Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Everybody is attracted to the bright lights of the hotels right on the Strip. If you’ve never been to Vegas, you will spend a good chunk of time just walking up and down the strip and checking out all the hotels. So the hotels on Freemont street are older, smaller and significantly cheaper than those on the Strip.

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JUNE 25, 2019

You can enjoy a camping trip, stay with a relative, or even make your time at home a staycation without racking up bills. If you fly, your largest expenses will likely be your hotel stay, airfare, and car rental, so you’ll want to account for these costs first. Consider what you are prepared to spend on your next vacation.

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Coupons Do Work

MARCH 4, 2016

Save money when you use the Disney Shuttle : If you are staying at an off-site hotel, check out a shuttle to Disney World- to take you to and from the parks. Another great way to save money on your phone bill ! <—-> I was frugal for travel and saved up for a nice hotel. Now that is cheap living !

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Shereen Travels Cheap

APRIL 27, 2024

It's just a good way for me to get a little bit of home wherever I am, or even just to be able to access certain websites and pay bills and keep up with news. A VPN - Traveling out of the country is great, but so is being able to enjoy some of my own shows while I'm away and having some downtime.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 3, 2012

After all, going on a holiday trip or even a business trip can already cost us a lot in terms of fare, hotel stay, and food. Should you fall sick during your trip, travel insurance can help pay your medical bills which may or may not include hospitalization. Why should we spend more just to have insurance we might not even need?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 30, 2011

But, by avoiding them, both your trip and your post-trip bill will benefit. In fact, you really should apply for and open such a card before booking flights, hotels, etc. Luckily, avoiding these gratuitous costs is as easy as not signing any bill or check expressed in anything other than the local currency. Let’s find out.

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For the Mommas

JANUARY 25, 2016

With a retro gameboard and cards, the game takes you back to when it all began, but you still have to build your houses and hotels and see if you can bankrupt everyone else. You better keep an eye on your money, because you never know when the dice will land you with a massive rent bill to pay.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

According to the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) website, first year costs to own a cat can be $1035 with a recurring annual bill of $670. 800 worth of vet bills later we brought home a re-constructed kitten and nursed her back to health. 18 years worth of annual vet bills: $2880.

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Saving Cents With Sense

JUNE 19, 2013

That may be the financial boost you need to buy two tickets to Hawaii or book a hotel for a week in Las Vegas. To ensure you’re not bleeding too much cash unnecessarily on Internet bills, utility bills or insurance premiums, you may want to do a yearly audit on all of these items. Department of Energy.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 24, 2011

Are you currently struggling to pay the bills from month to month? Valet (@ golf course or hotel). Bell Boy at hotel. This post was written by Derek. Are you wondering how your friends seem to be surviving without effort? How are you going to turn things around? Part-time Job Ideas. Waiter/Waitress. Dish Washer. Pizza Delivery.

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Coupons Do Work

DECEMBER 24, 2016

The day after I flew in, I was sitting in my hotel room, checking my emails for the time the meeting will take place and I got an email that pretty much summed up to say “Sorry. That money I could have used to pay bills or pay for a new car. Can’t meet. That was part of the stress.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

I hate getting a bill for something I ate, digested and eliminated a month ago! When I worked for TWA, and traveled a lot on business, I signed up for every airline and hotel rewards card available. We don’t bother with credit card rewards programs. Here is why. We prefer not to use credit. It’s a pain to use the points.

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Nicoles Nickels

JUNE 26, 2013

We love fun kitchen gadgets and the Stackable Appetizer Maker fits the bill! You know those fancy appetizers you see at hotel functions? Now you can make them at home! It’s the newest must-have kitchen gadget that makes it quick and easy to create exquisite, multi-layered, perfectly proportioned bite-size morsels in just 5 minutes!

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Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

AUGUST 30, 2016

Great restaurants, fabulous shops, art galleries, loads of new hotels. We suggest Billings Farm – you’ll meet the cows personally. Must Drink: Visit the bar, if not the entire hotel, at the Ocean House – a hotel steeped in tradition & history. Must take home: Cheese. Pack a cooler. Dairy is coming home.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Gas stations, some hotels, some restaurants are examples of places you might negotiate a cash discount. Conversely, if you are shelling out bills to buy something, it seems hard than sliding that plastic. Sometimes you get cash discounts. Cash is almost universally accepted. Using cash is seems tougher psychologically.

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The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

I can’t even imagine how many repair bills from plumbers, electricians, appliance techs, and auto mechanics he has saved us over the years. Between camping and hoteling it over the years, we’ve managed to check off a LOT of items on our bucket list – including camping in every one of the 48 contiguous United States. Made me proud!

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Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

It’s an all inclusive resort so you don’t have to worry about who’s paying the bill at the end of the meal! One of the highlights of the trip was taking a helicopter from The Parrot Tree Hotel to a private island called Pigeon Key. How can I not love Roatan? Walking along the beach and seeing the sunset is surreal.

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Savings Corner

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 31, 2012

She is on the low income payment plan for electricity and uses her Social Security check to pay that and the water bill. Be prepared to spend money on a cheap hotel if you can’t get into a shelter or take a tent (if you can carry it). She gets all her food from the food pantry, which she visits on her bicycle.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

MAY 1, 2024

After all, coming home to a mountain of bills will do nothing more than make you want to run away again. You certainly do not want to return home to a stack of credit card bills you can’t pay. Research airfare and hotel destinations to find discounts and offers. Doing so can be less expensive than paying for a hotel.

