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How I’m Saving Over $1,500 On My Next Disney Trip

Disney World Marathon

My next trip to Disney World will be for the  Marathon weekend which is the weekend of January 9th, 2015. This year instead of running I’ll just be a spectator cheering on friends though the marathon bug may bite again – we’ll see.

With it now being the middle of the summer it’s time to start thinking about how I’m going to use miles and points to reduce the costs of my trip as much as possible. My next round of credit card applications is going to be completely for this trip so I’ll need to find cards that I can use to fly, stay and drive in Lake Buena Vista for as cheaply as possible. [click to continue…]

How to use Priceline to Save Money on Rental Cars

priceline rental car bidding

The reality for most of us is that we live too far away to be able to drive to Orlando. Unless we are staying on-site which means taking advantage of the magical express bus service we have to rent a car when we arrive in at MCO.

Priceline.com has a bidding feature that allows you to “name your own price” on rental cars giving us the opportunity to get deep discounts on rentals. The only problem is the Priceline rental car bidding has many rules for its bidding system which makes it confusing for most users. I’ll show you step-by-step how to use Priceline to your advantage to find the best deal on a rental car. [click to continue…]