For the past two months, I’ve been giving the CLEAR program a try. They offer three free months, and hook you with the standard auto-renewal mechanism. I wanted to see how the service worked, and I wanted to see what their retention mechanism is like. After all, there are relatively decent discounts (all the way …
I just found this new Amex offer today on our two AmEx accounts that accumulate Membership Rewards points. The Delta card did not show this one, so I guess we only get to use it twice. Such is life, eh? I guess I’m definitely booking a few more Marriott stays in the next few weeks. …
A few rude wake up calls have recently come our way. One of Princess Muffins’ co-workers died in her sleep in her late 50’s. It forced us to think: we’re not too far away from that. She didn’t have time to “retire”, and spent the last of her time working her miserable job. Our …
Wow, it’s been nearly a year since chronicling our travel adventures. It’s amazing that time has gotten so far away from us. The school year really is a rough time, especially when dealing with two children with learning disabilities. So much time goes into making them get their work done as if they’re “normal”, when …
It’s been too long since I’ve been made a concerted effort to blog, so… in sticking with the program of sticking with a program, here’s what’s been going on in our world while we’re Working on Happy… MuffinWagon Died & Reborn Ahh… the MuffinWagon™ – Our 10 year old minivan we’ve taken on hundreds of …
Do NOT buy the 2018 Entertainment book until you read this! Don’t get me wrong, I love the Entertainment book. There are tons of restaurant deals on there for 50% off all over town. My parents started buying it when I was a kid, and I’ve been addicted to it ever since. But, there’s an …
Athena Kouzzina – Frugal Vegetarian Takeout Review Overall Rating: Most Excellent As a reminder, the chief criteria of this challenge are to: Stack as many discounts/points as possible Pay as little as possible for as much food as possible thus takeout, to avoid drinks, desserts, and tip and “atmosphere” thus vegetarian, as meat-free food should …
If you are collecting Delta miles to save up for a trip, you can join SkyMiles Dining for up to 3,000 Bonus Delta SkyMiles. All you have to do is register with their program earlier than September 30, 2017, spend $30 or more at each participating restaurant, and write a review within 30 days of each …
Tilted Kilt – Frugal Vegetarian Takeout Review Rating: Not Quite This is my first frugal vegetarian take-out review, so I’m making up these criteria as I go along. But overall, I’d give it a “not quite” 2/4 stars. As a reminder, the chief criteria of this challenge is to: Stack as many discounts/points as possible …
When shopping at all, but especially dining, I try to get as much bang for my buck as possible. To recap my frugal dining rules, which I’ve yet to actually post: Use Discounted Gift Cards when possible Use Credit Cards with Points/Miles programs otherwise Take Out! Never pay for delivery or tips (these are NOT …