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How to Save Money on Plane Tickets

Written by Nickel - 5 Comments

Are you looking forward to a nice Spring Break vacation? Or maybe a summer trip to visit family? If so, and if you’re planning on flying, then read on…
According to a study by Airlines Reporting Corp., which is company involved in ticket transactions between airlines and travel agents, the best time to buy a plane [...]

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Published on January 30th, 2012 - 5 Comments
Filed under: Frugality, Travel
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Should You Buy Travel Insurance?

Written by Ed Avis - 6 Comments

If you’ve booked a vacation for your family lately, or sent your kid off on a school-sponsored field trip, you’ve probably considered trip-cancellation insurance. These offers generally promise to reimburse you for the vacation or field trip if you need to cancel. Are these plans worth the cost? It depends on your own personal risk [...]

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Published on January 24th, 2012 - 6 Comments
Filed under: Insurance, Travel
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Get 1,000 Delta SkyMiles for Free

Written by Nickel - 14 Comments

If you’re a frequent (or even semi-frequent) Delta traveler, you might be interested in this offer that just showed up in our mailbox…
If you signup to receive SkyMiles promotions via e-mail by December 31st, you’ll get 1000 free SkyMiles credited to your account. It’s not a huge amount, but it takes very little effort to [...]

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Published on November 3rd, 2011 - 14 Comments
Filed under: Travel
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Why I Love My Amex Delta Platinum Card

Written by Nickel - 2 Comments

I’ve sung the praises of my Amex Delta Platinum Card in the past, but today I woke up to an e-mail that made me fall in love with it all over again. As I noted in my post about credit card rental car insurance, I’ll be traveling later this week. Well, guess what?

That’s right… I [...]

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Published on October 18th, 2011 - 2 Comments
Filed under: Credit Cards, Travel
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Does Credit Card Car Rental Insurance Cover Priceline and Hotwire?

Written by Nickel - 3 Comments

Over the weekend, I went online to rent a car for an upcoming trip. As usual, I used a combination of Hotwire and Priceline to get the lowest possible rate, ultimately winding up with a reservation through Hotwire.
During the checkout process, I was offer rental car insurance. The policy that I was offered was through [...]

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Published on October 17th, 2011 - 3 Comments
Filed under: Frugality, Travel
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Think Twice Before Buying a Timeshare

Written by Hank Coleman - 14 Comments

If the American Dream is to own your own home, then owning a timeshare or a vacation home may not be far down the list. Many people dream of having enough money to spend a couple of weeks every summer at the beach or in the mountains.
Owning a timeshare allows you to dip your toes [...]

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Published on September 20th, 2011 - 14 Comments
Filed under: Saving & Investing, Travel
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Saving Money With My Amex Delta Platinum SkyMiles Credit Card

Written by Nickel - 15 Comments

There was a time when I was solidly in the cash back credit card rewards camp, and you couldn’t have convinced me to apply for a frequent flyer credit card. But that was then, and this is now…
Last summer I applied for an Amex Delta Platinum SkyMiles credit card. I travel semi-frequently, and our family [...]

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Published on August 19th, 2011 - 15 Comments
Filed under: Credit Cards, Travel
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Dollars and Cents, Pesos and Sense

Written by Jeffrey Steele - One Comment

The tenets of a sound investment philosophy are well established. Good investors seek quality equities that are undervalued, but offer strong upsides. In so doing, they often disregard conventional wisdom, boldly going where others fear to tread. At payoff time, they’re glad they followed the road less traveled.
I was thinking these thoughts on a recent [...]

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Published on July 19th, 2011 - One Comment
Filed under: Travel
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The Very Best Travel Savings Tip

Written by Nickel - 2 Comments

Last week, Ed shared eight tips for saving money on vacation, and this morning I shared another eight travel saving tips. With those excellent tips as backdrop, I wanted to share with you the mother of all travel saving tips:

For those that can’t (or don’t want to) check out the video, it’s a humorous piece [...]

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Published on June 13th, 2011 - 2 Comments
Filed under: Frugality, Travel
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More Tips for Saving Money on Vacation Travel

Written by Nickel - 3 Comments

As a quick followup to Ed’s recent post about how to save money on vacation, I wanted to point out an article from Fiscal Fizzle that lists even more ways to save on vacation.

Research ahead of time for low-cost things to do
Consider the cost of travel when selecting destinations
Use cash for your spending money
Book a [...]

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Published on June 13th, 2011 - 3 Comments
Filed under: Frugality, Travel
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