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Did You Consider These Expenses When Planning Your Vacation?

There are lots of ways to discount your travel plans. Expedia, Orbitz, and Travelocity will get your a cheap room. Credit cards, such as American Express or TruBlue can pay for your flight. And there are restaurants…
Advice: How to Find Cheap Flights?

We still have our brains stuck on vacations and traveling over here at Dollarish, so we thought we'd have you all weigh in on how you score deals on plane tickets.So we're resurrecting an older question from our Advic…
Is Commuting Cheaper in the Long Run?

Until my recent relocation to the NYC area I had heard about the traumas of commuting but I always assumed it was just people complaining. However I have now experienced it first-hand and I have to say I have no idea ho…
Save Yourself Money and From Headaches When Traveling

I'm on a trip right now, so it's too late for me to take advantage of any tips on saving money while planning a trip, or at least make the process go more smoothly. But there's always a next time. And with the Spri…
How do you transport your pets in a cross-country move?

Making a big move for a new job or for school requires a lot of work and you have to move a lot of things. Everyone thinks of moving boxes and moving vans, but what do you do with your best friend? Transporting pets…
Advice: Save Money on Food While Traveling?

Spring Break season is here, so lots of students on budgets will be traveling. And no matter where you are, you need to eat. So over in Advice, Cara asks:I'm on a trip now, and I've noticed that I'm spending a lot of…
Despite the Recession, Hotel Tipping Stays Strong

Despite the prevalence of recession-inspired terms like "staycation," Americans still travel—and the majority of said travelers have not altered their tipping habits, The Window Seat reports. A recent survey by Tra…
Would You Fly While Sick?

There's a story circulating around the internet today about a passenger who, on the day she was to take a return flight home, came down with the flu. When she tried to arrange another flight, to avoid flying sick and…
Sick Passengers Would Rather Fly Than Pay

Nobody likes to get sick with the flu. And nobody likes to pay hundreds of dollars to change flights. It's the fear of this second undesirable that is causing so many travelers to board flights while ill—and risk i…
Travel Tips: The Off-Season Vacation

In a perfect world, I'd escape this East Coast snow and slush and jet off to somewhere tropical ASAP. But waiting for said slush to melt—and then waiting a little more, perhaps until August—could save me a ton of mon…