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Re: Money Savings Tips, for your Big Trip - Part 1
These are all good tips and add up to quite a bit of coin. I've also never had luck with renegotiating cable rates. But I did give up my coffee stop and just brew my own and take it along to work. Works fine for me. Looking forward to the rest of your tips. Thanks, Samantha!
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Re: Money Savings Tips, for your Big Trip - Part 1
Thanks Samantha. All great tips. Some we do now and some (public transit) we do not since we live outside Edmonton and both work in the city. A 15 minute commute would turn into over an hour on transit. We actually just redid our cable subscription, obtained a better plan and updated internet with a reduced monthly cost. With our kids now moved out we are able to save a good bit on our utilities, phone costs and especially food costs. All extra coin for the next trip.
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Re: Money Savings Tips, for your Big Trip - Part 1
And don't forget: use a miles-earning card for everything you DO spend! Between bonuses for new cards and steady use, you can go a long way!
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Re: Money Savings Tips, for your Big Trip - Part 1
Great tips.! Cable companies usually don't reward loyalty and offer their best promotional rates to new people. Netflix, Amazon Prime are good ways to save on cable bills if you can get internet. As far as eating out, I always find it's a question of what I order. I avoid drinks, desserts , and the cost is not bad at all.
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Re: Money Savings Tips, for your Big Trip - Part 1
Thanks DrFumblefinger. Glad you enjoyed the post and the second part will be out this week!
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Re: Money Savings Tips, for your Big Trip - Part 1
Hi there Rob. Since I wrote this post we actually cut the cable and only have OTA and Netflix. Saves us over $100.00 a month. Nice amount to save for our travel adventures! And you are right about the drinks. That is what will kill you. Stay away from them and it should help. Thanks for the comments. Part 2 this week!
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Re: Money Savings Tips, for your Big Trip - Part 1
Yep, it definitely adds up. Thanks for the comment. Make sure to read part 2 coming this week.
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Re: Money Savings Tips, for your Big Trip - Part 1
Thanks for the comment. Glad you were able to get a new contract with your cable company. We had Comcast and they don't care about retaining customers, only getting new ones Such a shame. Thanks for the comment and happy travels.
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Re: BoltBus Adds Las Vegas, SF to Los Angeles Routes
If it is not a crazy question, please - Are MegaBus and BoltBus essentially the same, just different companies with different routes ?
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Greyhound Fare Sale: Up to 50% Off, 2300 cities
Greyhound, winding down its 100th anniversary celebration, has announced a sale with fare cuts up to 50% for 7-day advance purchase. Planning a trip? Tempted to one by the sale? Click HERE for more details!
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A Visit to Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum
Join Samantha on a visit to the memorial for the 168 who died when a right-wing terrorist destroyed a federal office building in 1995.
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Win a ticket on a 'Star Wars Battlefront Bus'
EA is giving away a return ticket Sydney to Melbourne on a Star Wars Battlefront Bus to the gaming festival PAX in Melbourne for 10 separate winners and their guests. The competition will run from September 10th- 9:00am to...
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Heat wave leads Swiss to cut bus/train fares
With temperatures still high and ozone pollution levels rising, Swiss authorities have moved to encourage weekend travelers to leave their cars at home by temporarily cutting train and bus fares. In Geneva, all forms of transit will continue at...
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Dec. 13, 2017: Boulder Depot, Boulder, CO
Memories of the past, as Samantha takes us to visit Boulder's original Union Pacific depot.
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The Country Bus
Bob Cranwell (fondly?) recalls bus travel the old-fashioned way. With buses that more or less work, more or less have a destination, and are guaranteed to be packed to the gills!
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BoltBus Adds Las Vegas, SF to Los Angeles Routes
Long-distance low-cost U.S. bus service keeps on growing. BoltBus, owned by Greyhound, is extending its West Coast routes. Bolt advertises free WiFi, discount fares and up-to-date buses for its service. DETAILS
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Europe gets more budget bus options
Flixbus offers a 99€ 3-month pass to the growing collection of European long-distance bus pass offerings.
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Money Savings Tips, for your Big Trip - Part 1
When you really want to travel and really don't see where the money can come from...take a good look at Samantha's savings tips.
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Jan 25, 2017: Transportation Around Waikiki
Samantha and her husband explore the colorful transportation choices at Hawaii's favorite beach area.
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How to get around Las Vegas
If you are preparing a trip to the city of sin, you may already have wondered how transportation works in Las Vegas. Something that is not always taken into account the first time you visit Las Vegas is the great distance between hotels. And it is that, although it seems that everything is very close, the reality is far from that. The Strip is 7 kilometers away, and although we simply want to go from one hotel to another, we will have to walk, go through bridges, go up and down escalators...
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How to get to the theme parks of Orlando
The first part of your plan for your vacation in Orlando that will occupy your mind is transportation. How to get to Disney, how to get to Universal Studios or any other park within the incredible world of existing parks in Orlando, is what we will explain in this article. Orlando, the city of fun Florida is one of the most complete states in the USA. No, it is not a cliché to say that there are few things you cannot find in Florida if you come looking for relaxation, beach tourism and fun...
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Armed monkeys attack UK safari park
Visitors to a drive-through safari park in northern England report some unusual encounters with the inhabitants.
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Why You May Need to Rent a Charter Bus
When there is need for a group of people -- family, friends, school, an organization -- to travel together, consider the benefits of renting a charter bus (sponsored content)
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New French bus rules could mean big business
France's deregulation of long-distance bus service, reported HERE last week, may herald a huge change in France's transportation patterns. Major bus carriers are opening new routes that may not only drive down bus fares but compete with SNCF train routes as well.
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Paris bus and taxi services disrupted
Protests by taxi drivers over the illegal but continuing "Uberpop" service and a 3-day strike planned by city bus drivers may tie traffic in knots and leave some visitors and locals stranded.