I know I’ve been haranguing you to get with the Yapta, but it bears repeating with a sweet little money-saving moment I just had.

I saved $40 on a one-way. Is it a fortune? No, but it feels like a win when you know that so often it’s the airlines taking the wins. And if you do it roundtrip, we're talking real $$.

Nearly 3 weeks ago, I priced a one-way from San Francisco back to NYC in October. I didn’t like the pricing and I knew what I thought it should be. I figured it was a good bet that prices wouldn’t shoot up even in August, two months out. I had the time to practice patience.

So I used my beloved Yapta to start tracking and whaddya know, my fare finally dropped. Since I’d set my Yapta for alerts of any drop over $10, I got an email immediately.

The ticket was bought on my phone, sitting at bar in the East Village, with a drink in my other hand.

For those of you with families, these savings could really add up. For the rest of you, just, why not?

The caveat still stands: Yapta’s site is the absolute worst user experience: get ready to be confused about where to click when you land on the homepage. But it’s worth it. (In its current hideous design, click: Personal Travel>Flights>Sign In (or Join). Someday they’ll call me to direct a redesign.

Happy savings, friends.

Oh, and a reminder to you U.S. people: Monday October 12 is the Columbus Day holiday. See Rule #1 if you don't know what I'm getting at.