Pack up, ship out

I am cheap. I love cheap.

I constantly am told that I find the best deals. Keep in mind the scope of my great finds ranges from clothing to vacations. Whatever type of deal you may be looking for, I am your Guru.

This post, however, is about VACATIONS.

My days are filled with imaginary dreams of far away places and the nagging feeling that I need to get away. Don't get me wrong, I have it good... but I am practical. In every aspect of the word, and even since I was a child. I am the kid that fell in roller blades and to this day, won't go near a pair. I won't go on a whim and book show tickets or a last minute flight, because I can't handle the anxiety of all of the other factors that come into play.

Will hotels be available? Will I need to rent a car? Am I not going to be able to buy groceries the following week, since I blew all my money on things that came up!?

But, I just so happen to be a great planner... so my life is not completely dull. I do book random weekend trips, but I do it cautiously. Timing is everything. Enough back story and onto the part you care about.

My top choice in airlines is Spirit Air. They have a limited coverage map, but they are sure to keep your pocketbooks stacked! If you put your name on their email list, you will be informed when fares are at their lowest. Many times they will offer cheap flights to select destinations on select dates and other times they will have coupon sales for 10-24 dollars off.

UGH! You may be thinking, I don't have the time to sort through all of that business. Completely understandable, but Spirit has you covered. Their site is organized as a low fare calendar, meaning that they show you the fare prices on the dates you choose, but also the increase/decrease of dates around your choices. This is key, to plotting out a cheap trip. Maybe Friday is too expensive, but a Sunday departure is $50 cheaper aka. MANAGEABLE. And now you're headed on a weekend girls getaway.

Currently Spirit is rocking a low fare sale with one way flights as cheap as $20 for Spirit's '$9 Fare Club' members (what it is: flat fee of $59.95 and a years worth of discounts) and $30 for non-members.

My home airport is MSP (Minneapolis-St.Paul) and if you are in the area you could be jet-setting to the below locations for, you guessed it, super cheap!

Denver - as low as $60 RT
Chicago - as low as $70 RT
Las Vegas - as low as $78.99 RT
**(non-member rates)

Pack up, ship out, you're worth it. Book here!

J.