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Thinking about a destination holiday this Winter season? Maybe an exotic Christmas or New Year's? Eco-tourism has become big business and a viable travel option.

Eco-travel is typically based on principles of respect and working with the local community. Eco travel destinations usually buy local, hire local, and often reinvest funds to help the local community. There are some pretty amazing options out there for eco-friendly travel, but even if you're just confined to going to Grandma's this year, there are still things you can do to off-set your carbon footprint.

For over 30 years, Timberland has prided itself on the values of humanity, humility, integrity and excellence. This is a store that worries not just about the shoes and products it makes, but also about the people who wear those shoes and use those products, the well-being of the earth they live on and the well-being of the workers who make those shoes and products for them. We here at Savings.com are proud to highlight Timberland as this week's Featured Store.

Halloween is this weekend which means it's the time to embrace all that is dark, macabre and spooky. And though everyone might bust out their best Monster Mash, there are some spooky icons who get ghoulish 24/7.

Wanna bring a little "Day of the Dead" into your everyday? Pick your profile poison: Are you a Vicious Vamp? A Fresh Faced Freak? Or a Glamorous Ghoul? Below I've got ideas about how to make their looks wearable, even after Halloween is over. And of course, dear reader, I've also got coupons and deals for you. Because spending too much on beauty and fashion? Now that's scary!

Get inspired by the spooky styles of three classic, creepy but well-heeled ladies, just in time for Halloween. Read on--if you dare...

It's time to end the suspense and to let you all know who we've chosen to attend the first ever Save Up. These lucky ladies and gentlemen will be joining us in San Francisco on November 5th for a day of savings-oriented panels and fun. We received many, many amazing entries, and it was very difficult to pick just a few.

Without further ado, here are the names of the DealPros who will be attending the Save Up next month:

Travelers looking for the real Halloween travel deal--or a summer, fall or spring deal as well--might consider an Eastern Europe vacation for a splendid trip that offers all of the history, culture, and natural beauty of Western Europe at roughly a third to half the cost depending on the venues you choose.

This region is home to Transylvania, summer nights where midnight is light as day, medieval villages, and regional cuisines and wines that keep visitors coming back. Each of the following destinations is popular among tourists, yet surprisingly affordable. Even so, you can take even more of the price of a trip with Orbitz travel coupon for $50 off a 4 night stay or Travelocity hotel coupons, including one for $100 off.

Here are some highlights to a mostly overlooked and under-priced travel destination:

Recently Mainstreet had a post about cheap natural remedies and on the same day, Wisebread posted seven natural ways to fight the flu. Tylenol, Pepto Bismol and NyQuil may be OTC standards, but there are simple and natural alternatives that deserve space in your medicine cabinet.

Here's a list of five of my favorite natural basics to cure what ails you:

Hello and welcome to Savings.com, all ye bargain lovers of the world! This week's Top 10 Deals are sure to have you licking your lips in anticipation of retail glory. Indulge in shopping delights at a fraction of the cost and see how your dough rises to the occasion. Step into our little pastry puff shop of delectable savings and feast your eyes upon our Top 10 scrumptiosities for the week of October 25th:

All of today's articles serving as virtual shooting-range targets for my warped sense of comprehension share the same general theme: food. It's something I admittedly don't know much about anymore due to the diet plan I've followed over the last few months, the likes of which limits my life sustaining nutritional intake to non-processed foods best described as boring.

Being a creature of habit and patterned processes carefully refined over time to yield more positive results than negative, I welcome this mundane feeding process which lacks in both general good taste and creativity, but serves up a healthy portion of predictability. Thank goodness for you, the news articles on the menu today subscribe to anything but...

Just a little over a week until Halloween, but if you think that ghoulies and ghosties and long-legged beasties are scary, try an angry horde of costumed kids after you run out of Reese's Peanut Butter cups!

Kidding.

What's scarier than haunted houses is perhaps a balloon mortgage payment...Night of the Living Dead? Try working two jobs to barely eke out a living. And that monster lurking around the corner is nothing compared to the fright of dealing with a huge unanticipated expense on a very small and tight budget.

In honor of the upcoming holiday, I thought I'd take a bit of time to explore some of our money demons--Halloween-style:

I'm a firm believer in the idea that just about every parent strives to be the best parent they can--even the terrible ones. One of the most important things you can do to be a good parent is spend time with your children. Disneyland, Chuckie Cheese or the arcade may be a great way to keep kids entertained while spending time with them--but while these activities are kid-friendly, they are definitely not wallet-friendly.

A better way to spend time with your kids is by playing sports with them. Here are some sports you can play with your kids that will make for a great bonding experience--and they don't cost much more than just your time:

Recently arriving on the scene to take the digital camera world by storm is a brand new offering from Samsung. The new TL220 DualView digital camera is not only being lauded for its deeply innovative features, but also for its simple to grasp interface and the great price attached to it.

Inspired by the upcoming film NO IMPACT MAN, a story about a family that goes off the grid for a year, I decided to write a blog about some simple lessons from mom and dad that go a long way in being green. While NO IMPACT MAN'S extreme lifestyle is inspiring, there are also simple things all of us can do every day to make a difference.