Celebrate Christmas in the Caribbean with a Holland America Cruise
If spending Christmas shoveling snow doesn't sound appealing, how about celebrating the holidays with sunshine, turquoise water, and beautiful island views instead?
Holland America Line is offering a memorable Caribbean cruise that visits Grand Turk, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, and the private island RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay™. Even better, guests sailing in a Verandah stateroom or suite can receive up to $150 in onboard credit when they book with the promotional code below.
Cruise Highlights
🚢 Visit Grand Turk, Puerto Rico, and St. Thomas
🏝️ Spend Christmas Day at RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay™
🌴 Enjoy tropical beaches, shopping, sightseeing, and island dining
💳 Receive $150 Onboard Credit when booking an eligible Verandah stateroom or suite
🎄 Celebrate the holidays with an unforgettable Caribbean vacation
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Here is such an adorable way to provide an extra measure of security for your little one when you are out and about, especially in a crowded area.
Make a phone number bracelet for your child(ren), using Mom, Dad or other family member's cell phone number, with the area code.
Make the bracelet to fit snugly on your little one's wrist, or as an anklet by younger children.
Perfect for children under 10 years old, or handicapped children, or anyone who might not remember their parent or guardian's phone number in an emergency, should they get lost or separated from you.
A wonderful idea for anyone vulnerable.
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For field trips, sleepovers, shopping trips, festivals, or day trips - lets people know who to contact if your child is lost.
Peace of mind on vacations such as Disneyland or Lego Land.
How to Make Bracelets:
🖐️ How to Make Stretch Bracelets That Don't Break🖐️ Braided Bead Bracelet
🖐️ Beaded Paracord Bracelet
Check out Amazon or Walmart for number beads to make your own!
These Celiac Travel.com gluten-free restaurant cards are for you to print out and take with you when you dine out at a restaurant, either at home or abroad.
The great thing about being able to print your own is you can give them to the waiter or waitress to take to the kitchen.
The most common problem with getting gluten-free food when dining in restaurants is your message gets lost or corrupted on its way to the kitchen.
Available in 63 languages!
To see what the restaurant cards say, look at the one in your language.
And if you can translate into any language they haven't got yet, let them know.
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If you've spent any time on Pinterest, you’ve probably seen some popular bucket lists ranging from summer activities to halloween movies.
While it can be fun to make bucket lists for little things, they’re also a great way to map out your major priorities in life.
Take some time to create your own, and you'll learn a lot about your priorities!
Instead of thinking of a bucket list as a traditional to-do list, think of it more as a wishlist for your life.
What do you have to do or experience before you die?
If you can't imagine your life without doing something, it should probably go on your bucket list.
Some categories to think about are traveling, getting healthy, leveling up in your career, and hitting your financial goals.
But don't stop there — the sky’s the limit.
Need some inspiration to get you started?
These printable bucket lists will give you 150 ideas as a starting point — or download the blank one and customize it to your own unique goals.
Happy bucket listing!
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Melanie Berkowitz wrote:
We are taking the kids on vacation and one of my pet peeves is dropped food in the car.
Since I know we will be eating while on the road, I converted some cereal boxes into homemade kid trays. (Not sure where the inspiration came from!!! LOL)
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Then, I snipped off a long narrow piece of the leftover cardboard that I was tossing.
With this piece of cardboard, using packing tape, I taped it across one corner, to make a drink holder (it is surprisingly strong!)
Thanks to Melanie Berkowitz for this Frugal Tip!
From our Facebook fan page:
Maria Lafreniere posted: Fantastic idea, and if you do it with boxes with those activities on the back - they can flip it over when they are done, and amuse with the activities
Trisha Ferrugia posted: Great idea, and great idea Maria too - and if there are no activities, print several from a site and tape them to the back to keep them busy!
Danielle McCurley posted: I love this! I'm going to do it for the house. My daughter likes to eat lunch in the living room, but she's so small the fold-out tables are too high, so she ends up setting her plate or bowl on the couch! This would create less mess!!
