Wallet-Friendly Last-Minute Getaways (Forbes)
Hotels are offering deep discounts to travelers this fall--if they act fast.

iReporters share worst vacation nightmares (CNN.com)
Vacation season is nearly over, and kids are returning to school with the telltale tans and smiles that mean they had a wonderful and relaxing holiday.

Best Buys Of August (CBS News)
Electronics, cars, travel, back-to-school items and much more are on sale as the summer ends. Vera Gibbons filled in Early Show viewers.

Did you stay or did you go? Gas prices, economy make ‘staycations’ appealing (The Atascocita Observer)
With house prices plummeting and gas prices skyrocketing this summer, many Americans found long-distance travel a little out of reach.

Danube River discount, cruise credits and more (Contra Costa Times)
Last-minute cruise from Budapest to Amsterdam has a limited number of staterooms available for as low as $3,395.

Travel deals: Danube River discount, cruise credits and more (San Jose Mercury News)
The week's best travel deals from the Mercury News

Squeezing singles: Why are solo travelers charged fees that others aren't? (Dallas Morning News)
The beaches of Cancún beckoned, and Carolyn Sekerak looked forward to a relaxing week in Mexico with friends from her college days. But even before getting to the hot, white sands of an all-inclusive Caribbean resort, the 29-year-old from Cleveland felt burned.

Women speak out on cutting back, making do and tightening their belts (The Palm Beach Post)
A slumping economy brings difficult choices. Can you justify a trip to the carwash? Should you cancel your gym membership? Postpone buying that new stove? Schedule hair appointments farther apart?

Surviving Your PreRetirement Years: 15 Things You Must Do Between 50 and 64 (PRWeb)
A seemingly endless number of articles and magazine covers talk about retirement, but the fact is that most Baby Boomers are still not ready for the rocking chair. By 2010, 58 million people--20% of the population--will be 50-64. Sure, they must do some retirement planning, but meanwhile how do they survive and thrive in this challenging PreRetirement life stage? (PRWeb Jul 31, 2008) Read the ...

Surviving Your PreRetirement Years: 15 Things You Must Do Between 50 and 64 (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
A seemingly endless number of articles and magazine covers talk about retirement, but the fact is that most Baby Boomers are still not ready for the rocking chair. By 2010, 58 million people--20% of the population--will be 50-64. Sure, they must do some retirement planning, but meanwhile how do they survive and thrive in this challenging PreRetirement life stage?