As featured in the New York Times, CBS and NBC, here’s our step-by-step guide on how to take a nearly free family trip to Walt Disney World ($4,000+ savings) using credit card rewards points! Are you headed to Disneyland in Anaheim instead? If so, be sure to check out our guide to visiting Disneyland for…
Alert: Walt Disney World Now Offers Date-Based Ticketing
Walt Disney World recently changed its ticket system, and we want to make sure you know about it. The best summary I’ve seen thus far comes from this blog post at Undercover Tourist. So this won’t be a long post, because you should just read theirs. But here’s the basic scoop: Basically, they now offer…
You Can Book Disney World Tickets with Chase Ultimate Rewards! Here’s How…
Note: The method discussed in this post is currently in flux as Chase overhauls its reward system. See this post of what we know so far about these changes and how they might affect your Disney plans. — For years, we’ve been telling readers how to use travel rewards to book Disney tickets through Undercover…
April Frugal Challenge: Spend $0 on Lunches Out
A couple months ago I realized that one of my best financial strengths was becoming a huge thorn in my side, and wallet! I have historically been very good about NOT spending money on meals out, especially lunch, but suddenly I was dropping $30+ on lunch each week. As I complained to friends about this…
March Frugal Challenge: Get a Checking Account Bonus
This month’s “frugal challenge” is ½ challenge and ½ pro tip. I’m going to show you a simple way to make $300 this month, and it’s a strategy that you can use to supplement your credit card rewards moving forward. Note: the offer discussed below only applies to 15 states* but you can use this…
Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel Increased to Category 5 Property
The Walt Disney World Dolphin hotel is one of our favorite properties and has been an important part of our plan to visit Disney World for free. Effective today, this property is now a Category 5 SPG property which means that it costs more Starwood points per night. Here’s the scoop on what’s going on…
How I’m Eating a Healthy Lunch for $1 Per Day
I’ve always been bad at turning healthy eating into a habit. In the past, I’ve been able to do it for short time periods, but then I fall off the wagon for one reason or another. That reason is usually this: I become so busy that I take shortcuts. These are unhealthy shortcuts, like a…
February Frugal Challenge: Set a Net Worth Goal and Plan for Taxes
Ok, I know what you’re thinking. It’s already the middle of February and I haven’t issued a frugal challenge! Well here’s the thing, since it’s a short month I couldn’t give you one of the harder challenges (you totally have to do the hard stuff for a full 30-31 days, ha!). But I do have…