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Saving Cents With Sense

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

If you keep your carry-on bag packed, feel right at home in hotels or have ever needed to convert dollars to rupees, Toshl Finance might be the money management app you have dreamed of. While this app, which is free on iOS and Android, has all the standard tools like budget and bill tracking, it offers an added punch for frequent travelers.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 6, 2014

We rented a car in Salt Lake City in 2003 and had a tire go flat (or get punctured) in the hotel parking lot over night. By renting on the weekend you could shave some bucks from your bill. Everyone says don’t get the insurance, that your own car insurance (or perhaps your credit card) will cover you. Rent on a weekend.

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Nicoles Nickels

AUGUST 7, 2011

I’ve used it during the trip for incidentals on my hotel bill, shipping packages at UPS and even in cabs! Then log on to American Express and add the funds from the MoneyPak – super simple and instant money on your card! Everyone I have told about the card thinks it is great and I do too.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

For example, the card from Phillips 66/Conoco/76 does give a rebate of 4% at their stations, but there is a maximum of $50 in rewards that will be given each billing cycle. and the 5% only applies to the first $1,500 in combined spending for gas, airlines, and hotels during that entire period. Gotcha #2: Not all gas purchases qualify.

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Saving Everyday

JULY 13, 2012

Tuna/cracker snack packs, healthy snacks, nuts, etc… – There are a couple of hotels we like to stop at, and both have free breakfast buffets (one even has free evening appetizers). Hotel While Traveling = Free. My hubby racks up tons of free mileage/hotel points since he travels so much.

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For the Mommas

JANUARY 20, 2016

You may have gotten your first card in college, before you had any salary at all but just in time for that upcoming spring break trip: clothes, gas money, hotel…and then, one month later… BOOM! Pay your bill on time or early every month. Instantly you learned why your parents warned you about credit cards.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 1, 2011

Are you staying in a hotel, a rental or with family? My parents don't spend any $1 bills that pass through their hands through out the year. Make a list of expenditures. Of course, your planning starts with where you are going. How long is your travel time to your destination and how are you getting there? Create a Meal Plan.

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Nicoles Nickels

DECEMBER 9, 2012

They cancelled my card and overnighted a new card to me at my hotel in New York – excellent service! pay bills, online or via the app. I called them and they told me that over 50 charges had been attempted from the night before online and all were declined. Purchase Protection. create subaccounts. get cash access at ATMs.

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Saving Cents With Sense

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Kristen Stewart (Actor) , Robert Pattinson (Actor) , Bill Condon (Director) | Format: DVD. Hotel Transylvania (+ UltraViolet Digital Copy). Below are this weeks Top 10 most popular: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 [DVD + Digital Copy + UltraViolet]. Release Date: March 2, 2013. Buy new: $30.98 $14.96.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Wild Bill Hickok was marshal there for a brief time. Visit the Palace Hotel & Bath House, built in 1901. While you are there, checkout the other museums in the 5 star museum district. The Chisholm trail ended in Abilene, and it was the largest cow town west of Kansas City. Eureka Springs, Arkansas – a “Victorian Mountain Village”.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 21, 2015

It would be hard to have the laid back life we envisioned with both of us working frantically just to pay bills (mostly made of debt.) Since I was getting paid for working and hotel/airfare was covered, we were able to celebrate with a small net effect on our budget. It was an awesome celebration.

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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 22, 2024

I know my dad got frustrated by the bills sometimes, and I must have absorbed that anxiety, because sometimes I get very anxious about spending money. If we want it, let’s buy it. Don’t shop at the “poor places” (KMart was one of those, as well as the dollar stores).

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Nicoles Nickels

JANUARY 30, 2012

Under a single password, Manilla provides customers with an automated, organized view of all of their account information, text and/or email reminders to pay bills and unlimited storage of account documents that Manilla has seamlessly retrieved for the consumer. Why is Manilla necessary?

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Nicoles Nickels

AUGUST 10, 2011

Under a single password, Manilla provides customers with an automated, organized view of all of their account information, text and/or email reminders to pay bills and unlimited storage of account documents that Manilla has seamlessly retrieved for the consumer. Why is Manilla necessary?

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Top balance transfer credit cards BankAmericard® credit card: 0% Intro APR for 18 billing cycles for purchases, and for any balance transfers made in the first 60 days of opening your account. It’s a versatile card, but use it just for gas and you’ll earn an impressive 5% back per billing cycle, up to $500 spent — for no annual fee.

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Saving Everyday

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Guests staying at Disney Resort hotels and select Annual Passholders receive free standard parking when visiting the theme parks – woohoo! The fee will be applied to your bill at checkout. Rates vary amongst the tiered hotel levels. Valet service is slowly being reintegrated across Walt Disney World Resort hotels.

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Saving In Akron

OCTOBER 20, 2011

All those bills, bank accounts, credit cards, passwords. Under a single password, Manilla provides you with an automated, organized view of all of your account information, text and/or email reminders to pay bills and unlimited storage of account documents that Manilla has seamlessly retrieved for the you. the numbers are endless.

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