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Why Now is the Perfect Time to Book Hotel Stays!
What does this mean to travelers like us who are trying to save money on the overall cost of our family vacations? It means now is a GREAT time to book your hotel stays for the next year! Uncertainty is always a good time to ask for discounts, especially in businesses that have a lot of discretion about how much they charge, like hotels.
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Learn How to Pack Your Luggage to Save on Baggage Fees
We all secretly knew the day would come when learning how to most efficiently pack our suitcases would save us money. Well, that day is today!
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Checklist: How to Pack a Carry On Suitcase
The carry on suitcase is the most important piece of your travel preparation, and the item that can make the difference between a great trip and a terrible trip in many cases. If your luggage is lost, damaged, or delayed, it is vital to have everything you need in your carry on suitcase. You need to know how to pack a carry on suitcase the right way so that you aren’t stranded without your necessities! Trust me – as a mom of 4 kids (soon to be 6), flying without your essentials makes travel a nightmare. You need to not only plan for what you will need at your destination…
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The Airlines Stole Our Peanuts! What's Next?
The price of fuel is hurting everyone: missed vacations and business trips for people who now can't afford to fly, the airlines losing revenue and having to cut flights, the hotels and restaurants who don't have vacationers to patronize their establishments, and most of all - the poor souls...
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Dealing With High Fuel Prices Pt 3: Walking to Work {Recession Series 2008}
Dealing With High Fuel Prices Part 3: Walking to Work My husband walked to work each day this week. 2.6 miles there, 2.6 miles back. And I forgot to mention, we live in Alaska. Yesterday it was minus 5° F! Did you miss Dealing with High Fuel Prices Part 2? Read it first! This idea was born from our brainstorm of ways to cut down the fuel expense in our monthly budget. My husband comes home for lunch every day, and we thought packing a lunch a few days a week would eliminate the extra driving. Well, that evolved into the idea of just walking to and from work a…
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Dealing with High Fuel Prices Pt 2: The Real Cost of Driving {Recession Series 2008}
Dealing with High Fuel Prices: The Real Cost of Driving How much does it really cost to drive your car? I mean in actual dollars and cents, a hard, specific, tangible number, how many cents does each mile cost you? Let’s figure out the real cost of driving to help your family’s frugal budget. Did you miss Dealing With High Fuel Prices part 1? Read it now before you go on! In the great fuel-cost-reduction brainstorm that happened in my house last week, a real number emerged. From the usual amount of miles we’ve been able to drive on one tank of gas, and the current prices of fuel in…
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14 Ways to Save Money on Hotel Costs: The Ultimate Guide to Traveling for Less
Our travel tips can help you budget for your next vacation to save money on hotel costs. Hotels can be expensive, and there’s no reason to overspend on your hotel room when you want to have plenty of vacation budget for seeing the sights and experiencing the local hot spots while you’re there.
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Dealing With High Fuel Prices Part 1 {Recession Series 2008}
Dealing With High Fuel Prices: Part 1 Dealing with high fuel prices can be hard on a frugal family’s budget. As you know, we’re always looking for new ways to cut down our already-low spending. This month we looked at one area that many of you are also looking at: fuel costs! How could we cut down our fuel usage, we asked? We brainstormed ideas, but it proved to be difficult because we don’t drive a lot usually. The only apparent answer was that we’d have to get creative and change our habits. We live in Alaska and only have one garage available. My car usually goes in the garage…
