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Make Sure You Have Some Fun Money

Although it is really important to make sure you are saving money and not spending your money foolishly, it is also important that you allow yourself to enjoy at least a little of your money as well.  You should reward yourself a little for your hard work.  I call this your fun money.

Fun money can be used for whatever you enjoy – for some it may be eating out at restaurants, for others it may be used towards a specific hobby.   For a long time my husband and I were too tight with our money and almost never spent it on anything fun.  But recently we have decided to designate a certain amount each month that is designated for fun.  It’s like having our own separate bank account and I keep track of our spending using an Excel spreadsheet.

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Reasons To Take Advantage Of Your Local Library

Libraries are fantastic.  They will save you a ton of money if you make use of them.  If you live in a city, there are often several branches so there is sure to be one that is convenient for you.  Libraries often have a website, too, so you can select the items you want and have them ready for you to pick up at your convenience.

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Five Fun Things To Do For Free

If you have a family, there is no way out of spending money on things you do not want to do. Aside from doctor visits and education costs, kids are going to want you to spend your hard earned cash on all sorts of entertainment ventures, junk food, and toys they are going to get bored with after a couple of hours. While your kid’s attention span may be on par with a fruit fly, your money supply doesn’t have to get sucked into an electric buzzer. It is easy to find things around your city that are free and will distract your kids until the next episode of SpongeBob Squarepants comes on.

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How To Travel In Newfoundland For Less

First of all, getting to Newfoundland is not cheap.  You either have to fly to the island, or take a ferry to either Port Aux Basques on the western side of the island or Argentia on the Avalon Peninsula.  Depending on the number of people in your party it may be cheaper to fly.

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We Loved Red Eagle Lodge in Alaska

I don’t usually write a post about a specific place where we stayed during our travels as we have stayed at so many places that it would get old really fast.  However, I wanted to highlight Red Eagle Lodge as I thought it was one of the better places we camped during our road trip.

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