Amy Muir posted: Great job! You can even pretty it up with some of the awesome colored duct tapes they have out now, and make it even stronger.
Nadine Botham posted: Or .... the cardboard at the bottom of some cases of bottled water (I'm thinking of Life Brand because I just emptied a 12 pk), would require no cutting, and children could decorate the plain brown cardboard as they wish.
Shopping Suggestions:
• General Mills Cheerios Honey Nut Cereal
• Evriholder Crayola Sandwich Container
• Sunshine Cheez-It Cheese Crackers Snack Pack Bags
• Capri Sun Variety Pack
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They are a chance to create memories to last a lifetime, to explore the historic landmarks of our beautiful country, and for many, the opportunity to experience the freedom of wide open spaces that you can't find anywhere else.
For parents, these on the road adventures might bring back a sense of nostalgia for childhood — everyone camped out in the back seat, snacks in hand and miles of exploration ahead.
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Others picture more of a Griswold family vacation disaster and dread the inevitable question from the backseat,
Are we there yet?
While it's true family road trips often get a bad reputation, they don't have to.
Just like any vacation — with or without family — proper preparation is the key to alleviating stressors and repetitive questions that come along with the journey.
Planning games and activities prior to hitting the road are a great way to solve this so you can focus on enjoying quality time together and getting excited for the destination that lies ahead.
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Modern parents often struggle with their children's dependence on screens, so to help provide some alternatives ideas for road trip activities — and give your kid's eyes a rest from the blue light.
CarRentals put together this list of free road trip printables.
Use them for your next family trip or even the morning commute to school!
It is a known fact fuel prices are not getting any cheaper with each passing. Though prices did ease quite a bit a couple of years ago, they are again on the upswing and therefore it does pinch our pockets quite a bit.
Our vehicles, both commercial and domestic are the biggest fuel guzzlers.
Therefore we need to find out ways and means by which we can improve the efficiency of our cars.
We are sharing below twenty proven and time tested ways and means by which this is possible.
We are sure it will be helpful in more ways than one.
Here are some great free resources to get you started on making a free reusable road trip book for your little one.
Just print, laminate, and pop them into a binder and you've got a great book to keep your child busy when you are traveling.
If you don't have a laminator, you can just use page protectors. And you can use dry erase markers to check off what they do.
• Free Printable Travel Games for Kids
-- Find scavenger hunts, bingo, license plate game, hangman, word searches, connect the dots, and more.
• 40 Free Printable Road Trip Activities for Kids
-- Grab these free printable road trip games and activities for your next car trip and keep the kids busy!
• 27 Travel Hacks and Road Trip Tips
-- These awesome travel hacks and road trip tips are sure to make your next car trip easier and more enjoyable!
• Free Printable Road Trip Games
-- Be prepared with travel games and activities to keep your kids entertained.
• 18 Road Trip Printables for Traveling with Kids
-- Collection of 18+ Free car themed road-trip games and printables to hopefully make your traveling with kids easier.
• 25+ Free Printables for a Super Fun Family Road Trip
-- Here's a list of 25+ great free games worth printing for your long drive ahead.
• 21 Fun, Free Printable Travel Games to Entertain the Kids on Your Next Road Trip
-- Free travel activities for you and your kiddos — because when you are strapped to a seat for an unnatural amount of time, entertainment for the little tykes is a gift to everyone.
• Kids Travel Kit Binder + Over 150 Free Printable Activities
-- Make a kids' travel kit binder for each of your children. It's simple, yet cool and filled with fun activities to help keep them busy and happy through the long hours on the road.
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From our neighborhood parks or beaches to our awe-inspiring national parks, public lands of all sizes and varieties are the places where we live, learn, play, exercise, and relax. In fact, over 30% of America’s land is public land.
To encourage people to join in and visit their public lands, NPLD is a fee-free day for all federal public lands and many state parks. Whether you enjoy some boating, hiking, fishing, or camping, or simply learn more about your public lands and the plants and wildlife that live there, take this day to enjoy the great outdoors and celebrate the lands that give us so much.
