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AND SO IT BEGINS You are watching Downton Abby on PBS, and your significant other pokes you in the ribs and says, “we should go on a romantic river cruise”.    You do a quick search online for departures leaving in a few months, and then you see that all that is available to book are cabins starting at $10,000 per person.   You tell you S.O. how much it costs and watch the sadness creep across their face as you both know you can’t afford it. Before you know it, it is the last season of Downton Abby and just like every season before, your S.O. has commented about a cruise.    After all, “Next year is our 30 th  Anniversary they say only half jokingly”! NOW WHAT? SUMMARY RECOMMENDATIONS – If you want to cut to the chase. Do your research (read the reviews), plan 6-12 months ahead of time. We like www.uniworld.com because “tips included” policy and better reviews We chose July to avoid cancelations due to high or low water levels Book a stateroom in the midd

THIS IS AN EXPERIMENT FOR ME I like to write reviews for products and give advice to anyone who asks for it on topics like Travel, Tech Gadgets, Home Improvement, Etc. My intent is to let you know how I approached solving my particular needs.  What worked, as well as what did not work, or even went horribly wrong.    I make no claim to be an expert on any particular subject, just to share with you what I did, warts and all. I am very frugal and always looking for bargains.  Sometimes that works, but as often as not it backfires and I end up spending more than expected due to unforeseen circumstances. My hope is to provide a little more context than a particular stand alone product review.   Just because a product was good or bad, does not mean that you would use it the same way or have the same results.   Chances are you can do it better, as I am just a hack at everything.   A topic like reducing your cable bill by "cutting the cord" on cable TV, covers a dozen produc