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Take Your Kids On An Adventure Without Spending A Lot Of Money

It’s that time of that year again. The sun is starting to peek its head from behind the clouds to remind us that fun and refreshing seasons are just around the corner. How will you take advantage of your vacation time this year? The kids have spring break coming up and then summer vacation will be all they can think about. Consider taking your kids on an adventure vacation this year.

Find Deals Online

One option is to take your family to SeaWorld this spring or summer and share the gift of marine life with your loved ones. There are some amazing offers now available at Groupon.com for a SeaWorld adventure, which could make this trip affordable for your family. Dozens of promo codes, discounts and special sales are waiting to be discovered to spruce up your trip, without having to cost you an arm and a leg.

February 27, 2017

Travel & Entertainment

The Easiest Way To Make Vacations Affordable

Whether you want to go on a vacation three hours away, or you want to vacation halfway across the globe, there are ways to make everything about your trip affordable. You can find many excellent discounts online, and in addition to this, if you do your research properly, you will be able to plan out your trips well in advance, buy early, and save substantial amounts of money by locking in your rates for your trips well before anyone else has even thought of taking a trip.

Buy Well in Advance

Sometimes, the best way in to save money on a trip is to have it planned out months in advance. While this isn’t possible for everyone, this is an especially good idea for those with fixed schedules, or those who have specific paid vacation times. If you can purchase your plane tickets, hotel fees, or even train fare far in advance, you will have a much easier time of finding better rates. If you are traveling to specific events, there are often special rates for that particular event if you preorder your rooms, for example, within a certain time period. Buying well in advance also allows you to better plan out your activities and budget for certain activities that you would like to do. If it is all already paid for (and much more affordably, too), you will have a much more relaxing trip and you can just focus fun during your vacation as you won’t have to worry about excessive spending.

July 29, 2013

Family

Top 5 Frugal Family Travel Tips

Summer is the time of year when people choose to travel the most often. But when you’re taking the entire family along, understandably, your expenses can really start to add up. Just what it costs for four people to go to dinner and a movie can easily run you a couple of hundred dollars.

That’s why we wanted to provide you with a few frugal family travel tips. That way, you can still go on vacation and have a great time, but you won’t have to go over budget in the process.

Plan ahead. There are a lot of people who end up spending more than they need to on things like plane tickets and hotel accommodations all because they didn’t take the time to do some thorough planning beforehand. If you book travel and lodging 4-5 weeks in advance, you are sure to find some pretty good discounts (sometimes as much as 25-40 percent off).

Go all-inclusive. If you’re planning on going to another state, overseas or take a cruise, look for all-inclusive packages. Although you may be able to find some on your own by going to your favorite search engine and putting “all-inclusive travel packages” in the search field, we recommend that you consider going with a travel agent; they are professionally trained to look for the best deals, plus they tend to have already established relationships with various companies and vendors.

June 25, 2013

Travel & Entertainment

Inexpensive Options For Your Next Family Vacation

This may not be the ideal time to plan your next family vacation, with the massive spending of the holiday season still burning holes through your credit cards. But taking time away from the hustle and bustle of life to reconnect with the people you care about is one of the most important things you can do. It’s why you work so hard the rest of the year, and a great family vacation is worth more than all of the presents and elaborate meals money can buy. Luckily, even when your finances are at their tightest it is possible to enjoy a relaxing trip with the family. Here are just a couple of inexpensive options to help you plan your next family vacation.

First of all, consider alternate forms of transportation. You’ll never tire of first class airfare, but if that’s what stands in the way of affording the trip it’s time to get creative. Consider a closer destination you can drive to. With a full car of family members the car ride will always be cheaper than the flight, and significantly greener as well. You can cut costs further by taking a bus or a train to your vacation destination. They may not be glamorous forms of transportation, but they’ll save you the stress of driving in traffic and navigating through unknown territory. And you’ll have plenty left over in your budget to enjoy the trip itself.

January 11, 2013

Family

Save For Your Family Vacation As A Team

If you want to go on a family vacation such as taking a trip to Disneyland, a great way to save enough money is to do it as a family. Get the kids involved by encouraging them to think of creative ways they can contribute. Open up a savings account specifically for the trip and then as the funds come in, put them into this account. Give your family frequent updates on how much has been saved so everyone is aware of how far you’ve come and how far you still have to go in order to achieve your goal. If you want to take your savings to the next level, read this guide about how to plan and save big on Disney vacations.

Make it a team effort to come up with the money. It will be fun! Your kids can do odd jobs around the neighborhood to earn extra cash. Perhaps they are old enough to babysit or can pitch in and help with recycling. Collecting cans and getting a refund is a simple way to earn some cash. A lemonade stand is also a fun idea.

February 21, 2011