Couponing 101

MARCH 4, 2020

While the very words seem synonymous with fun, that fun can get expensive, especially if it involves booking a flight, staying in a hotel, and paying for activities for your whole family. Especially now with coronavirus fears making people second-guess their travel plans, staying at home might be the only suitable option for many families.

Museum 66

Museum Home and Garden Activism Plants 66

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 29, 2015

This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: We traveled to Corning, NY to visit the Corning Museum of Glass with my kids’ Girl Scout troop. We packed our lunch, and ate dinner with the troop at the hotel. We ate breakfast at the hotel in Corning, and we had dinner on the patio of the Top of the Falls restaurant.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Hotel Freezers 100

Coupons Do Work

AUGUST 29, 2016

HP : Register with HP Home Stores’ Academic Purchase Program, and teachers can purchase products with discounts of up to 15%. Home & Hardware: Use these teacher discounts to save money on your next home purchase, repairs, paint, and more. Home Depot : With exempt paperwork, you can skip sales tax when shopping at Home Depot.

Discount 124

Discount Giving Storing Education 124

Saving Cents With Sense

MAY 25, 2012

Summer is officially here and that means that kids are home, people are time off work, and gas prices are up (yikes!). The trick to a perfect staycation is to remember that you are still vacationing, even if you are staying at home, so try to keep household chores, projects, and business interruptions to a minimum. visit a water park.

Vacation 102

Vacation Hotel Backyard Kids and Family 102

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

Gingerbread houses at local hotels. The display is free to the public and is inside the beautifully decorated lobby of the hotel. Tours of historical homes decorated for Christmas. Experience the magic of Christmas past as some of our historical family homes open their doors to share their Yuletide traditions.”

Inexpensive 100

Inexpensive Activism Holiday Home and Garden 100

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 23, 2011

With gas prices inching closer to $4 in many parts of the nation, a lot people are staying close to home this summer for their vacation. Or maybe they are traveling to visit and stay with family members or friends to avoid a hotel or rental property. Not far from the Capitol is the State Museum of Pennsylvania.

Vacation 190

Vacation Pennsylvania United States Museum 190

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Visit the Truman library and the Historic Truman home that he and Bess lived in; and the farm home where Harry lived as a young man for only $12 per adult and $3 per child. Eisenhower library, museum and his boyhood home for a total of about $10 per adult. Go to Little Rock, AR to see Clinton’s library and museum.

Frugal 185

Frugal Missouri Family St. Louis 185

Saving Cents With Sense

MARCH 21, 2014

One of the best ways to save is to book a ticket (hotel, cruise, etc.) Sign up for travel alert emails from discount companies like Travelzoo, daily deals providers like Groupon or Living Social and hotel groups or airlines to stay on top of rates and find deals. Sign up for travel deal alerts to get a low ticket price.

Travel 94

Travel Public Transit Airline Hotel 94

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 9, 2013

Our first stop was the Senator John Heinz History Center , which conveniently was right across the street from our hotel. The center is the Smithsonian''s home in Pittsburgh and there are six floors of exhibits that span over 250 years of Western PA''s history. Western PA Sports Museum. Rediscovering Lewis & Clark.

2013 100

2013 Kids and Family Museum Heinz 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 4, 2012

He managed to budget for a PC for each of his staff to use at home – dialing in to the work mainframe computer to do after hours work. Free 3 Star Hotel Rooms. Of course I signed up with each airline and hotel for points. My kid learned to program on that lender PC. This did work to help heal the relationship.

Saving Money 187

Saving Money Work Money Used 187

For the Mommas

JANUARY 9, 2015

This could potentially save you money on the expense of a hotel, and maybe even some meals. There is nothing like roughing it to build lasting memories with your children and deepen your appreciation for creature comforts back home. Go Camping in a National Park. Play the Tourist. Go to The Beach (Weather permitting).

Family 40

Family Kids and Family Building Museum 40