Tips & Tricks
The budget for living in a timeshare full-time
It is important to understand the monthly costs living in timeshares full time… The video below was created to walk you thru the budget I use to live full time in a timeshare…
How to compare timeshare costs vs hotels (Hilton Grand Vacations and Worldmark examples)
WorldMark
1) Kona Hawaii – $120/night for a one bedroom timeshare vs. $228/night for a Holiday Inn express 2) Oceanside California – $84/night for a studio timeshare vs. $135/night at a Holiday Inn hotel adjacent to Worldmark Oceanside
Hilton
1) Waikoloa Hawaii – 1 bedroom available in October for 3400 points ($73.10/night) vs. Tripadvisor at $200/night 2) Carlsbad California – 1 bedroom available in February for 3400 points ($73.10/night) vs. $236/night to rent HGV at Marbrisa
My Favorite Travel Credit Cards
Here are my favorite credit cards that I use to earn free nights stay. Leveraging the money you spend on timeshares to earn other free travel perks.
How to Earn 29 Free Days a year in a Hotel
Here are my favorite credit cards that I use to earn free nights stay. Leveraging the money you spend on timeshares to earn other free travel perks.
with a six month update
How I earned 71 free hotel nights in one year
Five Timeshare Habits that Help me Learn
No matter how much you know, you can always get better. And who doesn’t want to have better vacations? And better experiences using your timeshares too.
Are HGV Max Premier Benefits Worth It?
Everyone tries to sell you on getting status benefits. As a result of the Diamond International merger, I decided that I should have more points so I could stay at more of the new resort options after the merger. And as a result I became a Premier member (formerly Elite Plus).
Getting Diamond Priority for HGV Owners
There is an option you have for getting at least some priority access to the Diamond resorts. I was excited about the merger and this minor change lets me enjoy more of this merger.
Tips on Using your Hilton Grand Vacations ownership from an Elite Owner
What are the strategies I use to get the most out of my points. This is a view for all. For beginners first start and Hilton timeshare Lite and then this video.
Tips on using your Worldmark ownership from a Platinum Elite owner
What are the strategies I use to get the most out of my points. This is a view for all. For beginners first start and Worldmark timeshare Lite and then this video.
Vistana (Westin and Sheraton) timeshare lite – Pay Less and Vacation More
How to buy the minimum points needed to stay at a Vistana Timeshare and how to Leverage the Vistana services (Marriott Hotels, VSN escapes, Interval International last minute specials) to add to your vacation experiences.
Worldmark Timeshare Lite
How to buy the minimum points needed to stay at a Worldmark Timeshare and how to Leverage the Worldmark services (Hotels, Monday madness, Inventory specials, last minute specials) to add to your vacation experiences.
Hilton Timeshare Lite
How to buy the minimum points needed to stay at a Hilton Timeshare and how to Leverage the Hilton services (Hotels, last minute specials) to add to your vacation experiences.
A week’s stay at a timeshare for under $400 with RCI or Interval International
In order to keep my costs down living in timeshares all year round, I use both RCI and Interval international for special deals. Usually this means that I book timeshares within two months of my stay. This is when timeshares that have excess capacity lower their prices.
Frugalfinagling
The art of stretching points
How to Survive a Timeshare Presentation
A lot of people don’t like timeshare presentations because they can be high pressure situations. If you know what you are looking for and you approach the presentation as an opportunity to learn, you can survive a timeshare presentation.
The Five Biggest Timeshare Mistakes
1) Being sold a timeshare without Researching, 2) Not Learning all the Features Available, 3) Not Planning Ahead 4) Not Leveraging Bargains, 5) Not Leveraging the Hotel Side.
Treat Timeshare and Loyalty Points like Money
Every year you pay for an allocation and it is up to you to get the most value out of your points. I try to get three times my maintenance fees when comparing rental rates.
Living 6 months in Timeshares
Why would anyone do this? What are the economics? What are the possibilities? How can I do this?
Staying in Timeshares with Hotel Points
How to learn if you might want to own a timeshare by using your points to try it out.