Caribbean Students: Travelling

One expense that we constantly incur while in college involves travelling back and forth from our home country. During my first year, I went back to St. Kitts during winter break and for summer break. For my remaining years, I only travelled home for the Christmas holidays. My summers would be occupied either working or taking summer courses or both. This helped me to graduate a whole semester earliar than my expected graduation date and also put a few dollars into my pockets, so that I can have myself a mini-vacay during the summer as well.

I am an AmericanAirlines junkie! I am never disappointed with their service! AmericanAirlines has the best deals to the Caribbean. Somehow I almost always manage to get GREAT deals to go to my home country from New York or Miami, FL for Christmas break. Timing is very important! The best time to reserve your winter flights home is during the summer. Yes, a whole 6 months early! Check your academic calenders on your school's website and note the last day of finals as that should help you with your bookings.

Another way to get great travel deals include my fav, good ol' coupon codes. In the summer of 2008, I went from New York to Florida to visit my bestie for $129 ROUND TRIP with taxes included. I flew on DeltaAirlines. Though, I am an AmericanAirlines die-hard, I couldn't give up this trip. Those of you who travel throughout the United States would know that a flight from Florida to New York would cost around $250- $300 but with a good ol' coupon code, I flew for a startling $129.

Here are my recommendations: To travel within the United States, you'll probably get the best deals on DeltaAirlines or Southwest Airlines. I know many of you are wondering about JetBlue., but while I love flying JetBlue because of their personal televisions and leather seating, their rates have soared and the taxes are relatively high.

To travel from the United States to The Caribbean, I recommend AmericanAirlines and a far second would be US Airways. American Airlines has lots of direct flights and that's just a plus but I hate connecting flights. I always seem to miss my connector and I just can't be bothered with the hassle.

Take my travel tips into consideration for the next time you're flying and don't forget to always research promotional codes, you'll save tons. I love saving! You should love it too!

Caribbean Students: How to Save Money in College

Considering the current state of the global economy, many of us are wondering how to save money while we are college students. I have gathered a few tips that many of you will find essential. Sometimes we have to swallow our pride and use those good ol' coupons. Personally, I actually LOVE coupons and I always walk away from the store with a good feeling inside whenever I use my coupons to save tons of dollars.

Last night, I did some shopping on Victoria's Secret website to purchase a few clothing pieces to take home (St. Kitts) for the Christmas break. I bought over $150 dollars worth of clothing and only paid $53.50 with shipping included. This incredible website (www.retailmenot.com)is literally the best thing since slice bread. I die for it! Anytime I do some online shopping, I always check in with this website for some awesome coupon codes and I always save tons.

Okay, so clothing is minor [not really] haha but what about groceries?!? I'm sure that's what many of you are asking right now. I can bet $1000 [ okay maybe not] that you thought Amazon.com was just for buying books but hey, you better think again!! Amazon is another site that I die for. It is one of my favorite sites EVER! Did you know that you can buy food in bulk on Amazon??? It's an incredible marketplace! You can literally find anything there. Stop going to the grocery every weekend and simply buy in bulk on Amazon.com once a month and have your food delivered right to your door while saving tons of dollars. If that's not amazing stuff, I don't know what is.

Moving along! The major purchases that we make as college students usually involve academic- related material. As much as I hate buying books, they are mandatory to ensure our success in university. Again, the great Amazon.com is the perfect place for this. You can usually find amazing prices on used books and I promise you that you will save tons.

Now generally, we all just love discounted items whether it's clothing, electronics, household items- we just LOVE discount. They give us a great feeling inside that can have us smiling for days. There is an incredible site called CouponChief where you can find discount and promo codes for over 8000 stores in the United States. It's a great deal! A college student couldn't ask for a better site. It's a college student's dream! They cater to merchants such as BestBuy, Abercrombie & Fitch, Forever21, Amazon.com and over 8000 more. Imagine getting anything and everything you need discounted. The money you can save with CouponChief is just unbelievable. Visit CouponChief before you purchase anything on the web because I guarantee that you will save money.