Making your buck, quid, euro, etc. go further has never been more important in these times. Fortunately there are still tons of strategies for taking off -- whether you're a student, a senior, or somewhere in between -- without landing in the poorhouse.
A tribute to my friend, the late budget travel icon icon Arthur Frommer
The legendary U.S. travel journalist and entrepreneur Arthur Frommer passed away November 18 at the age of 95. Born in Virginia and with an early boyhood in a small town in Missouri, Arthur was a lawyer who became a pioneering and great travel journalist, and who will be remembered as having helped open the joys of travel to the masses. While serving in the U.S. Army in Europe in the 1950s, he got the travel bug, came out with a travel guide for servicemen, and followed up in 1957 with Europe…
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January 26, 2010
(Forimmediaterelease.net) What is the least crowded week to visit Disney World? Which websites help you find the cheapest airplane tickets? Where can you find true travel bargains?
Full of practical advice for stretching your dollars for travel, entertaining, and shopping, among other topics, the 255-page book picks up where Bates’ The Gospel Truth about Money Management left off: with 18 info-packed chapters of easy-to-implement ways to reduce spending and find the best bargains on practically anything. Included are money-saving recipes, websites, and phone numbers for health care discounts and assistance, tips on understanding and improving credit scores, and more – all directing readers to top budget-minded sources.
A highly-sought speaker, Bates shares her proven tactics for becoming better money managers in Bargainomics: Money Management by the Book: Finding Money; Simple Ways to Make Extra Money; When, Where and How to Shop; and taming “The Debt Monster.” Bates’ books offer hope to readers that they can economize through the art of shopping for bargains – while still enjoying personal pampering and luxury travel.
Judy Woodward Bates, “The Bargainomics Lady,” www.bargainomics.com is the author of several books, including The Gospel Truth about Money Management, Blessedly Budgeted Women’s Events, and her latest, Bargainomics: Money Management by the Book, which retails for US$12.99. A freelance writer, speaker, and TV personality, her name has become synonymous with the practice of Biblical money management. For more information on her books or to schedule Bates as a speaker, visit her website at www.Bargainomics.com .