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By David on October 23rd, 2008

Vacation Where The U.S. Dollar Is Strong To Stretch Your Money.

Sure, there are not that many places left where the American dollar is strong anymore, but according to Money Magazine, if you look hard enough you can find faraway locales where your dollar will go further. You won’t be going to Paris or London, but you can still have a nice vacation if you are looking to spend what little money you have left in the bank…

Marrakesh
Exchange for $1 U.S.: 7.9 Moroccan dirham
With the dollar up 9% against the dirham since mid-July, the souk will be full of deals (we recommend the Berber blankets).

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By David on June 12th, 2008

Airline Mile Credit Cards Pay Off Once Again.

airplanewing Airline Mile Credit Cards Pay Off Once Again.

In order to fly anywhere at this point in history, you have to show up 2 hours early, bring nothing with you, be manhandled by security, and pay through the nose in order to get a seat. On top of that, the airlines now charge you $15 per bag that you want to check, which means that everyone will try to wedge their over-stuffed suitcases in the overhead compartments, making taking off on time a thing of the past. Fuel prices have increased ticket fares by some huge percentage, meaning a flight from New Mexico to Chicago is now running about $400…for a 2.5 hour flight. Thankfully, we had miles to spend to mitigate the damage to our wallet…

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By David on June 09th, 2008

Rent A Mobile Broadband Card For Your Laptop By The Day.

sprintwireless Rent A Mobile Broadband Card For Your Laptop By The Day.I have been considering picking up a wireless internet card for my laptop for a while now, so I can be connected anywhere we go without having to worry about wi-fi hotspots. The cards themselves are free from most providers, but several of them do not offer unlimited access – they cap you at a certain number of MB’s per day. Sprint seems to be the only one that offers unlimited service, but at $50 a month it is not cheap – that’s at least $600 a year (before fees and taxes and probably a multi-year agreement) for something that I probably would not use that often. So what is a good alternative? How about renting a wireless access card by the day or month?

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By David on June 05th, 2008

The M-Network Guide To Vacation – Finding The Good Deal.

This post is a part of the M-Network’s group project series on vacations. Check out the other M-Network blogs for more.

Unless you are “staycationing” at home this summer due to the incredibly high (and somewhat travel-prohibitive) gas prices, you might be on the lookout for the cheapest hotel, car rental, vacation package and airfare deals you can find. Luckily, there are many different websites you can try to get the best price possible for your travel dollar. Most people know about Expedia and Travelocity, but have you ever heard of these sites? I have used most of them at one time or another to try to get the best deal possible for our vacations.

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By David on June 03rd, 2008

The M-Network Guide To Vacation – Riding The Rails With Amtrak.

This post is a part of the M-Network’s group project series on vacations. Check out the other M-Network blogs for more.

Ever since I was a child I wanted to take the train across the country. I imagined it was an old steam engine, chugging along slowly as it crossed the mountains and the plains, eventually reaching the Pacific Ocean…which strangely enough I look at every day now. But I digress…with rising fuel prices all but prohibiting air and automobile travel, now might be the perfect time to look into traveling by train.

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