I’m back from my trip to Nashville, and am thoroughly exhausted yet blessed by the wonderful weekend I shared with other bloggers. I’ve gleaned a few more ideas on how to save on traveling, and wanted to share them all with you. See the first part of Ways to Save Money While Traveling here.
Tip #6
Pack your own snacks and simple items for meals. Our hotel room at the Blissdom Conference does not have a microwave. So we took our flat top electric griddle with us. Another option would be to bring a small toaster oven. With our griddle we can make grilled cheese, hot dogs and more. These are simple things we can eat without breaking the bank at the Nashville restaurants.
Tip # 7
Plan ahead of time, and find out which stores are in the area you will be in. Do coupon matches for deals you can use, and plan a quick shopping trip for when you arrive. This is of course, only if you haven’t packed all your food ahead of time. With all of our clothes and other luggage, it would have been way tou cramped bringing my pantry along.
Tip #8
Bring Tea Bags. Hot water is free almost anywhere. Bring yourself some tea bags, and you can have hot tea any time! Herbal teas are healthful, energizing to the body and sometimes a great way to help you fall asleep easier in a strange bed. Tea bags are great to take on a plane as well. Ask a flight attendant for hot water, and enjoy nice hot tea during your flight.
Tip #9
Carpool if you can. If more than one person in your area is going to the same place you are, try to put together a carpool and split the traveling costs.
Tip #10
Find a rooming buddy. If it is a special event like Blissdom, and multiple people you know will be there, consider sharing a hotel room and splitting the costs! This helps everyone, and can also be a blast to stay with buddies!
These are just a few ideas that I have for saving money when going on a trip. What are some of your ideas?
6pm.com is probably going to be my new favorite places to get shoes, because their sales are so great! Today they have RSVP footwear and apparel up to 80% off, with sandals starting at $4.80. With spring and summer on it’s way, this is a great time to grab a few pairs of sandals. Go HERE for the deal. Shipping is a flat rate of $6.95 no matter how much you order.
Shop through Ebates for 3.5% cash back on your purchase. New sign-ups also get a $5 bonus.
Go HERE to print a $1.50 on 1 8th Continent Soy Milk Coupon. This coupon will make an excellent deal when paired with a sale! Anyone know what the best price on this is right now?
Everything was such a whirlwind this past weekend, that I didn’t get a chance to tell you that I was on a radio show! It was live at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel on Thursday. I was able to be on the show with some incredible other bloggers:
Aside from all of us sharing some incredible savings tips, I personally shared one of my deepest darkest un-thrifty secrets. You can listen to the show HERE, or use the player at the top of this post.
Honey Nut Cheerios (single serving cup) – $1 each
-$1/1 printable coupon here or here
=FREE after coupon! Tide Stain Release (20 oz) – $3.99
-$3/1 printable HERE
=$.99 after coupon!? Sorry, it is for another size, and they mail it to you.
Best Deal Magazines has an awesome deal on Taste of Home Magazine. Use code WKLYSPEC and get it for only $3.75!! Here are some other coupon codes available that you can use on the other magazine deals:
PXCJ214 takes 15% off any order. MNDCJ214 takes $5 off a $30 order.
Shop with Cashbaq and earn a 15% rebate back, which makes it only $3.19 after the rebate!!
Diapers.com has several cloth training pants for $8.99 each. Here’s how to get a great deal: New customers can get $10 off any $40 order or more with code DIAPERS105. You can also get free shipping when you add $49 of items to your cart.
Step One: Start at ShopAtHomeHERE, and type in Diapers.com at the top. Then click through to the Diapers.com website so that you will earn a 1.5% cash back rebate from your purchase.
Step Two: Go to the Diapers area on the top navigation menu and click on Cloth Diapers. Then sort by Training Pants.
Step Three: Add 6 Kushies Training Pants at $8.99 to your cart for a total of $53.94.
Step Four: Add code DIAPERS105 at checkout to take off $10. Your total will be $43.94.
Step Five:Submit for this $14.97 rebate HERE (it takes a while to come – 14 weeks or so – remember it is for first time customers only).
Final price for 6 Kushies cloth training pants will be $28.97 or $4.83 per pair !! If you cloth diaper, then you know this is a fabulous deal! First time customers can get the $10 off and the rebate on any order, so let us know if you come up with another great scenario for cloth diapers!
I am honored to have met you all at Blissdom and Savvy Blogging!
Thanks to my readers for being so patient this week, and look forward to a few more videos from Blissdom to come, including a walking tour of the hotel.
