You want to get away but you don’t want to spend the bucks? Well here are some tips to get the best travel deals you can.
There are tons of travel search websites out there but I find the best to be www.kayak.com. This site searches through all of the other ones – Orbitz, Travelocity, etc. – to find the best deal for you. Usually this is the best option.
However, another site called ITASoftware.com allows you to re-route your flight to see if there may be a faster way to get to your destination, often through another city via layover. The catch is, you can’t book flights through this site, so you’ll have to go back to kayak.com.
But as I mentioned last week, it’s often much cheaper to book a flight on a Tuesday or Wednesday because the airline companies have a harder time filling these flights than a Friday or Sunday flight. This also means that if you buy your ticket on a Tuesday or Wednesday, it will be cheaper because people tend to wait till the weekends to think about future plans. Airlines know this.
Also, continue to check online. If your travel dates are a few months away, which is the best way to buy tickets, then maybe waiting a week can make a difference in the price. Usually though, the earlier the better. 
I’ve been called frugal, parsimonious, and hell, even cheap once or twice, which I resent deeply, because I care only about not wasting money. I love spending it when it comes time to, but for the most part, if I can save a few bucks, I will. Patience is a virtue, especially when it comes to shopping. Sometimes it’s just more practical to wait until the holiday sale to buy that big screen TV or that new shirt you’ve been wanting. Other times, it depends on really searching around for the lowest price on what you want.