What: The 23rd annual National Public Lands Day
When: September 24, 2016
Where: Thousands of public land sites nationwide!
Who: Hundreds of thousands of people of all ages!
Find an NPLD event near you!
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What do you think of this Diggin Skootcase?
For all mini fashionistas, the Skootcase is a ride-on scooter and pull along suitcase that makes traveling with kids easier and much more stylish.
Designed like a cool Italian scooter, the Skootcase is a ride-on with fully functional steering and enough room for your child’s favorite things.
The sturdy rubber wheels are great for any surface, from zooming around home, around the neighborhood or through the airport.
The carry-on sized Skootcase fits in a plane’s overhead bin and features a sturdy tow strap that makes it convenient to throw over your shoulder.
The Skootcase stores enough for a weekend away with clothes and their much loved teddy.
Children will love having a special storage space all of their own!
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Begin planning your Greater Fort Lauderdale getaway by requesting the following FREE materials, including the Greater Fort Lauderdale Getaway Guide, Visitors Guide and Map, Superior Small Lodging Directory and Multicultural Visitors Guide.
◊ Greater Fort Lauderdale PLAYBOOK
Greater Fort Lauderdale Playbook includes hotel listings with rates as well as attractions information, dining, shopping and sports.
◊ Visitors Guide and Map
The semi-annual user-friendly map includes a detailed list of attractions, art, theater, music and dance, sports and special events in Greater Fort Lauderdale.
◊ Superior Small Lodging Directory
Annual brochure contains outstanding small properties, offering personalized service and guaranteed quality. Photos of each property plus rates and amenities are included.
◊ Urban Experience Guide
Discover Greater Fort Lauderdale's diversity: rich African-American history, Caribbean, Latin, and soul dining and shopping, plus family reunion planning. Pull-out map with points of interest included.
◊ Golf Guide
Offers information on 65 golf courses throughout Broward County, including number of holes, course rating, slope and yardage for each course.
• Click here for E-Guide version
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◊ Jamberry Nails: The hottest trend in nail design. Get high-end nail art without the fuss of polish - or expensive salon visits! Like us on Facebook!
◊ Oshawa Journal: A Step Back in Time to the Village of Oshawa - historical family timelines, news clippings, birth/marriage/death/grave records, photos and stories of the people I am researching, as well as the history of streets and houses in the village of Oshawa.
The New Lonely Planet guidebook. Discover Florida’s Island Sanctuary, The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel, with this new guidebook from Lonely Planet.Sign up to receive the Lonely Planet guidebook, a comprehensive resource filled with practical tips and local insights on what to see and do and where to stay. This handy guide will help you plan your trip and get around while you're here. It’s free.
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See stunning footage of Israel!Hear the official "You'll Never Be the Same" theme song preformed by Amick Byram the voice of Moses from The Prince of Egypt
Be inspired to make your own life-changing trip to Israel!
When you visit Israel, you’ll never be the same! Now you can request a complimentary Israel DVD and receive an unforgettable music video of the Holy Land – absolutely free!
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First, the Transportation Security Administration rolled out controversial "naked scanners," which take electronic pictures of travelers' naked bodies.Then, TSA began subjecting travelers to highly invasive manual searches by TSA officers. These searches debuted at Logan Airport in Boston, but TSA has now made them standard at airports nationwide for travelers who say no to being scanned.
In advance of the holiday travel season, ACLU wants to give you two things:
New "Know Your Options at the Airport" guide.
It details ways to protect your privacy at the airport. It also tells how to file official complaints about any TSA trouble you encounter.
Free "Hands Off!" stickers.
Wear them, or put them on a laptop or bag. Tell the TSA "Hands off!" and let other travelers know where to go for more information about their rights. Four stickers.
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The Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation produces a number of helpful and informative free publications that showcase Ontario's unique and diverse range of travel experiences.My Ontario Winter Getaways 2010/11
♦ Get inspired for your next vacation in Ontario with our Winter Getaways 2010/11, offering great packages and other travel ideas!
