green living, smart spending
If your upcoming vacation plans include international travel, some great FREE mobile apps will help you save time, money and stress before, during and after your trip. I rely on these as a bona fide road warrior. For most of us, the basic free versions are enough. Or, you can opt to upgrade to paid
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The newest hotel room amenity goes well beyond fluffy robes and slippers. Hard Rock Hotels now provide guests with a pre-reserved Fender guitar for jam sessions in their rooms. The Amplified package also includes a floor amp, headphones, and a souvenir hat to tell everybody “I Got Plugged In @ Hard Rock Hotels”. The press
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March Madness: Spring fever usually includes an itch to go somewhere. Here are some of the best spring travel deals plus some other travel news and tidbits. Airfare deals: Delta Airlines is offering discounts on travel within the USA and to international destinations including Europe and the Caribbean. Just purchase your ticket before Wednesday, Mar.
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If your US Passport is expiring in 2016 or early 2017, or if you are applying for a first passport for yourself or a child, get your new US Passport now to save time, money and stress. More passports expire this year than in history, and the US State Dept. warns of a major backlog.
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January blues? This is a great time of year to find great travel deals, to escape cabin fever or just to escape. Take the chill out of winter and save money with these offers, including free nights and free museum passes. Caribbean getaway deal: Half Moon, a 400-acre luxury resort situated on a crescent-shaped white
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Stay connected with friends and family during a flight with a new and cheap in-flight messaging service from Gogo. At $3 or less per flight, it’s cheaper than in-flight internet or the cost of an in-flight movie. Gogo’s Messaging Pass allows works with familiar messaging applications like WhatsApp, Viber, Skype, iMessage and other popular messaging
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Ski or snowboard for free when you fly Alaska Airlines to top Western resorts in Colorado, Idaho, Utah, California, Montana and Alaska. Plus, the airline is offering additional steep discounts if you take a second trip this winter season. Here are the deals: With the “Fly Alaska, Ski Free,“ promotion, just show your boarding pass
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There’s more than just electronics and clothing getting the doorbuster deal treatment on Black Friday. If you have the travel itch, you can save money with these great Black Friday travel deals on hotel, airfare and more. Black Friday airline deals Air Berlin is offering some of the the lowest fare deals of the season
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The National Park Foundation is offering FREE passes to every 4th grader in the USA and their families. The “Every Kid in a Park” initiative provides free access to national parks, historic sites, national monuments and more, for the 2015-2016 school year. So any 4th grader in any of the 50 states can bring a
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There’s an app for that! These FREE apps help your drive smarter and save time and money. There’s even an app to help you find your car in a parking lot, and avoid police speed traps. Some driving apps behave like high-tech navigation systems, so they are ideal for use in older vehicles without a
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