useful information out in the world? Is anybody reading this?’ Sometimes you feel like you’re just shouting to the universe and wondering, ‘does any of what I’m doing actually matter?’” Jeff Holzinger mentioned. “Getting this award is validating that and saying, yes, another milestone for us that is saying, ‘you’re on the right path, you’re doing good things, you’re helping people and you’re making a difference in the world.’ And I think that’s the whole reason we ever wanted to do this.”

Soon, the Holzingers will probably be touring to Japan, and subsequent yr; Antarctica.

Thrifty Living Travel Freedom may be discovered on Facebook, Instagram and their website.