Not Traveling Again: What's Your Excuse This Year?

Have you not seen the world yet? What's your3) Getting rid of your digital television subscription
excuse this summer? If it's that you can't get the(i.e. DIRECTV) will save you about $1,000 over
time off work or you weigh half a ton and youthe next 2 years. Just because you've seen an
can't fit into an airline seat, then I can't help you.exotic destination on Survivor, doesn't mean
However, if your excuse is, "traveling is tooyou've been there. C'mon now TV Traveler!
expensive", then I have some ideas....That's $2,500 that you can use to take an
1) Getting rid of your cell phone will save youamazing trip every other year. To stretch this
about $1,000 over the next 2 years. Are youamount farther you can travel during non-peak
really so important that you need one? (If you'retimes of year and/or fly during the middle of the
an emergency surgeon, skip to #2)week.
2) Getting rid of that gym membership you neverSay goodbye to meaninglessly yakking on your
use will save you at least $500 over the next 2cell phone about the last Desperate Housewives
years. (See: Jog in your neighborhood, invest inepisode while you're waiting in line for the
some home exercise equipment and/or walkstair-stepper ... and say hello to a little adventure
places for a change!) If you take full advantage ofand sophistication.
your gym membership, skip to #3.