Whether you’re paying down debt or saving for a trip, here are groan-free ways to help you live on less.
By Joann Pan
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Flexible travelers can get surprisingly affordable deals by waiting until the last week to book a hotel. “Currently 50 percent of all online travel bookings are made within a week,” Sam Shank, the CEO of HotelTonight — a mobile app available for iOS and Android — that offers reduced rates on unfilled rooms in select hotels up to 7 days in advance. To help you stretch your vacation budget, he advises you use the app on Sundays when booking a stay. “Sundays are always the best days for deals, with rates often half of what you might see on peak days,” Shank says. Thursdays then Fridays are the next-best days to find deals. And if you’re contemplating going away for just one night over the weekend, know this: “Fridays are often much cheaper than Saturdays, so if one is wrestling with which day to get spontaneous, bet on Fridays.”
Use code OPRAH for $25 off your first booking.
