saving money

Choosing a rental car is not the most glamorous part of vacation planning. Most of the time, I don’t care what I’m driving — I just want something that’s not …

If you have an American Express card and you’re not using Amex Offers, you may be leaving real money on the table. Amex Offers are targeted promotions attached to your …

Booking a hotel can feel like the “responsible adult” moment of trip planning. You compare a few options, pick the one that makes the most sense, lock it in… and then …

Sometimes an AMEX Offer comes back that’s not flashy but still worth adding right away. My wife Sharon just received one of those on several of her cards, and it …

Whether we’re heading to the airport from home or from a hotel in a new city, our first step is almost always the same: open both Uber and Lyft and …

As someone who’s always looking for ways to maximize the number of miles and points I earn, I’ve learned that there are multiple strategies to rack up rewards with every …

Whether you happened to get there super early, have an ultra-long layover, or are “stranded” until whatever is wrong can be fixed, being stuck at an airport is not a …

Over the years, we’ve booked numerous hotels and often face the decision of whether to choose the advance purchase rate or the best refundable rate. Hotels usually offer a lower …

For trips when we needed to rent a car, I had become complacent while searching for the best prices. Although I had written about ways to find the lowest price, …

Back in January, when Alaska Airlines raised its check bag fees from $30 to $35, you knew it was only a matter of time for the other airlines to follow …