Another money saving idea...
I left the title of this thread ambiguous on purpose, for if I were to have posted the idea in the title many readers would have skipped it.
But bear with me, it is a good idea - especially if you do a little travelling.
The idea is to become a member of CARP - Canadian Association of Retired Persons. "But I'm not a senior" you say. Well neither am I, and I am a member and enjoy some discounts associated with it.
You don't have to be any particular age to become a member. I'm 51, and you could be in your 20's and join. It costs $20 per year to join.
The main reason that I joined was for the hotel discounts. I get 20% off of hotel reservations that I do online. That $20 is more than paid for in a single two night hotel stay. And another thing, at least with the last hotel in which I stayed, their discounted rate had no good cancellation policy - you didn't show, you still paid for the first night's stay. With CARP in the discount field, you pay 20% less AND you get to cancel any time up to 6:00 p.m. on the day of the stay and it costs you nothing in penalty.
This cancellation policy alone is worth it to me given the unpredictable nature of weather in the winter (and life in general, come to think of it).
Just get over the fact that "Retirement" is in the name of the association. It's well worth the money and effort. There are other discounts as well, but this is the one that is most valuable to me.