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Holiday Travel Can Be Affordable

© Reginald Vickers

First, a quickie: Do you like coupons? Me too. Before you even begin reading this article, go to eSmarts). Here you can get coupons for your groceries as well as coupons from Internet sites. On one On-line shopping trip I saved almost $200! What are you waiting for! Don't read any more, go now. But you better come back. See you soon.

There, now wasn't that worth it? You can thank me later.

Speaking of thanks, thanks to all of you who sent me E-mails this week! I'll try to answer everyone. Here is one I pulled out to answer.

Dear Reginald,

I have a dilemma. My wife wants us to spend Christmas with her parents in Hell, Michigan (that's the name of the town), and I want to spend the holidays with my parents in Paradise, Arizona. We're both professors at a large college here in Rhode Island and have a month off but we are a little short on cash. How do we choose?

Sincerely,

(Going to be) Absent (from one of our parents) Mine or hers, Professors

First, Professors (or whoever you really are),
I must say that I don't believe your letter. This has to be a joke. Who do you think you're dealing with here? Do you think I can't tell when someone is pulling my leg? This is a serious column that only takes time to answer serious questions. I can't believe that you would stoop so low and think that I would take your letter seriously. You could have at least come up with something less obvious. We all know there are not any large colleges in Rhode Island.

(Please forgive me for the corny-ness of the next couple of lines - I can't help myself). I guess you really have the in-laws from Hell. Well, I know it must be hard to choose between Paradise and Hell. You'd be surprised how many people don't take time to ponder this question. This site is about shopping and not eternal destiny. (I'll be happy to talk to you about this or you might try The Way.)

(Boy, will I be embarrassed if this was a "real" e-mail.)

Yet this e-mail does give me a chance to answer those who need help with travel during the holidays.

First, I recommend you begin your search right here at Suite101. Diane Goldberg writes a wonderful column on Budget Travel. You can find other great travel links from her articles.

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