If you’ve dared to look at airfare lately, you might have gotten a severe case of sticker shock. Are airlines just making up numbers now, or… ? Whatever their calculation methods, the good news is that there’s actually a strategy behind beating the pricing game and saving money on your tickets, according to one expert. Spoiler: It involves setting your alarm for an hour you may not see very often. So, what’s the best time to book a flight to save big? Read this to get the full scoop.

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“I’ ve always known that I talk about being a mom a lot or maybe even too much, depending on my audience,” writes Jen McGuire today. “What I didn’t realize until I watched Season 3, Episode 8 of And Just Like That was that we parents do more than just talk about our kids. We might use it as a get out of jail free card with our kid-free friends. The trump card to end all trump cards. The final word in trauma, in struggle, in (dare I say) importance. Kid problems trump everything in a conversation. And now I’m not so sure they should.” She goes off – and I’m here for it.