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Lessons Learned from Remodeling Week 13: Peking Duck
Welcome to my Lessons learned from remodeling journal. I thought it would be fun and instructive to share our remodeling journey week by week. I hope you can learn from
What Makes a Hotel Room Luxurious?
Last weekend at FT4RL 6 I took on the topic of Vendoming. After the session I had a nice chat with a couple who had an upcoming first stay booked at the Vendome with
Some Thoughts on FT4RL 6
The spokesman for Vendoming.
Greetings from, well, home. I’m just back from Family Travel in Real Life 6 (!) and want to share a quick FT4RL recap- well, more of some
The Best Hotel Feature I’ve Seen in a Long Time
Greetings from the Westgate Town Center in Orlando! I’m here for the week between a Traveling Mom conference and FT4RL 6. Besides the value thanks to vacation rentals I’m loving..
Amending The Bonnie Rule: Travel is Even More Not “Free” Than It Used To Be
My two cents.
I’m FINALLY starting to put together plans for this summer’s Camp Mom 2017 and have the first set of internal flights booked. I got 4 $533 tickets from Santiago to
Swimming With Manatees Needs to be on Your Bucket List
Me and my manatee.
Today I want to share an experience with you that is both easy to do and truly unique: swimming with manatees in Crystal River, Florida. Deal Girl
Lessons Learned From Remodeling Week 12: Beware Pierre
Welcome to my Lessons learned from remodeling journal. I thought it would be fun and instructive to share our remodeling journey week by week. I hope you can learn from
FT4RL MCO is Less Than Two Weeks Away! (How Did That Happen?)
Always has been, always will be.
Wow, this remodel has my schedule all messed up- I blinked and the next thing I realized I leave in two days for two weeks
PSA: Garden Your Bills. I Just Found a $425 Sprint Overcharge!
You’ll occasionally see travel hackers talk about “gardening their reservations”. We use the term “garden” to describe periodically looking at our plans to make sure nothing has ..
Busch Gardens Tampa Tips: Under the Radar but Worth the Trip
Lately I’ve seen a number of great deals to Busch Gardens Tampa. $45 Discount tickets are on Daily Getaways and there’s a targeted AMEX offer for $20/$100 online ticket purchase…
Alamo Daily Getaways Deal is April 23- and It’s the Best of the Season
Daily Getaways starts next week. To recap, Daily Getaways is an annual promotion that releases limited quantities of discounted hotel points and travel packages daily at 1PM EST…
The Best Disney World Hotel Hack I’ve Ever Seen!
Every once in a while a light bulb goes off and something you “knew” in one context makes life better in another. A simple trick I’ve known for years just
Amazing Toulouse-Lautrec Exhibition Visits DC – Perfect Spring Break Daytrip
I wanted to give a shout-out today to an amazing collection I saw recently at The Phillips Collection here in DC: Toulouse-Lautrec Illustrates the Belle Epoque. If you’re looking..
Cheap FL Airfares + $5/Day Car Rentals = Last Minute Spring Break
I wrote a few days ago about how travel hackers do Spring Break. I should have mentioned another way we do it: twice! In the post I shared the details of
Lessons Learned from Remodeling Week 11: Analysis Paralysis
Welcome to my Lessons learned from remodeling journal. I thought it would be fun and instructive to share our remodeling journey week by week. I hope you can learn from
Why FT4RL (and Sesame Street) Matter
Sometimes you need to learn from friendly faces.
I found an amazing deal last night that I decided not to blog.I decided it was definitely a mistake and didn’t want to
My #1 Tip for Traveling With a Teenage Boy
Deal Kid consented to a rare photo with his mom with a new old-school Fuji instant camera.
I’ve been traveling with the Deal Kids since before Deal Kid was born. True
Iberia Avios Sale: RT Economy to Europe 25.5K + Taxes
BlueBay Beach Club, Gran Canaria, where our two bedroom condo was $88/night. This is my example of hacking Spring Break last year.
Just got an email about an Iberia Avios sale
Quick Tip: How To Find Hotel Points Bonus Rates
A number of you have expressed interest in the Marriott Platinum Challenge and how I completed it for under $500 net. The specific question I’ve been asked multiple times is abou..
Marriott Platinum Challenge Completed! $467 = Four Status Bumps
A few weeks ago I shared my thoughts on the Marriott Platinum Challenge. I decided that even though I was tossing most status aside in the new year that the value
Lessons Learned from Remodeling Week 10: The Expense I Hadn’t Considered
Welcome to my Lessons learned from remodeling journal. I thought it would be fun and instructive to share our remodeling journey week by week. I hope you can learn from
4 Questions To Ask Before Your First Trip To Disney World
I was chatting with a friend recently who is planning his family’s first trip to Disney World. He started asking me questions that made me realize he didn’t yet know
My 86 Day $2415 Gift Card Mall Nightmare
I’m not one for clickbait headlines. If I tell you that my experience with Gift Card Mall was an absolute nightmare I mean it. I’m not going to tell you