FrugalFinagling

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Frugalfinagling – Ways to stretch your points

1) Be sure to travel off peak. Travel can be 40-60% of points during peak season. examples are November and December in California, Oregon… January and February in North and South Carolina… May and September in Hawaii. Also, be sure to Avoid Weekends. Almost half of a weekly points program is for Friday and Saturday. Most crowded on the weekend

2) Alternatives for the weekend stays include… Stay at hotels on the weekend using your points from Maintenance fees paid by credit card… or leverage marketing stays for the weekend and stretch a one week’s worth of points into two.

3) Leverage last minute specials. During low season, you can often get last minute special without points for $300/week.

4) Be sure to cook in the unit. If you have a timeshare with a kitchen, why are you eating out? You should be at a hotel if you want to eat out. Use the grills …. Either community grills or the ones on the balcony

5) Stay in smaller units. If there is just one or two people, stay in a studio. Usually 25% less than a one bedroom and often has the same features. b. Ask for a portable stove-top if the studio doesn’t have a full kitchen.

Staying lean … Keep possession to a minimum so you can carry everything in your car

One way to save money is to rent out your house (if you own one) for a year and travel extensively. This would require planning to save hotel points, to leverage Air B’n’B’s, own timeshares and leverage points and last minute specials.

But most importantly, it requires you to reduce your possession footprint to what you can carry in your car. Its is an approach to maximize the adventure available to the remote worker

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