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5 Ways to Make Travel with Your Family More Affordable

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Now that there are 5 members of our family, we easily save at least $100 a day every day that we’re on vacation and eating our own food. Use discounts on rental cars. We rented an SUV for our last vacation because our car is getting very old and the route was fairly desolate. Use hotel rewards.

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How We Frugal-ed in June 2023

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Instead, I look for creative ways to save my family money in all aspects of our lives. Airlines Refund of $400 + $200 credit We flew to Florida in March to visit family. We had two options: wait a day to leave Florida or rent a car once we got to Philly and drive to our parked car at the Harrisburg airport.

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2016 Entertainment Book Coupon Book ONLY $7.38 Shipped {Reg $35}

For the Mommas

Beyond local you can save on hotels, airfare, rental cars and much more nationwide when planning your next family vacation! I used the Southwest Airlines promo codes last year to book my family vacation and it came out much cheaper than any other site I researched.

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Saturday Night Sweeps 7/4/15: Enter For a Chance To Win

For the Mommas

Thrifty Rental Cars – Thrifty Weekend Sweepstakes. Enter to win a 3-Day/2-Night Vacation for a Family of Four to Orlando, the most magical place in the world! Saturday Night Sweeps 7/4/15: Enter For a Chance To Win. It’s Saturday night so that means the Saturday Night Sweeps 7/4/15 are here! Enter some fun giveaways.

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9 Ways to Save Money on a Ski Trip

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Ski vacations can be fun for the whole family, but the costs might add up more quickly than you anticipate. Better still, if you have friends or family who ski, you might be able to borrow their gear for free! Sliding down the slopes is exhilarating, but watching the money blow out of your wallet may not be quite as thrilling.

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11 Things I learned After Owning a Vacation Property

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I wanted a place for our family to gather – adult children and grandchildren along with us. Family members may not use it as much as anticipated. It is disappointing, but there isn’t much you can do to force family to enjoy a get together. Extended family members expect free days. Hint: not mine.

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

took no sick days) you received a first class ticket to where ever you wanted to go for you and your immediate family. I took my family to London in first class on an L1011! Free amusement park passes for the whole family once a year. Employee pricing on new cars. Rental car discounts. Free to use PC.