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Saving Money While on Vacation

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Many people research ways to save money when planning a vacation such as airfare or lodging deals.  However, most fail to evaluate ways to save money while ON vacation.  Mr. Savvy and I recently returned from a week in Mexico.  Here are some of the tips we used to save money while [...]

How to Find the Cheapest Airfare

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With Thanksgiving only two months away, now is the time to start thinking about your holiday travel. Here are a few tips to find the cheapest airfare -

Book at least 21 days in advance (30 for international flights) – Airlines only allot so many seats for low fares. The farther [...]

Don’t Turn INexpensive Fun into Expensive Fun

Most personal finance blogs advise people to find less expensive options for having fun, i.e. go camping instead of taking a full-fledged (and expensive vacation).  While this is good advice, it can be very easy to turn what should be an inexpensive trip into a not-so-inexpensive-anymore trip.
I’ll give you an example from my own life.  [...]

Fabulous Yet Frugal Travel

People often ask how can they save/reduce spending while still enjoying life. The goal is not to deprive yourself but rather find ways to do the same things cheaper. Here are some ideas for saving money on travel.
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Be flexible – Unless there’s a specific reason for going to a certain location, check out alternates. Hubby [...]

Ten Easy Ways to Save Money

I’m always looking for ways to make more money and to spend less money…without lowering my quality of life/standard of living.  So I thought I’d give you guys a sample of the ways I like to save money.  There are some things I don’t mind paying full-price for (like Cirque du Soleil tickets) but those [...]