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Flying home for the holidays this year? Better read this first …

This holiday season is going to be filled with both good and bad news for budget-minded travelers. The bad news is that fares are much higher than usual (whatever that means, right?) flight capacity is way down and any last-minute deals are becoming scarcer to get (at least, that’s the way I’m seeing things). The good, no great, news is that if you’re the frugal type that likes to do your homework and plan ahead, you’re more than likely going to save (or have already saved, for you early-birders) as much money as physically possible in these trying times — where the airlines are just not getting “it” in our struggling economy (note: their latest “add-on” charges haven’t dropped a cent).

You’re a family man, and you’re not going to cancel your holiday plans of flying home to see everyone, I get that! So, why let the economy get you down? Why even contemplate the thought of not being able to visit your family members and old friends? That, my pal, is the single-biggest reason for travel this time of year, so do yourself a huge favor and go for it, while at the same time not breaking your bank! The following will help you out with that issue: Continued

Let me introduce you to my well-heeled tenant, William Burnthru Cash.

No, he’s not related to Johnny — he is my alter ego, and he spends way too much money. Let me give you an example: the other day my Suunto™ watch broke, and I said to myself, “So what, I have a bunch of watches that can tell me the time.” If you never heard of this brand of watches, perhaps you should get out more. No really, these watches are designed to give you valuable information when you’re deep in the woods. Most of the times, I just use it to look cool. It’s a gadget, what can I say?

Anyways, this little jerk tells me, “But none of your other watches have these same features (altimeter, barometer, compass, etc.) Let’s go buy a new one!” I told you, he loves to spend! Ok, he did have a valid point, but right now I can’t afford to blow any extra money on something I really don’t need. He really shouldn’t start his sentences with a conjunction, however. It’s bad grammar! Continued