I am planning a trip for us in October. I am not completely settled on where we are going, but I have a general idea so I am looking at ways to save and make it as cheap as possible. Vacations can be expensive and a huge pain if you don’t plan ahead. My idea is to start figuring out activities and restaurants now so I can pay for some now and have an idea of what it will cost me then.

What really got me thinking about this topic, I was given a credit for $25 at Resturants.com. If you aren’t familiar with them you can get pay a a few dollars for basically a gift card for your restaurant. I haven’t looked into this much in the past because the restaurant options in my area weren’t that exciting to me. So here I am with a $25 credit and limited options locally. So I looked up the region I want to vacation and ordered a gift certificate for there! I did read the FAQs and if plans change I can change to a different restaurant.

Resturants.com made me think of Groupon or other deal sites. I need to be looking up the area for vacation so I can find the best deals and pay for them now at a discounted rate! Today there is a deal for pizza for $7 on Groupon worth $15. I am not sure how close this is to the hotel I want, but this is something to look into.

Before you get too excited be sure to read the details of the deal. When does it expire? Is it really a good deal? Would you want to do it even if it wasn’t on sale? Don’t buy things just because there is a sale! Check out Resturants.com or Groupon for deals to start saving on today!

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