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Inspiration archive
A New Year’s challenge for you First of all, thank you for your support. For a new blog, The Deal Mommy has generated more traffic and interest than I could have hoped for. I really appreciate it! And now to the challenge: in 2012, I challenge you to think a little differently. Instead of just assuming: I challenge you to challenge your assumptions with a real information. I can’t afford to travel: This is the biggest one I want to…
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Deals in action archive
Why Radisson is paying me $146 to stay at their hotel tonight I’m writing this post from my room at the Radisson Lord Baltimore Hotel, where I have taken the Deal Kids for what is known as a “mattress run”. A mattress run is generally defined as a trip you wouldn’t have taken except for the fact that you get bonus points (see also “mileage run”). I like Baltimore, and would have taken the kids to the Aquarium as a…
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The Deal Mommy Rant archive
“Hot Hawaii Deals from $216 a night!” Really, Fodors ? “Hot Hawaii Deals from $216 a night-fodors.com” I just got this tweet, and my blood immediately started to boil. $216 a night is a bargain? No wonder people think travel is out of reach! Fodors take pains to point out in the article all of the amazing bonuses like 10% off a massage, or a free fourth night at a room that goes for $1500 A NIGHT! Really, Fodors? I’m…
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The Deal Mommy Guide archive
The Deal Mommy Guide to collecting frequent flyer miles I was helping a friend today plan her upcoming trip to China and while she was frantically taking notes, I realized it might be helpful to create an entry level guide to collecting and using frequent flyer miles. If you already know to use Air France’s search engine for Delta availability and that Asian programs allow family members to pool miles, fell free to skip this post. For really deep knowledge…
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Summer 2018 recap
Happy back to school everyone! I’ve been quiet for a bit so just wanted to update you on what’s up in my world. Here’s a quick photo recap of my summer: I’ll have posts about my adventures over the next few weeks. Posting over here is going to be pretty light as I have a number of other things going on: ***To be clear, I am NOT shutting down this site. I will still post here, just not as often.…
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Italy archives
Rome: A Designer Gown That Didn’t Quite Fit Don’t get me wrong. I’m glad I visited Rome. I had a lovely hotel room with a view of St. Peter’s, and in 48 hours shopped my little heart out, had an amazing breakfast at the Vatican (story to come) and even got caught in an August blizzard. But the city was just, well, uncomfortable to me. At first I thought I was just off my solo travel game, or maybe it…