Festivals & Events Ontario 2010/2011
♦ This handy guide provides detailed information on the array of festivals and events that take place this year throughout the province. Come explore the unique and enjoy the familiar in Ontario!
Attractions Ontario Passport 2010
♦ Order a free copy of this magazine of Ontario's attractions with over $1200 in valuable money saving coupons. You can also view an online version of the Passport Magazine or download individual coupons at www.attractionsontario.ca.
Official Road Map of Ontario 2010/11
♦ Order a paper copy of the Official Road Map of Ontario to help you navigate safely and efficiently throughout our beautiful province. You can also view an online version of this map on the Ministry of Transportation web site.
Provincial Attractions
♦ Visit our Provincial Attractions to experience nature, entertainment, adventure and history.
Great Ontario Outdoor Adventure Calendar 2011
♦ Usher in each month and celebrate the changing seasons with fantastic photography capturing the beauty of Ontario's outdoors in this FREE full-colour 28-page calendar. Let Ontario's beauty inspire you daily.
Ontario Snowmobiling Tour Planner 2011
♦ The Tour Planner is your primary tour-planning tool detailing everything you need to know about snowmobiling in Ontario.
Ontario: The Land of the Great Freshwater Seas
♦ Discover Ontario's lively side, its Aboriginal culture, Francophone past, magnificent beaches, outdoor trails, excellent wines, renowned museums or exciting road trips, the guide contains an abundance of information and resources for each region. This travel guide is a comprehensive tool for planning the perfect getaway!
Ontario Snowmobiling Trail Guide 2011
♦ The trail guide companion to the 2011 Ontario Snowmobiling Tour Planner.
Ontario Winter Guide 2010/11
♦ Make tracks in Ontario with this guide to outdoor winter fun. Get the info you need on where to go and where to stay, to find the best downhill skiing and boarding, tubing and cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, dog sledding and more.
Check the small box under each item that says 'Request a Physical Copy'. Then scroll down and click the order button at the bottom of the page. Finally, complete the checkout process to receive your items.
Deliveries by surface mail take approximately 5 -10 business days for orders within Canada; 10 - 15 business days for orders to the United States, and a minimum of 15 business days for orders outside of North America.
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Best Western's hotel guides provide travelers with information they can use. Not only do their travel lodging guides include hotel listings and information on hotel accommodations, they also include a road atlas to help you on your way.It's all the information you'll need to make a hotel room reservation and best of all, they're free.
Choose from:
✔ Best Western Hotel Guide and Road Atlas
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Allow 2-3 weeks for the delivery of all Best Western International travel planning publications.
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When I was posting about the free Bob Evans breakfast this morning - I thought, I should sign up and we could use the coupon on our trip to Florida this winter. Unfortunately when the coupon arrived in my email, it expires on September 16th, so that wouldn't work.
Then I thought - I should start saving all the US coupons I have been finding for free stuff in the US to take with us!
So I posted about this idea on the Frugal Freebies forum today - and we started brainstorming - and I thought I would share that conversation with you and you can see where this idea began - of taking Frugal Freebies on a road-trip to Florida for free!
Some great ideas were posted, and I hope that some of you will use these ideas for your traveling too. I really loved the idea of getting paid to drive an RV to Florida - but after checking into it, I don't think it would be appropriate with two dogs along. But what a great idea! We will just have to come up with something else.
So we have a few months to plan - share your ideas, help us met this challenge!
I posted:
FREEBIE IDEA! We are thinking of driving from Ontario to Florida this winter - I told my husband we should print off a bunch of US freebie coupons and go freebie shopping & free meals in restaurants all the way to Florida & back! LOL
Susan Roshau: Sounds like something I would do.
Charlene Ann Sieffert: & make a movie of it & send it to OPRAH she would love such an adventure!!!!
Stephanie Ebeling Miesmer: At every rest stop there are these mags that have a tone of deals in them! we just did that trip From Windsor Ontario to Fort Myers beach and we had a blast even thought our a/c died half way down!
