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    Beating the System: Loopholes Travelers Found & Exploited

    by SharonKurheg September 13, 2025
    by SharonKurheg September 13, 2025

    The world is fraught with ways to somehow beat the system. A candy machine that spits out two chocolate bars instead of one. A website that lists discount codes people …

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  • Tips and Tricks

    Easy Hack To Gain More Storage Space In Your Hotel Room

    by SharonKurheg March 1, 2025
    by SharonKurheg March 1, 2025

    I’d like to think that my husband and I are smart people. But even smart people can overlook things that have been staring them in the face for years and …

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  • Tips and Tricks

    Going to the Beach? This Hack is PERFECT for All That Sand!

    by SharonKurheg July 16, 2024
    by SharonKurheg July 16, 2024

    I grew up in Brooklyn, New York. And for as far back as I can remember, every Sunday during the summertime, we used to meet my maternal grandparents at the …

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  • Travel Tech

    From Juice Jacking to USB Condoms: The Weird World of Phone Charging Safety

    by joeheg April 5, 2024
    by joeheg April 5, 2024

    Much to my wife’s dismay, I spend too much time watching videos on YouTube. I say that I’m watching for work, but it’s a way for me to unplug. In …

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    Other Ways To Cool/Heat Your Room When Regular Hotel Thermostat Hacks Don’t Work

    by SharonKurheg February 2, 2024
    by SharonKurheg February 2, 2024

    One of the most popular posts we’ve ever written for Your Mileage May Vary has been How To Override Hotel Thermostat Settings. Briefly, hotels with digital thermostats are sometimes able …

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  • Airlines

    Southwest Reveals Best Ways To Get A Row To Yourself

    by SharonKurheg March 13, 2023
    by SharonKurheg March 13, 2023

    As we’ve said in the past, Southwest is an outlier when it comes to seating. Instead of assigning seats, they use a mixture of paid access, special groups, and “first …

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  • Tips and Tricks

    Neil Patrick Harris’ Hacks For Pooping On A Plane, Packing Smarter, & More

    by SharonKurheg January 5, 2023
    by SharonKurheg January 5, 2023

    Full disclosure: I’ve been a fan of Neil Patrick Harris (NPH) since his days as Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989-1993). I’m not saying I’m a super fangirl or anything. But I’ve …

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  • Travel

    Easy Alternative Ways To Get A Global Entry Appointment

    by SharonKurheg July 6, 2022
    by SharonKurheg July 6, 2022

    If you have any chance of traveling internationally in the next 5 years, you should really consider getting Global Entry. From the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s website: Global Entry …

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  • Credit Cards

    How To Prepare Yourself Against Credit Card Hacks

    by joeheg May 22, 2022
    by joeheg May 22, 2022

    Nowadays, having your credit card number stolen is one of the most annoying things that can happen (well, except for someone stealing an Amazon package from your front porch). Credit …

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  • Hotels

    Hotels Have A New Way To Keep You From Changing The Temperature In Your Room

    by joeheg March 3, 2022
    by joeheg March 3, 2022

    Setting the temperature of your hotel room has become a cat and mouse game between guests and the hotel management. People just want to set their rooms to a comfortable …

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