How to Save Big on Shore Excursions During Your Cruise
Just picture it. You save up money to take a cruise for that special occasion of yours, maybe a big birthday or other milestone, and you book the cruise… and then you realize that you didn’t factor in the price of shore excursions. Cruises aren’t just boat rides; you want to do things at the […]
From Tailgating to Camping: Smart Cooler Hacks for the Fall Season
I love coolers. When we go camping, I am able to keep my food cold in it so we can bring along cheap groceries instead of buying more expensive ones closer to the camp site, and then we can save leftovers instead of needing to cook something each meal. I’ve even used my cooler for […]
My Son’s Frugal NYC Touring- Days 2 and 3
Traveling! I can’t wait to do it since life is currently too complicated for that, but in the meantime, I am having fun writing up about and sharing information about my 17 year old son, Lee’s, frugal trip to the US and England this past summer. I already posted about what my son did on […]
Upgrading My Community’s Little Free Library
In May, after years of going to a nearby city to get new books to read and to drop off books I read, carrying them by hand, in backpacks and wagons by bus, before I had a car, I decided to put together a little free library for my community. It has been great to watch […]
My Son’s Quick and Frugal Trip to Washington, DC
I’m sorry I haven’t gotten around to posting this yet; my son was in the US for 6 weeks, got home already over 2 weeks ago, and I still haven’t written about his trip other than his first day touring there, in New York City. But I’m catching up. Since my son was in the […]
Keeping Your Phone and Data Secure While Traveling
I love traveling and so does my family. But when traveling, we need to make sure to stay safe. One of the ways to stay safe traveling is to pack a first aid kit, tailored to your personal needs while traveling, such as I did and wrote about in this post (back in the day […]
How To Get To the Alps From Vienna, Costs, and How to Do it Cheaply- My Frugal Trip to Vienna, Day 6, Part 2
Ok, I’m back at home and in quarantine for the next 12 days, made it back just before flights were all canceled (they told me I took the last plane out of Austria to my country for the indefinite future), and now schools have been canceled for the foreseeable future. So that’s fun. But instead […]
My Frugal Trip To Vienna, Day Six, My Day Trip to the Alps – Part 1
On my sixth day in Vienna I was able to fulfill a lifelong dream of mine, and check off something from my bucket list- I visited the Alps. I think I’ve dreamed of going to the Alps since watching the Sound of Music as a kid. Though the Alps cover many countries in Europe, they […]
My Frugal Trip to Vienna, Days 4 and 5!
One of the things I’ve had to internalize on previous trips of mine, some taken when I was dealing with the depths of my depression, was that as much as I enjoy trips, as much as I love traveling, and as excited as travel makes me, I can’t expect my trips to get rid of […]
My Frugal Trip To Vienna, Days 2 and 3!
I have been in Vienna already 3 days, and its been a great trip so far. First off, I have to say that this is my first time staying in a hostel, and I’m sad that this is only my first time, because I feel like I missed out on so many fun things I […]