Frugal Freebies: @Charleen - I love the idea of making a movie! :D And if Oprah was interested that would be amazing! LOL
Rhonda Windsor Morris: and don't forget to get coupons from restaurants.com for the different areas
Karen Doucet: geez that would be amazing..altho everyone I know who went last winter were not impressed with the weather...but just NOT having snow would please me LOL
Netty Beason: sounds like a good challenge..go for it!
Heather Phillips: Go to the Groupon websites and see what groupons you can use on your journey.
Charlene Ann Sieffert: it's her (Oprah's) last season - who knows???
Kathy Rodgers Evans: Sounds Fun!!!! Not to mention the amount of money you could save!
Frugal Freebies: All we would need then would be places to spend the night for free - stopping to visit one friend in NC and staying with family in Florida. And maybe some free gas coupons! LOL Do you think we could make the trip almost free? What an adventure that would be!
Susan Fox: Brilliant notion! I must remember to collect CDN freebies for an Ontario trip I want to make later in the year too, thanks for the idea.
Sarah Owen: sounds like fun!! that would be interesting to see just how many restaurants, hotels, gas stations etc have coupons or special deals .. if you come back saying you spent nothing i would be so jealous! hahaha
Charlene Ann Sieffert: why not? write ahead to radio stations and tell them your idea in each state... and mention that you are CRAZY CANUCKS all americans think canadians are NUTS lmao
Frugal Freebies: If we could did it for nothing - my husband would be seriously impressed!! :D
Heather Phillips: Groupon has things for hotels, restaurants and attractions in larger cities in the US
Frugal Freebies: Great idea Charleen - I wonder if I could really pull this off?? :D
Violet Smith: I thought of doing the same thing, but wasn't sure where to start.
Tanya Beckel Redfield: Check with some VALID mystery shopping companies to see if they need anything done in the areas you are going. But never, ever pay to do mystery shopping. Real companies pay YOU. You'll generally have to pay up front, and you'd have to have internet access to fill out the forms the same day, but you can get reimbursed and sometimes even paid a little extra to eat out, stay in hotels, etc...
Krista Cromwell: LOL, I am married to one!! a crazy canuck that is!! We live in Florida, we enjoyed the winter weather this year, it was a little cooler than usual!
Violet Smith: For the Gas Stations there, you have to pay in advance or put on Credit Card at the pump. Found this frustrating at times
Frugal Freebies: @Violet - I agree - it seems a bit overwhelming to think about! It would definitely put my organizational skills to the test! But I could post each day where we are - and how much we spend and you could all follow me on our travels virtually!
Violet Smith: Use a lot of your miles points etc to get free nights at hotels.
Charlene Ann Sieffert: Hey F.F. - all radio stations have EMAIL lol why not? I won once to go on a talk show ALL EXPENSES paid!!!! Limo, penthouse and MORE!!!
Tanya Beckel Redfield: Of course, if you do all this it's going to be a lot more like a JOB instead of a vacation. Although there is a huge satisfaction in getting things for free. :)
Krista Cromwell: We drove from florida to canada straight through a few years ago, with four children and a dog. We had a lot of fun!!
Frugal Freebies: @Violet - do you mean Air Miles? Good idea!
Tanya Beckel Redfield: Oh, also check with RV companies...sometimes they will pay people to move RV's from one spot to another. The only downfall is you can't actually USE the RV, but you'd have free transportation. Maybe they'd pay to fly you back home.
Ashley Howard: I'm an American dating a Canuck maybe i should use the same idea if i drive out to see him lol
Frugal Freebies: @Tanya - wow, I love that idea! My SIL does that here in Canada - I will ask her more about that.
Violet Smith: Air Mile, Aeroplan, Hotel points collected for being a memeber and staying any and all I went to Long Island last year and got a free weekend using points
Heather Phillips: Look up LIVE OFF GROUPON on Facebook. This guy is going across the US with no cash, just groupons. He has been alot of interesting places. Hes had to trade a few groupons for services but for the most part, thats all he has lived on the last few months. I would love to be able to do this for a year! He is always posting about food places and attractions each place he visits.
Frugal Freebies: So many good ideas everyone!! Keep them coming! We will be traveling with my son and two dogs.
