Tag: "travel"

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Holiday Helps: How to Plan a Budget-Friendly Getaway

| November 12, 2011 | Comments (0)

While you may not be able to go on the most elaborate vacation ever, you might be able to afford some type of holiday even if you don’t have a whole lot to spend. Instead of bemoaning the fact that your money is tight, take a look at how much you have, then start researching. You may find you can take a decent holiday after all.

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Don’t Need It, Don’t Buy It: 5 Things We Don’t Have to Have

| October 3, 2011 | Comments (0)

In this age of instant gratification and credit cards, the world is literally at our fingertips. I can be sitting in the living room watching television, see an advertisement for the latest product, go online and five minutes later have ordered the item for next day delivery. We seem to want more, and more, and we want it all now…

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Spring Getaways on the Cheap

| September 30, 2011 | Comments (0)

For many families the coming of spring heralds more than better weather: it means a getaway trip. On the other hand, many of us are also feeling the ill effects of the economic downturn. Does that mean you have to forgo your annual travels? The answer, of course, is no. Sure, your trip might be of a smaller scale than what you’re used to, but you can still have a great time. And if the budget is really tight, you can even “get away” without leaving home at all.

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How to Cut The Cost of Your Car

| September 16, 2011 | Comments (0)

For most of us, driving a car is a necessity. I just wish it didn’t cost so much to keep going. While we can’t change the price of petrol, much as we’d like to, we can take steps to cut the costs associated with our car.

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Travelling? Budget Tips to Stretch Your Dollar

| June 15, 2011 | Comments (0)

With the advent of the World Wide Web, competitive marketing in the travel industry has made travel more affordable than ever before as hotels, resorts, airlines and tour agencies offer attractive prices and special deals to lure potential customers. If your main aim of travelling is to visit a particular country, soak in its culture [...]

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