I take quiet vacations as often as I can. My employers have no idea where I am thanks to VPN tricks and my meticulous calendar.

I use 2 phones to quiet vacation successfully

One phone number is my personal number. I have another phone number that handles all of my business stuff. I use a VPN that puts my location in San Francisco.

I use Google Fi as my cellphone provider because it gives me WiFi tethering and up to 50 GB of data worldwide. I can easily run a connection anywhere I go.

There were two instances where I thought I might be discovered. I had to have a colleague cover for me for one class I couldn’t make, and another instance where I had to teach from a closet so no one knew where I was.

I’m a mix of a backpacker and a luxury traveler

I can afford the travel by working in university positions called readerships on campus. I get assignments, hold office hours, and get paid. I use the readership money to survive living in Oklahoma.

I use my salary as a teacher to travel. After tax, I get $3,000 a month, which I combine with credit card points and miles.

I also have a small boutique fragrance company called Maison Jila. The business makes me about $1,500 a month. I pre-pack the boxes, and each time I get an order, my mom slaps the label on and drops it off at USPS.

I also wrote some eBooks on personal finance, and I collect sales on those every two months.

I’m creating my dream life and have a meticulous calendar

I have about three hourlong classes, three times a week. There have been times when I’ve stayed up very late to attend a class from another time zone, but it could be worse.

After that, I have my teaching positions. We have to attend an original lecture for the class and then have the sessions we teach each week.

From there, I fill the time with marketing and creating content for my perfume business. I also have time set aside to write more personal finance books.

I plan to finish my Ph.D., travel, and build a business that fully supports my lifestyle

I used to work at Subway during the summer in high school for 60 hours a week. I dreamed I could one day own that Subway and set my own rules.

I didn’t know about places like Monaco, Colombia, Singapore, or Macau — all I knew was working jobs where people treat you poorly. I grew up knowing that would not be my life.

I want to own properties worldwide and build a work-optional lifestyle. I see my perfume business supporting me, and if I’m still teaching, I’ll use that money to pay for travel and investments. I like living life on my terms.

Want to share your quiet vacationing story? Email Lauryn Haas at lhaas@businessinsider.com.