On Sunday (Feb. 1), the federally-mandated REAL ID requirement began its 4 month rollout process, making air travel without one nearly impossible.

Still, you may have more travel options within your budget than you thought. For those determined to get away, there’s an excellent Google Flights hack that reveals options within a certain budget.

With the way airlines are nickel-and-diming us at every turn, their efforts to make extra money with little regard for customer comfort, I'm always on the lookout for ways to make my traveling ...