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Start Planning and Budgeting for Summer TODAY!

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Check your local community calendar, library, parks & recreation department, church, and parks. Many local towns, libraries, malls, and fire halls host carnivals and festivals as fundraisers. Summer Reading Program at the Library – Check your local library for their summer reading programs. Visit an orchard.

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Free or Inexpensive Holiday Activities

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Each one typically has a ceremony to light up the tree, complete with entertainment and much holiday spirit. On a bigger scale, The Country Club Plaza in Kansas City Mo lights up 15 city blocks with thousands of lights – which are switched on with due pomp, ceremony and entertainment on Thanksgiving evening. Zoo events.

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Free things to do during the quarantine

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The list is impressive and is a mix of education, entertainment, and general-interest titles. Broadway HD, a streaming service for theater fans, is offering a 7 day free trial of its library of over 300 Broadway productions. The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium is closed but bringing the zoo into your home through webcams and podcasts.

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Summer Fun Guide 2019

Family Balance Sheet

Check your local community calendar, library, parks & recreation department, church, parks. Local towns, libraries, malls and fire halls also host carnivals and festivals as fundraisers. Summer Reading Program at the Library – Check your local library for their summer reading programs. Visit an orchard.

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Frugal Fun

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The weather is finally getting warmer and from now until October, there will be so many free entertainment options that we’ll have to pass most of them up. We love to attend these ethnic festivals to learn a bit more about other cultures and to see free entertainment. Concerts at the zoo. Our zoo puts on summer concerts.

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50 FREE Activities Your Family Can Enjoy this Summer

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Or does the sound of the end of the year school bell have you shaking in your sandals, knowing that you could be shelling out some big bucks to keep the family entertained this summer? Take a look and see how you can easily keep your family entertained without spending a dime. Visit your local library for free story hours.

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The Easiest Ways to Save Money on Household Expenses

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Examine Your Entertainment Spending. Get them from the library where movies are free if you return them on time. Many zoos, museums, art galleries offer “Discount Days” where they reduce the prices or even offer free admission. Avoid this problem by carrying snacks wherever possible. Do the same for books.