Since the election, we have seen an increase of prices at the pump. Both diesel and unleaded are headed upward with little relief in sight. The average mileage in the US in 2018 was 13,500 miles per year. I’m sure this has changed since the start of Covid with people choosing to stay home and […]
Summer RVing On A Budget
Many are planning a last trip for the summer as the school year approaches. Since COVID made this summer a bit crazy, maybe your summer vacation will look a little more outdoors than usual. If this is you, here are some ideas for a budget friendly summer RVing trip from someone who RVs fulltime.
8 Ways to Make Money on Vacation
Not long ago, I took a girls trip with my good friends. One of them had a birthday, which was the main reason for the trip. We had a great time, but part of the time we were gone was during the week when I’m usually working. For some people, being gone during a work […]
Tips for Safe Travel with Money
Summer is a popular time of year for people to travel and take a break from their regular jobs and routines. Many people who want to take a summer vacation look for ways to save up for a vacation ahead of time. They may work overtime at their jobs or pick up a weekend job, […]
How to Travel Frugally This Summer
If you haven’t already heard, Southwest Airlines is having a huge sale on late summer, early fall travel! You have to travel between August 23 and December 14 if you’re flying domestic, and the sale ends this Thursday. Just by a quick look, I could travel to Las Vegas between August and December for as […]
How To Travel Abroad And Make Money
Making cash is something that we all like to do, but if you can throw in traveling and making cash, then it sounds all the more appealing! Many people have the fortune of being able to travel aboard and be able to set up a home from home overseas, and rake in the cash. Travelling […]
How to Save Money to Study Abroad
Studying abroad can often be a life-changing experience. In addition to a new learning environment, with new classmates and different perspectives, studying abroad helps you grow as an individual and opens your mind to different ideas. While studying abroad can be a worthwhile endeavor for many majors, study abroad through universities and colleges is typically […]
What Renewed Relations With Cuba Could Mean for You
Fewer than two weeks ago, the U.S. re-opened the U.S. Embassy in Cuba, marking the beginning of a new opening of Cuba to more Americans. While non-Americans and Americans with specific purposes were able to visit Cuba before, the re-establishment of a U.S. Embassy signifies a change in U.S. attitude toward the island. If you’re […]
Planning for Your Summer Vacation
After a particularly brutal winter (I’m looking at you, East Coast!), it’s definitely not too early to start planning your summer vacation. If you’re like the many who have to plan your vacations in the summer due to kids’ schedules, work schedules, or even weather schedules, you know that prices increase during the summer. Unfortunately, […]
3 Affordable Places to Retire Abroad
While some of us reading Your Personal Finance Pro may be years away from retirement, it’s never too early to begin planning for the future. Whether you continue working full time, part time, or not at all, have you thought about where you’ll be enjoying your retirement years? You may assume you’ll stay where you […]
Medical Tourism 101
Finding cheap and affordable health care is always tough. Today, PF Pro contributor, Melissa the Sunburnt Saver tells us all about her experience with medical tourism. The cost of medical procedures in the US is often difficult to determine. As we learned from Harry’s experience, prices can vary dramatically, if you can even get an […]
How We’re Travel Hacking Our Way to Peru in April 2015
For me, there is really no greater feeling than traveling for free. I tell people the places we’ve stayed and the flights we’ve taken, all for next to nothing and I’m pretty sure a majority of them think I’m full of it. But I always tell people that you should give every single thing in […]
How the PF Pro Books a Hotel Room With Points
Between my wife and I, we now have over 30 credit cards in our wallets. That might seem like a lot to the average person (and it is) but the sign-up bonuses from these cards have allowed us to stay at some pretty amazing properties for next to nothing. In the past year alone, we’ve […]
The Ugly Side of VRBO
I’m a huge proponent of saving money but when one of your favorite things to do is travel, your worlds can kind of collide. Luckily, I use a lot of the airline miles I rack up from credit card sign-up bonuses to get free flights and hotels. But the latter can often be a lot […]
How To Make A TripIt Account
A free TripIt subscription is available for anyone who has already applied for the Barclaycard Arrival World MasterCard. For those who do not have the Barclaycard Arrival MasterCard it is a card with great rewards for travel and you can learn more about it in our review or apply here. This page will describe the […]
My Latest Credit Card: The Amex Starwood Preferred Guest Card(SPG)
Update (6/3/14): The current offer has been increased to 30k points for the Amex SPG Personal and Amex SPG Business card. If you’d like to sign up using my referral code, please shoot me an e-mail and I’ll send you the sign-up link. Since I’ve got a European honeymoon coming up this summer, I’ve been in […]
How I Cashed in 162,000 Points For a Free Hawaiian Vacation
Editor’s Note: I’m leaving for my trip to Kauai this Friday so I thought it would be the perfect time for this post. Aloha! And yes, that is our hotel in the picture below and that is a lazy river! Some people probably think I’m crazy for holding 22 credit cards in my wallet but […]
Now is the Best Time to Go For The Southwest Companion Pass
If you’re like me and you love traveling then you know how expensive it can be. The whole reason why I started churning credit cards and racking up points was so that I could travel more and spend less. I’ve racked up almost a million points across all different programs since I started but one […]
Unexplored Benefits: Does Your Work Have a Corporate Travel Match Policy?
Right after I get done complaining about my employer, they go and surprise me again. My company was taken over by an even bigger company last year(top 50 in the world) and a lot of employees were worried about benefits being cut and reduced salaries. So far, none of that has happened, it’s been great. […]
5 Ways to Save Money at Amusement Parks: Sea World San Diego
For some reason, the April showers haven’t quite hit San Diego like they normally do and the weather has been fantastic lately. Warm days and a nice breeze are why I love living in Socal and this past weekend I decided it would be a good time to take my sister(age 5) to Sea World. […]