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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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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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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