A neat article on MSN whether it’s cheaper to fly or drive?  There really are a lot of factors involved in making that decision.  My roommate is an avid traveler and frequents travel and flying message boards.  He’s talked to me about people doing “mileage” runs where they go on a trip solely to accumulate [...]

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We’re going to Las Vegas for the holidays and it should be fun. Due to problems with my in-law’s house we were not able to visit them, instead we’ll be meeting them in Las Vegas. Why Las Vegas? It’s cheap, near to my BIL, and warmer than where we are at.
So what [...]

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Next week I’m doing a week of posts for people in their 20s and 30s. I figured I usually do a frugal post and I wanted to write about travelling.  So I decided to ask the question is it frugal to backpack?
Yes and No.  Yes, in the sense that backpacking cheapest way to travel.  Staying [...]

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In case it hasn’t been noticed I’ve gotten into the habit of writing frugal posts on Fridays.  I think it’s fun topic to bring up.  But this week I decided to write about  a tip that can be frugal, but sometimes bites you in the behind.
A typical frugal tip is to stay with friends when [...]

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Okay I just came back from a weekend trip and I decided I would look at my expenses.  We went away for the weekend to Montreal specifically to see Jack Johnson.  Yes I love him.  My DH laughs at the irony of Jack Johnson’s song “Better Together” when he talks about sitting underneath a mango [...]

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I knew our weekend in NY would be pricy.  And if I had to guess before the weekend started I’d say $1k.  And looking at the numbers I was right.

Dog Boarding – $130
Hotel – $287.72, hey it’s new york
Bus to NY – $65.50
Statue of Libery – $24
NY Transit (Metro Card) – $32.50
MMA Entrance – $20
Cafe [...]

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Many people might disagree with that statement. But the truth is when you are travelling you’re better off using a credit card. Maybe it’s not so bad if you don’t leave the US to only use a debit card, but if you travel at all internationally be prepared and take a credit card.
First you’ll need [...]

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This is a short post to say I’ll be flying home to see my grandfather before his cremation and stay for his funeral next week Friday. I think I can go for about $800 per person which is not too bad. I am happy that I think I can make it home.

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