Since airlines such as US Airways, United and American have decided to start charging fliers for every checked bag, passengers will be forced to dish out extra money.  Therefore, it is wise to just minimize your stuff for your trips, so as to avoid the said fees.  These are some tips on how to lighten your load:

1. Don’t overpack
2. Leave the towels at home
3. Limit your shoes
4. Leave the laptop
5. Pack versatile clothing
6. Think twice about gifts
7. Ditch the reading material
8. Get a pill container
9. Use a smaller suitcase
10. Wear your biggest and heaviest clothes
11. Stuff stuff into shoes
12. Limit toiletries and makeup
13. Roll up your clothes
14. Get compression bags
15. Send a package in advance

Getting fed up with these nasty airline fees?  Well, complaining won’t do any good since airlines want to discourage flight buff people from traveling especially those who flies three or four times yearly.  Add to that, the rising fuel cost and tight airport security, are surely gonna make you steam and piss you off.  You can check out this site: http://thestreet.com and learn a thing or two about savvy traveling and other useful tips.