Shel Horowitz’s Frugal Fun Tip, August, 2008
–> This Month’s Frugal Fun Tip: 10 Ways to Make Driving Vacations Affordable
Despite the sharp upsurge in gas prices–and, by the way, the U.S. still has some of the lowest gas prices by far–a driving vacation is still usually a lot cheaper than flying, and has lower carbon impact as well. Here are a few ways to keep it affordable.
–> Latest Additions to the Websites
Fantastic new articles this month, including:
- Antigua, Guatemala: Colonial Elegance and Lots to Do
- Haight-Ashbury in the Guatemalan Mountains: San Pedro and Lake Atitlán
- Guatemala City: Where Are The Crowds?
- Back to School Quality Time Without Spending a Dime!
–> Parents…Are You Set Up Properly if Something Happens to You?
I’ve had a look at Wear Clean Underwear by Alexis Martin Neely, and I’m very impressed by her clear writing and her words of warning to parents: If you want a good outcome for your not-yet-adult kids in the event of your death, you need to prepare…NOW!
–>Finally–An E-Book Site Puts Authors’ Needs First
Writers: Mark Victor Hansen (of Chicken Soup fame) has just launched a very author-friendly e-book/multimedia content distribution site at http://tinyurl.com/4kpp9h This link will take you to the page here my books are set up. From there, just click on “Register” in the upper right. No fee
to set up, no fee to upload your files (wide range of types), 50% commission.
–> A New Way To Have More Frugal Fun–No-Cost Games on FrugalFun.com
Want to win cool stuff? Tired of surfing through content and want a break? Here’s something you’ll want to look at. To play, go to any inner page of FrugalFun.com (not the home page) and click on the game banner at the very top.
–> Which of Shel’s Books is Right for You?
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