(MICHELLE, THE AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is the opening post in a short series that will chronicle the financial choices behind my first real vacation. I’m a frugal person, but will I be able ...

In my last post I described how Aaron and I came to the decision to spend our first vacation in San Francisco and Napa Valley. Once the destination was settled, we were able to focus on the financial ...

This is Michelle here and a big hello from San Francisco! I’m happy to say that after weeks of anticipation, Aaron and I managed to leave work and home behind for five wonderful days in Califo...

Being a tourist in London is one of the toughest challenges anyone committed to the frugal life will endure. Even for locals, it’s easy to fritter away cash in a city that seems to go out of it...