Sabrina’s Money Madness

This year was my 5th year with my company. You don’t get your 3rd week of vacation until you start your 6th year though. So as of this year I still only have 2 weeks of vacation. I try to hoard those days until the last possible moment. Right now I still have 4 days […]

None of my friends want to go where I want to go. We also have different ideas on when to travel so it looks like my 2012 trip will be solo.
The 1st dilemma is where to go. I really don’t have anywhere that I’m dying to go to. Right now I’m still into beach vacations […]

I want to take a really quick vacation this fall, but I don’t want to carry all of this extra weight around with me. It makes it very uncomfortable to sit in those small airline seats. While I have started watching what I eat and I’m also exercising, I may have to add some weight […]

As of right now I don’t think I’ll be able to justify going on vacation this year. I may be able to squeeze out a short trip later in the year but I almost certainly will not be going on a summer vacation this year.
I am, however, looking into doing a couple of super mini […]

The main reason is that it was to a “ranch” type of place. I would have been able to go in August when it was still nice and I would  have been able to do outdoor activities but I’m not interested in those types of things. My idea of a trip is to just lie […]

I wanted to take a short trip lasting only a few days. I thought I could go on one of those casino junket type of trips. They’re generally cheaper than regular travel because you agree to gamble, which I do anyway. However when I called, I was told that they don’t offer single supplement trips. […]

Wow. I’m really surprised. I fully expect popular dates like Christmas and the 4th of July to be closed but not a random week in August. I usually take the week of my birthday for my full week and just take random days throughout the year. Since I can’t stay at my moms house when I go home, I had planned […]

I am so jealous. They’ve been to Jamaica before and it’s their favorite destination. It’s pretty cool that it’s starting to get chilly here and they’re out in the warmth of the sun. The resort that they stayed at was brand new. It only opened in August of this year. I’ve asked my friend for […]

This time they’re from a hotel loyalty program that I’m a part of. Now considering that it takes tens of thousands of points to earn a free night, I won’t have to worry about getting a free night any time soon. But I can turn the points into gift cards or buy items from their website. […]

I mentioned the other day that Southwest and AirTran are merging. Actually Southwest is buying AirTran to be more accurate. Now I think Southwest is a great airline. They have a ton of trophies and awards for customer service, fare structures and their on-time arrival history. They also have the distinction of being one of the only airlines […]

And I couldn’t be happier. I absolutely love Southwest but they don’t fly internationally. Bummer right? Well not now. AirTran flys to Aruba, Cancun Mexico, Montego Bay Jamaica and several other places that I really want to go. The best part is that AirTran has free WiFi while Southwest has no baggage charges.
While I’m sure […]

Starting in January, we’ll have the option to purchase anywhere from 1-5 days of additional vacation time. Since I still only have 2 weeks, that would be major for me to have extra time off. But I really can’t afford for any more money to come out of my check at this point in time.
The […]