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Enjoying Spring Vacation on a Tight Budget

Penny Pinchin' Mom

Don’t buy stuff Whenever we go anywhere with our kids, they want something to take home with them. Buying one small item usually won’t hurt the budget, but getting several of them certainly will. It could be fun to be a hometown tourist and visit your local museums and venues. They love those little souvenirs.

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20 Fun & Budget-Friendly Summer Activities

Family Balance Sheet

Find a free court, borrow or buy rackets and go play some tennis. Visit an amusement park in the dark. Hit the amusement parks in the late afternoon and save considerably on the admission fee. We live near a huge amusement park that is a bit pricey, but after 5pm the price reduces considerably.

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Summer Staycation Ideas for Harrisburg, PA

Family Balance Sheet

Peter’s Basilica in Rome” Not far from the Capitol is the State Museum of Pennsylvania. If you are local, consider buying a year long membership for unlimited access to the Science Center and other benefits. The Oakes Museum of Natural History is located at Messiah College, just outside of Harrisburg. Outdoor Festivals.

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Explore Harrisburg PA This Summer

Family Balance Sheet

Not far from the Capitol is the State Museum of Pennsylvania. The State Museum offers "four floors of exhibits that represent Pennsylvania''s story, from Earth''s beginning to the present", a Planetarium and the ''hands on'' play area, Curiosity Connection, for children 5 and under. The museum is housed in an 1899 Victoria fire house.

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Central PA Staycation Ideas

Family Balance Sheet

Peter’s Basilica in Rome” Not far from the Capitol is the State Museum of Pennsylvania. If you are local, consider buying a year long membership for unlimited access to the Science Center and other benefits. The Oakes Museum of Natural History is located at Messiah College, just outside of Harrisburg. Outdoor Festivals.

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Enjoy Life, Save Money – Use your Work Job Perks!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The February 2012 issue of Entrepreneur magazine quoted a Harvard Business Review study done in 2010 which found that at Best Buy, a 0.1 Free amusement park passes for the whole family once a year. They did things such as go to the zoo and ride around on Segways, tour a local steamboat museum, drive go carts and etc.