The holidays season is fast approaching. That usually means travel and spending a whole lot of money. Tips on how to save money on travel always come in handy, and, if necessary, so do easy loans. One of the biggest causes of stress on families is when the holidays are affected by divorce. Juggling the two holidays becomes a real hassle, especially if you’re trying to shuttle children back and forth, or if you, yourself, are trying to juggle between your parents, going to one for Thanksgiving and the other for Christmas. These costs add up, but there are ways around them. First of all, even if the price of gasoline is dropping, the price of tires isn’t, and if you need a set of snow tires for getting through a mountain pass, which many do, a trip to Mom’s for Thanksgiving and/or again to Dad’s for Christmas may add up to more than most can afford. Take heart, however – there is a resource that most people don’t know about, or have completely forgotten about, that’s great for holiday travel. That is Amtrak, the passenger train system, which costs less for a round trip ticket than the gas necessary to get from point A to point B, and as a bonus, during your holiday travel, you get to see America in a way that you may not have seen before.