Our nearly-free getaway to Tampa plus tips on if you go For the past two years, Mr. Yoder and I have been fortunate enough to visit Tampa, Florida for his birthday weekend. This would not have been possible without the little hobby we call “travel hacking” which provided us with free flights (just paid $22.40 …
TRIP REPORT: Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay winter getaway and review Read More »
Yes, you read that right! We’ve flown to New Orleans, Florida x3, Ireland, London, Canada, and Texas and paid only a few dollars in taxes. And that’s only the tip of the iceberg, we’ve also saved thousands on flights to Australia, too! that by the end of this article you, too, will understand how to …
Our family hasn’t paid for a flight in six years – Here’s how you can, too! Read More »
Sponsored post I didn’t mention it on the blog, but back in March, we purchased a used 2014 Chrysler Town and Country. My 2005 Dodge Caravan was beginning to have more issues than we wanted to deal with, and we decided that it was the proper time for a replacement. Mr. Yoder Toter and I …
Flights and 4 nights for 5 people- under $300 We just returned from New Orleans thanks to some serious travel hacking and I wanted to share with you how we saved so much money on accommodation & flights. We’ve been able to travel more since learning how to better utilize our credit card points. For …
A four-night, four-star trip for next-to-nothing. I’ve been so eager to tell you how we took second-honeymoon style trip to the Canadian Rockies for pennies on the dollar.? We started travel hacking about 2 years ago and using points and miles has definitely helped with our travel game. After booking our trip to Australia last …
I booked our last minute trip to Pittsburgh without doing something I preach over and over: ?Cost planning. I used Chase Rewards points we’d been accruing for YEARS and booked the Doubletree by Hilton for a whopping $57 total. ?I had a total budget for the weekend, but completely overlooked the cost of experiences. A …
No thanks, Pittsburgh: Your museums cost too much for my young family Read More »
As much as I preach the Dave Ramsey financial gospel, there is one solid thing that I disagree with him on. I think you can get out of debt and pay your bills and still have a credit card. Now, as Paul Harvey would say, here is, “The rest of the story.” We never …
Why this Dave Ramsey follower still uses a credit card Read More »
So you have money to do the things you really want! It can be really hard to save money when you’re just trying to have enough for basic needs. Here are three tips to save money for families who want to have the money to spend on life experiences like travel. I hope these money-saving …
