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The Easiest Way To Make Vacations Affordable

Whether you want to go on a vacation three hours away, or you want to vacation halfway across the globe, there are ways to make everything about your trip affordable. You can find many excellent discounts online, and in addition to this, if you do your research properly, you will be able to plan out your trips well in advance, buy early, and save substantial amounts of money by locking in your rates for your trips well before anyone else has even thought of taking a trip.

Buy Well in Advance

Sometimes, the best way in to save money on a trip is to have it planned out months in advance. While this isn’t possible for everyone, this is an especially good idea for those with fixed schedules, or those who have specific paid vacation times. If you can purchase your plane tickets, hotel fees, or even train fare far in advance, you will have a much easier time of finding better rates. If you are traveling to specific events, there are often special rates for that particular event if you preorder your rooms, for example, within a certain time period. Buying well in advance also allows you to better plan out your activities and budget for certain activities that you would like to do. If it is all already paid for (and much more affordably, too), you will have a much more relaxing trip and you can just focus fun during your vacation as you won’t have to worry about excessive spending.

July 29, 2013

Travel & Entertainment

Where You Can Play Games Online For Free & Have A Chance To Win Money

If there’s one area of the web where the savvy shoppers among us should really be taking full advantage of the offers available – it’s surely in the online gaming world.

The fact is that the world of online casinos, online bingo and other games areas is one of the most competitive out there. A veritable battle is raging in the virtual game rooms throughout the developed world and they’re all in a mad scramble for our customer. And any amateur economist will tell you that when you have a surfeit of supply – you have lower prices; except that they can’t really lower their prices because the games are already free to play. So what they have to do instead is compete with one another in offering ever more generous welcome and introductory bonuses – along with loyalty bonuses to first entice us in – then keep us playing there.

There’s everything from free casino games to free bingo and slots games out there that are fun to play – and maybe financially rewarding too. Previously, the providers tended to simply match your initial deposit with the same amount of money again – a 100% immediate ‘win’ in other words. But now, the increased competition means the providers are having to offer no deposit games right from the get go, along with ever-increasing bonus moneys for those of us looking to put at least a little of our own hard-earned cash in. And that 100% figure can be more like 200% or more – right from the start.

June 10, 2013

Travel & Entertainment

How To Save Money On Cable TV

I’m going to say it, even though many of you are going to hate me. I personally do not pay for cable TV, and likely never will, as I am a frugal queen and enjoy watching Netflix for $7.99 a month. In fact, the only time we ever had cable TV, we got it for free, because the local cable company in our area came and hooked it up for a one month free trial, and then they forgot to turn it off. However, for those of you who do splurge on cable, here are a few tips that can help you save money.

Figure out what you want.

Before you start shopping, you need to figure out what you are looking for. Do you want the History channel, or Discovery channel, or mainly movie channels? It pays to know what you want before you start spending your time scoping out your options.

Research the cable companies in your area.

Find the best TV deals by searching online and determining all of the cable TV companies that provide service in your area. You may even be able to find a single website that already does the research for you and that has a comparison chart showing you the pros and cons of each company and their packages. Check out Infinity Dish statistics, to learn more about the current trends relating to cable TV in order to help you make an informed decision.

April 25, 2013

Travel & Entertainment

How To Save Money On Music And Entertainment For Your Wedding Reception

As you have probably become aware during the process of planning your nuptials, weddings can be a pricy affair. If you want to include family and friends in your special day, venues will have to be rented, caterers and photographers hired, and arrangements like flowers and appropriate attire purchased, all of which can quickly add up. And for the average young couple footing the bill, a limited budget can get eaten up in no time. For this reason you may be looking for a few ways to cut costs in order to ensure that all of the bases are covered without blowing the budget. And while there are money-saving options on every front, you probably have your heart set on certain splurges like a designer wedding dress or a particular venue. Luckily, you can save a lot when it comes to one area in particular: the music and entertainment for your reception. Here are just a few options to consider.

Call in a favor. If you happen to have family members or friends who are musicians or entertainers, perhaps you can call in a favor for discounted or even free services for your reception. Whether you get a solo musician, a band, a magician, a psychic, or someone who makes balloon animals, calling upon talented associates to provide you with a wedding gift in the form of entertainment can save you some big bucks on your overall bill.

March 1, 2013

Travel & Entertainment

How To Avoid Hidden Travel Expenses

When you’re planning to take a trip, especially if it’s for leisure rather than work, you want to make sure that you are able to spend more money on things that you can do once you arrive rather than on the journey itself. For this reason, it’s wise to know about the many hidden expenses that tend to “pop up” while making travel plans.

Do you want to know what they are and more importantly, how you can avoid them? If so, we’ve enclosed five tips that can help you to keep more money in your pocket rather than spending it all on reservations at the airport, the rental car place or even at your hotel:

Make reservations online and purchase travel insurance. Just like with a lot of cable or cell phone companies, when you are booking a reservation and you would prefer to speak with a live agent, there tends to be a small processing fee. For this reason, you would be better off booking it yourself online. Just make sure that if you go with a travel deal website like Cheap Flights or Expedia that you purchase travel insurance. That’s because if you happen to miss your flight and you need to reschedule, without insurance, you can end up paying almost the same amount to rebook your flight.

February 23, 2013

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