Welcome back from the holiday weekend! Hope you enjoyed celebrating America's birthday and hopefully some nice weather.
We have a new crop of money-saving tips, strategies and articles for your reading pleasure:
In case you don't have a vacation on the books yet, here are 12 simple ways to save on summer travel from Christopher Elliot's website.
Bankrate has a few less traditional - but very feasible - ideas to save a ton of cash.
It's hard to pin down the exact best time to book a flight, but a new trend report covered by Daily Finance offers interesting data - and it never hurts to try!
Finally, CNBC suggests you check with your credit card to see if they offer this very valuable perk you might not even know about.