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Vacations on a Dime: How to Fly for Less!

Saving Cents With Sense

Short flights are typically not worth the upgrade since you would waste miles. Be ready to volunteer to get “bumped” from an overbooked flight. If you do get bumped, you usually get a free flight to use within a year, and some spending cash for meals while you wait. Well, not always. a bag in surcharges.

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

I am so impressed by the amount of biking and walking she and her family do, especially since it’s the functional sort, to get yourself from point A to point B. ” Sunrise on Lake Michigan I’ve moved a LOT – not as much as a military family, perhaps, but quite a bit for someone my age! K in her dance costume 2.