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20 Fun & Budget-Friendly Summer Activities

Family Balance Sheet

They’ve also sold bottled water, homemade cookies, and crafts. CineMark Summer Movie Clubhouse : $5 for 10 movies when purchased in advance or $1 per show at the box office. We like to play croquet and bocce ball, but I found hundreds of ideas on Pinterest. . Have a lemonade stand. When You Need to Be Indoors.

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Beauty Must-Have: Korres Holiday Gift Set

Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

Anxiety about whether to give that one chick at the office a little something for the holidays because she might get you something—CHECK. All you have to do is buy some party favor-esque bags, some holiday candy (or put in homemade cookies!), I do this for all of the girls in the office, some neighbors, my hair stylist, etc.

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

I biked to the library, to the mall, to the TCBY, to visit my parents at their offices in the university, to the pool, basically everywhere a kid would want to go. Do you have any tips for frugal travel or vacations? The freedom was amazing. This was in the early 1990s, for reference. Eat at grocery stores! Pack what you can!