Traveling involves a lot of trade-offs. Money is always a big issue after the decision is made to fly somewhere exotic or historical; can you afford to see all the sights and live comfortably?

It’s never easy to balance what you want to do and what your disposable income allows for.

In order to stretch your money the furthest, you need to look for deals from the get-go. All it takes is a little research and creativity, and with the savings, you will be better equipped to experience your destination to the fullest.

Mint.com

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If your are looking for a website that helps you find healthy food, Zeer is a neat link you will want to check out.

Zeer is a food information resource that makes it easy to find safe food. It helps people save time, stay safe, learn particular diets and live better lives.

Built upon a database of over 30,000 food items, Zeer is not a stagnant list of safe foods, but a resource that is continually updated so people can discover new food and stay safe.

Zeer displays the nutritional labels for every kind of packaged food you can buy, and then lets you comment and rate your favorite, or least favorite products.

http://www.zeer.com/

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This video shows a simple method of extending the life of an ordinary disposable razor blade for months
This should save you tons of money… at the time of this video Gillette Fusion 4 blade pack sells for $13.99 + tax.

If you generally get one week’s worth of use per blade this will run you $167.88 per year + tax.
The math works out to $7.50 per year + tax (two blades at $3.50 per ea)

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Please Rob Me is a website that brings to attention, the danger of telling folks where you are on Twitter and other social networks such as Facebook, MySpace, and other social networking sites.

From the ‘Why’ Page:

Hey, do you have a Twitter account? Have you ever noticed those messages in which people tell you where they are? Pretty annoying, eh. Well, they’re actually also potentially pretty dangerous. We’re about to tell you why.

Don’t get us wrong, we love the whole location-aware thing. The information is very interesting and can be used to create some pretty awesome applications. However, the way in which people are stimulated to participate in sharing this information, is less awesome. Services like Foursquare allow you to fulfill some primeval urge to colonize the planet. A part of that is letting everyone know you own that specific spot. You get to tell where you are and if you’re there first, it’s yours.

The danger is publicly telling people where you are. This is because it leaves one place you’re definitely not… home. So here we are; on one end we’re leaving lights on when we’re going on a vacation, and on the other we’re telling everybody on the internet we’re not home. It gets even worse if you have “friends” who want to colonize your house. That means they have to enter your address, to tell everyone where they are. Your address.. on the internet.. Now you know what to do when people reach for their phone as soon as they enter your home. That’s right, slap them across the face.

PleaseRobMe.com

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The CARD Act, which was signed into law last May, will finally go into effect Monday, meaning big changes for the millions of card-carrying Americans across the country.

Among other things, it will eliminate some of the more egregious practices of the past like so-called “double-cycle billing”, arbitrary rate increases and hefty fees for exceeding your credit limit.

But while the new law also promises consumers more transparency about their credit card bill, cardholders still need to watch out for a whole new series of traps and tricks.

CNN

Congress stipulated a nine-month phase-in period for these regulations. For millions of Americans, especially those suffering from employment and income interruptions, this is too late. If you’re in debt today, this bill doesn’t help you. Companies already have jacked up interest rates, sharply reduced lines of credit, increased service fees and diluted the value of loyalty reward programs. These trends have brought consumer credit scores down, triggering higher borrowing costs and greater difficulty finding work.

One MAJOR issue here is the fact that the law was passed in May of last year. This gave more than enough time for banks to go through all their cardholders accounts and raise their APR rates and lower their credit limits for minor reasons.

I have been following this since last year. It’s amazing how many folks that with good to excellent credit with any remaining balance that had their APR hijacked 10 to 20 percent. Those with issues have been driven further into debt with no help from anyone.

In my opinion this bill is useless. The only thing that congress provided is another reason for banks to panic and raise rates on the middle class..and drive many consumers further into debt.

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