If you’re still planning on a vacation during the last month of summer then try to save extra money with the following ideas.

Get a hotel with a fridge and microwave – this is a big money saver and it’s even better if you get a hotel room with a whole darn kitchen. These rooms cost more but since you can cook for the family vs. eat out at expensive restaurants all the time, it works out in your favor. One tip to go along with this is you should Mapquest a close grocery store to your hotel so that once …read more

Annual passes to parks and attractions are one of the best ways to stretch your summer activity budget. For example, the zoo in my town offers admission prices as follows:

Adults (12-64) = $9.75
Youth (3-11) = $6.75
Children (2 and under) = FREE

I have my 8-year-old son and I so it’ll cost us $16.50 just to go to the zoo once! Holy right. However, my zoo, like most zoos offers plenty of membership offers that make going to the zoo way more affordable.My son and I could get a $54 Zoo 4 Two annual membership that allows us free admission for a …read more

Actually, I’m not sure inexpensive is the right word. Less expensive might be more appropriate. With summer coming up fast, you may be thinking about flying off for a vacation; here’s how to save some green in the process…

PLAN WELL!:
Not planning well is a serious flight blunder. Rebooking can cost you huge amounts in fees and some flights may not even be refundable at all – not even for credit (i.e. international flights). Make sure you have a plan that, not counting major emergencies, will work out. Also make sure your flight back is reasonable. Case in point – one …read more

We love the zoo. We love the museum. We love the science center. Since we are thrifty, we don’t love paying to visit all the fun attractions available in our area. Luckily, we often don’t have to pay or, if we do have to pay, we can score a major discount.
I usually start my search for cheap or free attractions we can visit at my credit card company’s site. Bank of America gives card holders free admission to a limited number of museums on the first weekend each month. If I can find one we want to visit …read more

I’m looking into hotels for when I attend a conference in Las Vegas in a few months. Last year I chose an inexpensive casino and regretted it. The room was disgusting, I had to pay for cabs or the monorail at least twice a day, and there was no in room coffee or continental breakfast or any kind of perks. Plus, being a few miles from my hotel made it difficult to go back to my room and work or rest during two hour lunch breaks.
In doing my research I realized even though many of the casinos offer …read more

 
…and boy are my arms tired.
Sorry.
Forgive my delay in posting. I was at the Blog World and New Media Expo in Las Vegas, learning some awesome tips to help me be a better blogger for you. Besides learning a lot about blogging, I learned when it comes to Vegas, you do indeed get what you pay for.
Cheap Hotel
I decided to save money by staying at one of the more inexpensive hotel and casinos on the strip. Really folks, it was bad. It stunk of cigarette smoke, the maid rarely came to clean the room, room service trays were left out …read more

 
I’m a little cranky this morning. I just got socked with hundreds of dollars in fees from an online “discount” travel site and there’s not a whole lot I can do about it. Trust me, there are better ways to get cheap airline tickets.
I ‘m going out of town for a conference next month. I booked my flight using a popular online discount airfare website. On the whole the process was easy and the rate wasn’t bad.  The trip including aifare and hotel was about $650, which isn’t too bad for flying across the country and spending three nights in …read more