American workers receive the least amount of vacation days (12 on average) among all the countries that we surveyed. Yet we still, unbelievably, don't use up all of our days, with each American worker estimated to give back an average of 3 vacation days in 2005.

If you see a deal, you need to lock it in.

It's fall, it's pre-holiday craziness and it's a great way for you to go out with your girlfriends or your significant other and get some fun shopping done, to really kind of enjoy yourselves and reconnect before the holidays.

If it's a short trip to go see your grandma in Minneapolis, that's something where you can kind of weigh the pros and cons as to if it's worth it.