The Best Time To Buy Everything, Best Solo Trips in 2016, 70% Off Boots & More
Highlights and headlines from around the web:
- We’ve heard there’s a “best day” to buy airline tickets. Ever wondered if there’s also a magic time to buy other stuff? Brad’s Deals has put together a chart of the best days and months to buy various items, including produce!
- Amazon has a bunch of men’s and women’s boots on sale for 70% off including Clarks, Frye, and my beloved BareTraps. New members can also get their first year of Amazon Prime for $73 (vs $99) which includes free two day shipping, unlimited music/movie/TV show streaming, and even the option to download to watch internationally.
- AirfareWatchDog weighs in on what they think are the best destinations for solo travel in 2016.
- L’Oreal has create My UV Patch a high tech sticker to help you determine in real time when you’re getting too much sun. My method is usually waaaay too late! That said, the execution is a little clunky. You have to take a picture of the patch and upload it to the My UV Patch app which will then tell you how much exposure you’ve had.
- 5 Ways to Wear Maxi Dresses This Winter (I’m not convinced)
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Hey, as a female traveler myself, I really enjoy your blog!! Keep up the good work. I do have a question regarding the how to get the additional miles I need to redeem an award ticket. I need to book an AA business award ticket, I have 51000 miles in the account which means I am 4000 miles short for that award ticket. To purchase 4000 miles at AA website, will cost me $118.00. To transfer 4000 miles from other account, will cost me $50.00. I don’t know which is a better deal. Please help me decide! Thanks!!!
So everyone values their points a little differently, but here’s how I would approach it — are miles or money more of a constraint? If you’ll be earning more miles soon, just not in time for this trip, and cash is more of a premium, I’d pay to transfer the miles. If it’s harder to earn miles but spending a little more isn’t a big deal, then buy the miles for $118. And if it’s a wash either way, I think I’d go ahead and buy the miles since the price to transfer vs is buy is fairly close. it would be different if you were talking 20K miles. Hope that helps and thank you for reading!