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The full-body scanners are the last straw. I'm done with flying. This isn't a sudden break-up. I've been falling out of love with air travel for some

You can Google “frugal,” but that won’t necessarily lead you to these newsletters (or their companion sites). Here’s to finding frugality in some unexpected places!

To celebrate my mother’s birthday in February, my father assigned me the task of planning an affordable 4-day family vacation for 7 to Washington DC in April. I

[caption id="attachment_667" align="alignright" width="333" caption="3 Prosecco Cocktails (+ a cordial glass of strawberry mint syrup)"][/caption] It’s easy to be a frugal foodie in Italy. Food, for the most part,

My first visit to Brazil in 2004 began a love affair with the country and its culture that has required return trips. [caption id="attachment_558" align="alignleft" width="600" caption="Old stone houses