Close the Distance
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written 8,000km apart ♥pip approves this journal ♥no ads except our own ♥co-op date night is real date night ♥the call stays open ♥closing the distance, eventually ♥your timezone maths is valid ♥
a journal about long distance — by two people doing it

Same games, same shows, different timezones.

Co-op date nights, anime rituals, which subscriptions earn their keep, and the honest money maths of finally moving in together. No “10 tips to feel connected 💕” listicles — just what actually works for us.

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6 July 20264 min readtravelmoneyguides

how we choose flights: the visit playbook

cheapest fare vs best fare is a trap. we pick flights by cost per hour actually together, and it changed which flights we book, which days we fly, and how much we save.

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2 July 20263 min readfunreal talk

our discord server is our apartment: a room-by-room tour

two members, fourteen channels, zero shame. welcome to the digital apartment we built while we save for the real one, come in, shoes off.

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Can you two actually afford to move in together?

The whole reason this site exists: put in your two cities and your two incomes, get the honest verdict — the cost, the timeline, the everything. Free to try.

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1 July 20262 min readmoneyreal talk

What it actually costs to close the distance

We stopped guessing and added it all up, the flights, the deposit, the visa, the awful in-between months. Here's the honest number, and how to find yours.

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1 July 20264 min readgamesfun

the co-op games that actually saved our long distance relationship

date night when you're 8,000km apart is a Discord call and a co-op game. these are the ones that actually worked for us, and the ones that nearly ended us.

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28 June 20263 min readstreamingmoneyfun

our long distance tech stack: what's actually worth paying for

discord, crunchyroll, netflix, spotify, we ranked every app in our LDR by one question: does this earn its subscription, or is it a tax on being sad and apart?

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24 June 20262 min readmoneyreal talk

How much savings do you need before moving in together?

There's no magic number, but there is a way to find yours. A simple framework for the three buckets of savings that actually matter when you close the distance.

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20 June 20263 min readguidesmoney

the real cost of an australian partner visa (from a couple in the queue)

application fees, health checks, police certificates and the long wait. what the 820/801 and 309/100 pathways actually cost a couple, start to finish.

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Written from Adelaide and wherever she is. Pip flies between us. New posts whenever something’s actually worth saying.

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