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Travel Tidbits: New Rules About Bumping and Reviewing Rules About Tire Pressure

NEW RULES ABOUT BUMPING How many times have you been bumped from a flight? If the answer is one too many (more like once is enough) then I have good news for you. The Transportation Department is considering making airlines pay big bucks when they overbook a flight and bump passengers from prepaid seats. Currently, if an airline forces passengers onto another flight that takes them to their destination less than two hours after their original arrival time, the carrier must pay the value of a passenger’s ticket, plus up to $200. In addition, if the airline does not meet … Continue reading →

Getting Rid of Junk

Okay, you have had a yard sale, twice. You have taken lots of stuff to the charity drop box. You have taken a few high quality items to the consignment shop or offered them for trade via Freecycle. Unfortunately, you still have a lot of junk around, and it’s too much stuff to leave by the curb for the garbage man. You can’t burn it either, so what are you going to do? Start by shredding any papers that contain personal information. These can then be added to the trash. A paper shredder is not very expensive and it’s well … Continue reading →

Pop Quiz: Test Your Fuel Savings IQ

It’s dominating the news and has been the topic of several recent Families.com “Travel” and “Frugal” blogs. It’s the high price of gas and at this point who knows how high the prices will go. So, here is another blog about gas, but with a twist. Ask yourself, how much do you know about saving gas? Then test yourself with these true-or-false statements. 1. Running your air-conditioner can help your gas mileage. 2. Use a premium gasoline to improve your mileage. 3. You’ll use less gas if you keep the engine running for one minute than if you stopped and … Continue reading →