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Snag a Post-Thanksgiving Travel Deal

They aren’t exactly the Black Friday deals being offered at the mall, but you can still save big on travel packages by booking by the end of the month. Take a break from the chaos surrounding the holiday season by jetting off to Sin City this December. Pleasant Holidays is offering a money-saving package deal featuring round-trip airfare from Los Angeles to Las Vegas on Spirit Airlines, a four-night stay in a deluxe room at the Wynn Las Vegas, plus a $100 resort credit all for just $369. The price doesn’t include a $20 per room, per night resort fee. … Continue reading →

Special Seasonal Money-Savers

Obama or Romney? The wrong pick could score you a major travel prize. Yes, the wrong pick. JetBlue is giving you a chance to win a free round-trip flight if you incorrectly choose the winner of next month’s presidential election. In one of the cleverest marketing lines ever, JetBlue is giving voting Americans “the chance to make good on threats to leave the country if the other guy wins.” The discount carrier recently announced that it will award 2012 seats, or 1,006 round-trip flights, to customers who fail to correctly call the race between President Barack Obama and Republican nominee … Continue reading →

How to Lower Expenses without Giving Up the Luxuries

Current frugal advice is all about giving up the little things, such as the mocha coffee or the cable television. But what if you could lower your household and general expenses each month without permanently giving up the little things that make your life more fun? It is possible. In order to lower your expenses without giving up the luxuries, you can do one of two things. You can either find a way to get that item or service for less, or you can temporarily suspend it when it doesn’t impact your life. Let us take that last one first, … Continue reading →

Does Money Make You a Better Parent?

When you become a single parent you quickly learn that there is never enough money. Your kids learn this lesson too, much earlier than you want them too. It’s hard for your kids not to have the things everyone else has, it’s also hard when you are the one who always has to tell them no. Many studies that are done on single parents focus on income as a reason children from single parent households struggle. This may be true, but not having everything handed to you and learning the value of hard work gives our children life skills they … Continue reading →

Take Advantage of Cyber Monday to Be Prepared

Are you snapping up the Cyber Monday deals and all of the other Christmas sale savings? Cyber Monday can be a great way to get your holiday shopping done and over without while saving money. But Cyber Monday sales and other Christmas bargains can also serve another purpose: getting items that will be useful to you and your family in an emergency. Here are some items that you should look for while you are shopping for deals. I’ve found some great Cyber Monday sales as well as coupon codes that can be applied to these items. Frozen and Can Foods … Continue reading →

Take the Train to Thanksgiving Celebrations

With just 13 days until Turkey Day, now is the time to solidify your holiday travel plans. In most cases, last-minute flights to and from major cities during Thanksgiving week are far from a frugal option. Fortunately, travelers determined to get to grandmother’s house to share in a festive Thanksgiving feast don’t have to rely solely on the airlines. Amtrak is moving full speed ahead with a campaign to reunite families this Thanksgiving. The passenger train corporation offers 30 routes to more than 500 destinations in 46 states. With a single ticket you can visit the most popular destinations in … Continue reading →

Save Money With the Christmas Sales at Target

Target has always been a good place to shop if you are frugal, on a budget, or just want to save money on the items you need to buy. This includes the things that you want to buy as Christmas gifts for your friends and family. The Christmas sales at Target have just started. It is time to take advantage of their sales, and help yourself manage to stay within your budget this holiday season. If you have children of your own, you may have already been hearing about all the toys and games that your kids are hoping to … Continue reading →

How Television is Costing You Money

Although we have thought about this for years, we have recently gotten pretty serious about giving up television. We may have withdrawal. We may have to do it in stages. We may even fail and have to try it again, but the fact is that television is costing us. Both as a family and in terms of finances. Since this is the Frugal Living blog, I’ll set aside the other issues that our family may have with the television and concentrate just on the financial aspect of dedicating time to the television. Perhaps seeing it here in black and white … Continue reading →

More Money-Saving Earth Day Deals

You don’t have to be a “Crunchy Granola,” an aging hippie, or a tree hugger to appreciate money-saving Earth Day deals. After all, doesn’t everyone want to save green on the “green”-est day of the year? Retailers around the world are offering a wide range of promotions and deals to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Here are just a few winners: Babies R Us The popular children’s store is giving away a free reusable tote bag with a printable coupon through April 22nd, plus 25 percent off all clothes and shoes you can fit in the bag. Disney … Continue reading →

Giving It All Away

One of the negative things that is sometimes associated with living a frugal lifestyle is the idea that frugally-minded people are also tightwads or stingy. That is, if you wash out your ziploc baggies, shop at thrift stores or lower your thermostat in the winter, then you must be a miserable person with no thought for others. Remember Ebenezer Scrooge? But I think that frugal people are in a unique position to be able to be far more generous than the average person. Frugal people have learned how to save money, stretch those dollars and finds ways to make something … Continue reading →