@Tanya - Yes, it would be more like a job, you are right. But then I don't vacation very well, so having something exciting to work on works for me! LOL And I love FREE! :D
Guess it's time to work on a press release! ;)
Diana Lynch: I did it when I went to NY.. and it worked beautifully!! We only spent $40 bucks on food for a week!! Also.. make sure to book hotels with free breakfast (and stock up on a few snacks for the road!!)
Cynthia Richardson: good idea
Diana Lynch: Also.. hit up a few key stops and find free and cheap things to do for entertainment.. we did a one week trip from Northwest FL--> to DC--> to NY --> to Lancaster, PA --> to Hershey PA --> to Dayton OH --> to Chattanooga TN --> and back to FL for $600 (Gas, hotels, food, and entertainment for ONE WEEK for 3 people!
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When I was posting about the free Bob Evans breakfast this morning - I thought, I should sign up and we could use the coupon on our trip to Florida this winter. Unfortunately when the coupon arrived in my email, it expires on September 16th, so that wouldn't work.Then I thought - I should start saving all the US coupons I have been finding for free stuff in the US to take with us!
So I posted about this idea on the Frugal Freebies forum today - and we started brainstorming - and I thought I would share that conversation with you and you can see where this idea began - of taking Frugal Freebies on a road-trip to Florida for free!
Some great ideas were posted, and I hope that some of you will use these ideas for your traveling too. I really loved the idea of getting paid to drive an RV to Florida - but after checking into it, I don't think it would be appropriate with two dogs along. But what a great idea! We will just have to come up with something else.
So we have a few months to plan - share your ideas, help us met this challenge!
I posted:
FREEBIE IDEA! We are thinking of driving from Ontario to Florida this winter - I told my husband we should print off a bunch of US freebie coupons and go freebie shopping & free meals in restaurants all the way to Florida & back! LOL
Susan Roshau: Sounds like something I would do.
Charlene Ann Sieffert: & make a movie of it & send it to OPRAH she would love such an adventure!!!!
Stephanie Ebeling Miesmer: At every rest stop there are these mags that have a tone of deals in them! we just did that trip From Windsor Ontario to Fort Myers beach and we had a blast even thought our a/c died half way down!
Frugal Freebies: @Charleen - I love the idea of making a movie! :D And if Oprah was interested that would be amazing! LOL
Rhonda Windsor Morris: and don't forget to get coupons from restaurants.com for the different areas
Karen Doucet: geez that would be amazing..altho everyone I know who went last winter were not impressed with the weather...but just NOT having snow would please me LOL
Netty Beason: sounds like a good challenge..go for it!
Heather Phillips: Go to the Groupon websites and see what groupons you can use on your journey.
Charlene Ann Sieffert: it's her (Oprah's) last season - who knows???
Kathy Rodgers Evans: Sounds Fun!!!! Not to mention the amount of money you could save!
Frugal Freebies: All we would need then would be places to spend the night for free - stopping to visit one friend in NC and staying with family in Florida. And maybe some free gas coupons! LOL Do you think we could make the trip almost free? What an adventure that would be!
Susan Fox: Brilliant notion! I must remember to collect CDN freebies for an Ontario trip I want to make later in the year too, thanks for the idea.
Sarah Owen: sounds like fun!! that would be interesting to see just how many restaurants, hotels, gas stations etc have coupons or special deals .. if you come back saying you spent nothing i would be so jealous! hahaha
Charlene Ann Sieffert: why not? write ahead to radio stations and tell them your idea in each state... and mention that you are CRAZY CANUCKS all americans think canadians are NUTS lmao
Frugal Freebies: If we could did it for nothing - my husband would be seriously impressed!! :D
Heather Phillips: Groupon has things for hotels, restaurants and attractions in larger cities in the US
Frugal Freebies: Great idea Charleen - I wonder if I could really pull this off?? :D
Violet Smith: I thought of doing the same thing, but wasn't sure where to start.
