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5 Budget Destinations for May

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Here are 5 places that can help you do more with a smaller budget: New Orleans, Louisiana With both Mardi Gras and the Jazz Festival (over on May 5th) both out of the way, New Orleans is heading into a quieter time, meaning you can really explore the city without a million other people. You just need to know when to go and what to do.

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Where to Travel for Black History

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Auburn Avenue and Peachtree Street are famous streets in the city and you can find the majority of landmarks there. The International African American Museum just opened last summer. You'll find a long list of Black-owned restaurants run by some of the best chefs in the country.

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Creative Ways to Save Money for Travel

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Most of us travel on a budget, because we have to. When you don't have a big budget, you learn to be creative, but you find there are small things you can do that can really add up, too. Make it easy and sign up for Rocket Money and they'll find those monthly fees you're paying unnecessarily. Believe me, I've been there.

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Start Planning and Budgeting for Summer TODAY!

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If you haven’t already done so, NOW is the time to start mapping out and budgeting for summer. To help you plan your summer, I have added TWO summer freebies to my subscribers’ only page: a 2022 printable summer calendar and a summer budget spreadsheet. Budget your summer fun! Need some summer cash?

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My New 30 Travel Things

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Interactive museums - I love a normal museum, but I think the creativity of museums that are interactive and more than just looking at art on a wall or things in a case are next level. I've been doing more lately, but some of my favorites have been Hopscotch Portland , Arte Museum and Omega Mart in Las Vegas.

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5 Affordable Valentine's Travel Destinations

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Not sure where to go on a budget? You can also check out the Cable Car Museum, take a tour of the dome in the City Hall building, hit up the Ferry Building for its year-round farmers market , and see a 360-degree view of the city at de Young's Harmon Observation Tower. Candy and flowers last only so long, but memories last forever.

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Our Trip to the Corning Museum of Glass

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Recently we traveled with our daughters’ Girl Scout troop to the Corning Museum of Glass located in the heart of the Finger Lakes region in New York. ” That was my first thought about taking my daughters, ages 9 & 7, to a glass museum. Have you heard of the term, “like a bull in a china shop?”

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