Kara Cabrera
Welcome
Welcome to my little corner of the web, where I share my real estate updates, travel hacking, and favorite things. Please feel free to reach out to karajcabrera@gmail.com
REAL ESTATE
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Listing: 37 Van Duyn, New Jersey
3 bedroom, 1 bathroom charming single family on an expanded lot.
Listed at $385,000
List Date: 2/8/2026
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Listing: 16F Parkway Village Cranford, New Jersey
2 bedroom, 1 bathroom condo in the charming Parkway Village Community.
Listed at $299,000
List Date: 1/12/2026
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Sold: 294 Howard St New Brunswick, New Jersey
Sold for $475,000
Sold Date: 01/09/2026
Represented Buyer
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Listing: 921 Carteret Ave Trenton, New Jersey
4 bedroom, 1.5 bathroom half duplex in Trenton.
Listed at $265,000
List Date: 12/16/2025
Travel Hacking Blog
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Luxury Costa Rica Vacation on Points
We spent a full week at luxury resorts in Costa Rica for $0. I have been deep in the points and miles games for years now, but this trip was a true testament to how far points and miles can really go.
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2025 Points Earned
In 2025 I earned a total of 1,207,000 points. Many people would assume that to earn that many points, I must have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars. But I assure you, I spent no where near that kind of money. I don't have that kind of money. And I am definitely not taking on any consumer debt.
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2025 Points Funded Trips
I am absolutely blown away by what I was able to do in 2025 with points earned from credit cards. In total, I spent 27 nights in hotels, all either completely free or very deeply discounted. In this post I summarize each trip, how much they would have cost without points, and how much I spent out of pocket.
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Points Funded Couples Trip to Mexico
When my mom retired in June she suggested my husband and I take a vacation together while she and my dad watch the girls - I booked the trip that day!
A Few of My Favorite Things
If you are like me, my social media is inundated with influencers I don’t know selling me things I don’t need. So I thought it might be refreshing to share a few of my favorite things, completely unsponsored. Updated: February 2026
Eternity
A movie about the after life. I cried, I laughed, I was fully engaged.
Chicken Melts
These are microwavable chicken patties with cheese in a half pita. Are they Michelin Star? Absolutely not, but my kids eat them all the time and I send them for school lunch at least 2x a week. Get them at Costco for a discount.
Reading.com
This is a paid reading app that I found to be very good. It requires a parent to sit with the child and comes at a price tag of about $60 for the year. But after trying many reading programs, I really liked this one.
Rakuten
Rakuten is a shopping portal - which is a gateway to online shopping platforms that earns points or cash back. There are lots of shopping portals, and everyone should use one, but Rakuten is my favorite.
