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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. Local fairs & festivals – Look for local fairs and festivals for low-cost games, food, and activities. Many local towns, libraries, malls, and fire halls host carnivals and festivals as fundraisers. Visit an orchard.

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Free things to do during the quarantine

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They range from educational live streams, free trials to virtual tours and free food. 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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Free or Inexpensive Holiday Activities

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Collect items from each participating household, whether they be new or gently used, food, toys or adult type items and price them so the little ones can afford to buy. Zoo events. Many cities have zoos that have special holiday events. Many cities have zoos that have special holiday events. There is a fee for this one.

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Summer Fun Guide 2019

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Check your local community calendar, library, parks & recreation department, church, parks. The initial kit includes the mesh garden and a voucher to order the caterpillars and food separately. Local fairs & festivals -Look for local fairs and festivals for low cost games, food and activities. Visit an orchard.

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Frugal Fun

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We usually buy food though so it’s not that free. Concerts at the zoo. Our zoo puts on summer concerts. Free books, DVDs, and music from the Library. Our library also hosts occasional Opera and other musical performances. City and county fairs. Neighborhood art walks, street fair and parades. .

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The Easiest Ways to Save Money on Household Expenses

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It is always costlier than eating at home, and it makes you fat, no matter whether you are buying a quick snack at a fast food restaurant, vending machine or a convenience store. Get them from the library where movies are free if you return them on time. Get them from the library where movies are free if you return them on time.

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Vacations on a Dime: Centsational Staycation Ideas

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First, visit your local library for information and books about Italy. Wrap each other up in strips of fabric as mummies, and enjoy traditional foods such as grapes! Visit the library and learn all you can about the beautiful land of Ireland! Head to your local zoo to see all of the animals native to Australia!