How to cash in on free medical care when traveling abroad
5:00 PM 8/24/2009
healthcare, Insurance - Health Insurance, Personal Finance, Travel
Almost nothing spoils a vacation more than being forced to sit out the fun because you're sick -- although you'll probably feel even worse once you're handed a huge doctor's bill because you didn't buy travel medical insurance. Still, don't let that scare you into coughing up cash for additional...
Have a yen to see Japan? Three tips on how to save cash while there
4:30 PM 8/24/2009
If you can't afford to live in Tokyo or Osaka, which are the world's two most expensive cities to live in, then maybe you can make due with a short visit to these beautiful places. Well, that would be expensive, too. But Japan is such a culturally and environmentally rich and wondrous country that...
Use an airline to save on cross-country moves
12:00 PM 8/6/2009
This week I moved cross-country for the second time in as many months. And I did it economically by turning an airline into my low-cost moving company. Instead of mailing several boxes of my belongings from San Francisco to New York at $1 to $1.50 per pound -- or, even worse on the wallet, hiring a...
How Twitter and Facebook can save you time and cash on vacation
12:00 PM 7/24/2009
Usually when I'm planning a vacation, I buy -- or, if I'm lucky, borrow from a friend or a library -- a recent copy of Lonely Planet, Frommer's, or some other heavily researched, heavy-to-lug tour guide book. But for my recent cross-country summer roadtrip, I experimented with relying upon the...
How to save cash on food and drinks while traveling
5:00 PM 7/15/2009
Running low on cash to fill your growling stomach and guzzling gas tank? Eat dinner during commute hour -- especially if you're on a roadtrip or driving quite a distance for vacation sight-seeing. The late-afternoon to early-evening traffic crunch coincides with happy hour, which is when some...
How to save cash on internet access while traveling
10:00 AM 7/10/2009
When I travel, I want to get away from it all -- except from the internet. Here are three ways I surfed the Web on my laptop during my 17-day cross-country roadtrip this summer without cracking open my wallet: First, I booked hotels that offered free wireless-internet access. That saved me much...
How to save on tourist attractions' admission tickets
8:00 AM 7/1/2009
Amusement parks, museums, and other tourist attractions often cut senior citizens and students a break on admission fees, but you don't necessarily need to be a cash-conserving retiree or a scrappy college undergraduate to take advantage of those deals. That's because the elderly threshold is...
Roadtrip travel tips: How to save cash on hotels
9:00 AM 6/25/2009
The recession-choked hotel industry is making it easier for guests to score free nights at major chains, so this summer is a great time to embark on that multi-city roadtrip you've been mulling over. In some cases, the complimentary night could be at a much pricier hotel than the ones you paid...
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