So far Ive listed two creative ways to save money in Thinking Outside the Box to Save Money and Another Creative Way to Save Money. Now we have another. Heres a comment left on the latter post that describes what one reader did to save a good amount of money:
I was very close to reaching Companion Pass status on Southwest Airlines several years ago, but due to vacation wasnt going to travel on work and would miss the cut-off. My solution? I found a $39 fare to a nearby city and flew there several round-trips in one day, thus meeting the requirements for the Companion Pass.
What was my upside? My wife was able to fly with me free, on my same itinerary, for one year. She subsequently went on 14 trips with me she would not have otherwise, I gave 4 or 5 reward tickets to needy folks, and we all won big.
I spent maybe $200 on the round-trips to reach the Companion Pass level.
$200 spent for 20 or so trips (the ones his wife took as well as the ones given away). Thats a pretty great deal — especially since its hard to find ONE flight for $200!
Anyone else have a creative idea theyve used to save money?
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