Posted in Family, Saving on the Road on 04. Jul, 2011
Great vacations rarely happen without some thoughtful planning. While not always as exciting as a spur-of-the-moment getaway, a well-thought out trip may be less likely to deliver stress and frustration. To start the vacation planning process, compile all your trip details in a folder with pockets. I recently tried out the Travel Organizer from Smead. [...]
Posted in Saving on the Road on 23. Jun, 2011
Have you taken a summer vacation? Going to the cabin soon? Found a really good deal? Share it with us. photo credit: vastateparksstaff
Posted in Family, Saving on the Road on 27. Mar, 2011
Another attraction that was “free” is the National Postal Museum, which is the Smithsonian’s stamp collection. It is located on Capitol Hill, next to Union Station. It consists of 11 million stamps as well as horse drawn mail coaches, railway mail cars and three early mail-carrying airplanes. It also houses the container used to mail the [...]
Posted in Family, Saving on the Road on 26. Mar, 2011
Another FREE attraction that I think is often overlooked is the US Botanic Garden Conservatory. This building is in the shadow of the Capitol Building. Although, the outside gardens were not the prettiest in March, the inside was quite interesting. It is one of the oldest Botanic Gardens in North America. After touring the conservatory, we [...]
Posted in Family, Saving on the Road on 22. Mar, 2011
These were two attractions that we certainly wanted to see while in DC. I made a request via e-mail to our Congressman, Collin C. Peterson 6 months before our planned visit. His communication assistant, who was from Marshall, Minnesota, was very helpful. He arranged a personal tour with us through the Capital and Collin Peterson’s [...]
Posted in Cutting Back and Saving, Family, Saving At Home, Saving on the Road on 22. Mar, 2011
Fun & Frugal Class Monday, March 28 6:30-8:30- Is your family on a budget? Maybe you want to save for a special trip or purchase. Learning frugal tips and tricks will help you save money in a heartbeat. This unique class blends the best frugal ideas …online and offline. First, you will learn where [...]
Posted in Family, Saving on the Road on 21. Mar, 2011
We did have ONE rainy day out of SEVEN so we picked this day and headed to the National Air and Space Museum. This is one of the most-visited museums in the world! We went early in the morning and yes, by noon it was a very busy place! It is home to the Wright Brothers [...]
Posted in Family, Saving on the Road on 19. Mar, 2011
This is probably the one thing that we splurged for on our trip was the lunch cruise down the Potomac River. It was a sightseeing cruise, with lunch and audience participation entertanment. This was the route that the ship took: Washington Monument, General’s Row, Fort Lesley J. McNair, US Naval and Research Lab, Woodrow [...]
Posted in Family, Saving on the Road on 18. Mar, 2011
Don’t we look like tired tourists? This was after the first day. We were enjoying a very nice Italian meal in Maryland…..we had a FULL day and it felt good to sit down. I planned out most of our meals. We ate breakfast in our room. I packed sandwiches the night before and put them [...]
Posted in Family, Saving on the Road on 17. Mar, 2011
In this Smithsonian Institution you can explore the world’s natural and cultural wonders beneath a domed building. Tens of thousands of artifacts and specimens tell about Earth and its evolution. We saw a huge elephant (see photo below), a life-sized model of a female North Atlantic whale, birds of DC, fossils, skulls ,shells and minerals. [...]
