100 Ways to Live Well for Less

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Timed Travel

Plan your trip during "shoulder season"-- between peak and off seasons. The weather is good, the crowds small, and the prices at least 30 percent lower.

Cancun: May, August, November
Caribbean: January, February
Honolulu: September to November
Las Vegas: January, October, November
London: March, April, September
Los Angeles: March, April, September to November
Miami: January, July, August
New York: September, October
Orlando: May to August
Paris: March, April, August to October
San Francisco: March, April, September, October
Seattle: March, April, November
Washington, D.C.: January, March, April, September to November

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