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Planning a trip to Disney? Trying to do Disney on a budget? Check out MouseSavers.com for every imaginable Disney discount! There are over 300 pages of discounts, tips & tricks to plan your Disney vacation on a budget! You’ll find… ticket discounts merchandise discounts food discounts hotel discounts rental car discounts vacation package discounts The … Read more
Staying home this summer? Need ideas for summer fun? Don’t let your children spend hours watching TV & playing video games! Mom…it’s your job to plan some budget friendly summer fun at home, and The Budget Diet girl is here to help with budget boredom busters! Budget Boredom Busters Start a summer tradition of having … Read more
The Budget Diet girl is going to help you be prepared for the “I’m bored” syndrome this summer! This week…The Budget Diet will feature a budget boredom buster idea each day! Today’s topic…Field Trips! Plan a field trip every week this summer! Here’s how… Start by taking your children to the library to find … Read more
Many of us bought homes in the suburbs because of the safe, quiet neighborhoods. We had visions of our children walking to school, riding bikes to ball practice and playing outside. Well…here we are…sitting in an endless carpool line at school, feeling like taxi drivers as we shuttle our children to after school activities and … Read more
Save Your Money – Amusement Park Discounts It’s Spring Break, and we’re in San Antonio enjoying both Sea World & Six Flags Fiesta Texas, and we didn’t pay full price for our tickets! I’m a big believer in doing a web search for coupon codes before you shop online, and the same applies to buying … Read more
Cheap Thrills – Cheap Dates and Family Fun on a Budget! If you’re looking for something fun to do, check out Groupon.com! Find Today’s Daily Deal on Your City’s Best Things To Do! Groupon offers a new deal everyday on something fun to do in your city like huge restaurant discounts, spa discounts and entertainment … Read more
Weekly Challenge – A Day Without Electricity Lent…’tis the season of sacrifice, and our priest had a challenge for us…give up electronics for one week (unless required for school or business). I’m thinking this could be tough, but it could also be a great source of family fun! So… Why don’t you and your family … Read more
Need a budget friendly vacation for Spring Break? A road trip is a family vacation idea that will fit any budget and remind your children that money really does not grow on trees! Try this for your next road trip, and you’ll discover that everyone enjoys planning their part of the vacation! Let each member … Read more
If you can’t stand the thought of clipping coupons, but you want to cut your grocery bill… read on! Starting today, buy only store brands because this alone will cut your grocery bill at least 25%. Sure, there will be some items that your family insists must be name brands, but at least give the … Read more
Cheap Thrills – Game Night In the spirit of the Winter Olympics, why don’t you host a Video Game Family Olympics this weekend? It’s a fun variation on game night! As long as you have a video game system and some sports games, this is the answer for cheap family fun this weekend plus it’s … Read more