Ignore the High Gas Prices and Take That Vacation

I f you’re one of the             hotels.com and expedia.com will    thousands of Americans that     help you save a few extra bucks    have planned a road trip        when you book that hotel. Try     this summer, you’ve probably look     and figure out where you’ll be     at the gas prices and thought         stopping so that you won’t be      twice about not going on that         stopping at a hotel at three in    trip. Who would have thought         the afternoon.                     that a year from today that gas                                          prices would be almost more than      Find the free breakfast – When     four dollars a gallon. It seems       you’re booking that hotel online,  as if we are just working to fill     make sure that you look out for    our stupid gas tanks. Well,          the free breakfast. A lot of      let’s not let the gas prices get      hotels will offer complimentary    in the way of our family fun          breakfast foods in the morning.    time. Instead, let’s live life       If you can book a hotel that       and still go on that vacation and     offers this, this will save you a  not pay a penny extra.                few bucks depending on how many                                          people are travelling with you.    Plan the trip ahead of time – If      Most places do offer hot meals     you’re planning on taking a road      and it’s usually nothing bad like  trip, make sure that you do all       a bagel and a cup of orange        of your booking online because        juice. If you find yourself        you may find that most of the         going to a place like this, you    times, you will be paying full        may want to consider other         prices for a hotel if you just        places.                            walk up to a desk during the                                             night hours. Most hotels will        Avoid the gas snacks – If you’re   know you’re desperate for a room      like me, you probably love to      and will charge you for that room     load up on the chips and slim      at full price. Websites like          jims in the gas station. This is  where the money starts going down     four bucks. Do you see how quick  the drain. You’ll want to buy        that adds up?                      all of your snacks and sodas                                             before you go on that trip to         Saving money on the road isn’t     save extra money. Let’s do the       that hard at all; just make sure   math really quick. Let’s suppose     you don’t let the high gas prices  you want to buy one soda at the       ruin all of your family fun. You  gas station. This is going to        have to remember that you live     cost you around $1.50. If you         once and if you can afford that    purchase an eight pack at your        trip, then go out and take it.     local market, you’re only going       Sooner or later, your kids are     to pay about $4 a pack, which         going to be grown up and they      comes down to about $.50 a soda.      won’t even want to hang out with   Multiply that number by four          you anymore.                       family members and you’re saving       About the Author Save on gas with a gas card and also find more of Tom's work at FINDgascards. Published At: www.Isnare.com