Tanya Beckel Redfield: Check with some VALID mystery shopping companies to see if they need anything done in the areas you are going. But never, ever pay to do mystery shopping. Real companies pay YOU. You'll generally have to pay up front, and you'd have to have internet access to fill out the forms the same day, but you can get reimbursed and sometimes even paid a little extra to eat out, stay in hotels, etc...
Krista Cromwell: LOL, I am married to one!! a crazy canuck that is!! We live in Florida, we enjoyed the winter weather this year, it was a little cooler than usual!
Violet Smith: For the Gas Stations there, you have to pay in advance or put on Credit Card at the pump. Found this frustrating at times
Frugal Freebies: @Violet - I agree - it seems a bit overwhelming to think about! It would definitely put my organizational skills to the test! But I could post each day where we are - and how much we spend and you could all follow me on our travels virtually!
Violet Smith: Use a lot of your miles points etc to get free nights at hotels.
Charlene Ann Sieffert: Hey F.F. - all radio stations have EMAIL lol why not? I won once to go on a talk show ALL EXPENSES paid!!!! Limo, penthouse and MORE!!!
Tanya Beckel Redfield: Of course, if you do all this it's going to be a lot more like a JOB instead of a vacation. Although there is a huge satisfaction in getting things for free. :)
Krista Cromwell: We drove from florida to canada straight through a few years ago, with four children and a dog. We had a lot of fun!!
Frugal Freebies: @Violet - do you mean Air Miles? Good idea!
Tanya Beckel Redfield: Oh, also check with RV companies...sometimes they will pay people to move RV's from one spot to another. The only downfall is you can't actually USE the RV, but you'd have free transportation. Maybe they'd pay to fly you back home.
Ashley Howard: I'm an American dating a Canuck maybe i should use the same idea if i drive out to see him lol
Frugal Freebies: @Tanya - wow, I love that idea! My SIL does that here in Canada - I will ask her more about that.
Violet Smith: Air Mile, Aeroplan, Hotel points collected for being a memeber and staying any and all I went to Long Island last year and got a free weekend using points
Heather Phillips: Look up LIVE OFF GROUPON on Facebook. This guy is going across the US with no cash, just groupons. He has been alot of interesting places. Hes had to trade a few groupons for services but for the most part, thats all he has lived on the last few months. I would love to be able to do this for a year! He is always posting about food places and attractions each place he visits.
Frugal Freebies: So many good ideas everyone!! Keep them coming! We will be traveling with my son and two dogs.
@Tanya - Yes, it would be more like a job, you are right. But then I don't vacation very well, so having something exciting to work on works for me! LOL And I love FREE! :D
Guess it's time to work on a press release! ;)
Diana Lynch: I did it when I went to NY.. and it worked beautifully!! We only spent $40 bucks on food for a week!! Also.. make sure to book hotels with free breakfast (and stock up on a few snacks for the road!!)
Cynthia Richardson: good idea
Diana Lynch: Also.. hit up a few key stops and find free and cheap things to do for entertainment.. we did a one week trip from Northwest FL--> to DC--> to NY --> to Lancaster, PA --> to Hershey PA --> to Dayton OH --> to Chattanooga TN --> and back to FL for $600 (Gas, hotels, food, and entertainment for ONE WEEK for 3 people!
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Another day of Canadian freebie mail! I love what a reader once called it - "Christmas in my mailbox!"So what did we get today?
Free Atkins Quick Start Kit:
A second mailing from Atkins - did they know I gave mine away to a friend who was dieting? LOL
● another Atkins Quick-Start Guide
● another Atkins Comprehensive Carb Counter
● two coupons for a free Atkins Advantage Bar
● two coupons for $3.00 off any Atkins Advantage Bar 5 pack
Free PEI Visitors Guide:
● 210 page magazine-quality 2010 PEI Visitor's Guide
● PEI Highway Map
● 30% off coupon for Anne & Gilbert - The Musical
From Save.ca:
More coupons!
● $4.00 off any Gillette Fusion or Fusion Power razor
● $2.00 off any Gillette Body Wash
● $4.00 off any bag of Scotts Turf Builder Lawn Fertilizer
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