Travel Details #5: Mid-week flights are your best bet

Tip #5: Travel on a Tuesday or Wednesday.

Again, this dilemma comes up in my mind every time I book a flight. In general, I've found that flights on Tuesdays and Wednesdays are cheaper, you have better seat selection, there is a greater chance that the flight isn't packed, and there are fewer commuters to disturb with the anomaly that is a traveling family.

Extra: A number of airline sites have caught on to a trend along these lines: You can often choose a flight from a 3 day window (usually represented as a checkbox that says plus or minus 1 day) to find the cheapest fares. Unless I have a need to arrive on a specific day (my plans are already set in stone), I always check this box. Its an easy way to find less expensive options.