Budget Travel: Preschooler
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What's Everyone Doing to save Money
Asked by W.W. from San Francisco
on April 15, 2010
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I'm wondering what everyone's doing to save money. Tips on going grocery shopping, what are you cutting back on. I want to see if how else I would be able to save mo...
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- I didn't read through all your responses, and am getting to this a little late in the game, but I don't know if anyone mentioned Angel Food? You don't have to qualify,...
- Grocery Shopping - only purchase what is on sale. Clothing - Don't go to the stores unless you have a list and then stick with the list. I purchase everything off...
- If you get your hair colored, you might want to consider doing it yourself. I am SO not the type of person who is good with hair, but out of necessity I recently star...
Travel
Asked by J.B. from Rapid City
on February 25, 2011
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We're planning to fly to Seattle this summer with our 2 kids. Our daughter will be 4 at the time, and our son will have just turned 2. We haven't flown for years (sinc...
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- Regardless, of whether the airline will allow you to have your just turned two on your lap, my biggest advice is to buy him a ticket. Whatever the cost of the ticket w...
- We went on a vacation when my children were almost 4 and almost 2. We rented car seats and found it to be worth the extra expense! However, if you do take car seat...
- Check Southwest if they fly from your area. No charge for baggage. You can check up to two bags each. Also I have found they have the lowest prices. Your son will ...
Some Ways to save Money
Asked by A.L. from Phoenix
on August 28, 2008
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I was recently doing childcare out of my home as well as my full time job as a Social Worker. I was let go from my childcare position. I was expecting to get the chi...
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- I belong to a frugal (and free) site called Mommysavers.com. You may have seen the owner, Kim Danger, on Channel 3 on one of her visits to Phoenix. She's a SAHM th...
- One thing I did to save money was to get rid of my cell phone and switch to a VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) phone by the company Magic Jack (www.magicjack.com). ...
- One small thing that I've been doing to save money on electricity is keeping our appliances unplugged unless we are using them. I also keep all of the entertainment c...
Winter Vacation with 2 and 4 Year Old
Asked by B.B. from Chicago
on October 21, 2011
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Hi, We want to get away to a warm destination with a 2 and 4 year old. What has been your favorite vacation with the kids this age to somewhere warm? Thanks!!! PS W...
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- The Seychelles. (maybe give us a bit more info on your budget, how far you could travel, how long you want to go, etc.)
- We're doing Pheonix this year - it apparently has a TON of kids stuff and an amazing children's museum. We've done San Diego and FL as well (Disney) didn't much ...
- We are fortunate, my parents have a place in FL we go there every spring. It is great my hubby and I get some "us" time as my mom takes my son. This year she will take...
30Th Birthday Travel
Asked by A.D. from Dallas
on December 15, 2010
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Hello,
I am in need of some good ideas for places that me and my husband can travel this summer as gifts to us for turning 30 this year! His birthday is in February...
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- The Broadmoor, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. www.broadmoor.com My husband and I go there whenever we want to celebrate a special occasion. It is a 5-star resor...
- Did New York City for my and my sister's 30th birthday. Very fun! Great hotel, had a spa day, saw a show, went shopping, hit a comedy club, hit some great bars and c...
- I like the suggestion for Costa Rica or Kauai! I want to take my husband to Costa Rica. I've been, and it's magnificent! Summer is rainy season though. I've traveled a...
Future Travel
Asked by B.P. from Orlando
on August 13, 2008
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Good morning Mommies! My Mom is retiring this year and has decided to take our entire family on an Alaskan cruise to celebrate. We aren't going until next September ...
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- It appears you have tons of wonderful advice here. Kids adapt...that is the key to remember here...as long as Mom & Dad don't appear stressed, they won't either...so ...
- I've never traveled with my boys, but I have been a passenger on a plane with young kids. And I have to say PLEASE, for the sake of the other passengers, book a flight...
- Hi, B.! First, let me say, How Very Wonderful for you and your family. I have never traveled THAT long at one time, BUT I have traveled ALOT car, train, plane wi...
Balanced Budget amendment...your Thoughts
Asked by S.K. from Dallas
on July 29, 2011
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I am up late and was watching the news. I keep hearing about a balanced budget amendment. I Googled it to make sure I really understand what that is. So it is a con...
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- You'd do better to study economics to get the answer to your question. This isn't supposed to be a political forum, and most of the moms on this site don't know the a...
- I think that in general there is an inverse correlation between the strength of people's opinions about what the solution is and the strength of those people's underst...
- You've asked a reasonable question, and I'd bet most people really don't fully understand all the stuff going on in D.C. today. I've believed for a long time that Con...
How Do Moms Cope When Husbands Travel Weeks at a Time?
Asked by K.H. from Denver
on March 3, 2008
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There wasn't a category for overwhelmed, frazzled, SAHM with travelling husband, but that is my issue in a nutshell. My husband just returned from about two weeks on t...
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- I've experienced some of that too. And I'm with ya'. My husband is in the military and the first time I had to cope with him being gone is when he was in Iraq. I was p...
- Hi K., Believe me when I tell you, I completely understand. My husband does a lot of traveling as well, and acutally he was gone for almost 6 weeks straight from ear...
- Kelly, I am currently a military stay at home mom. My husband is in the Army and is often deployed to Iraq for 6mon-1 year. He was first deployed when our 5yr old daug...
Disney with a 3 Year Old?
Asked by K.U. from Detroit
on October 1, 2010
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Looking again for your thoughts and opinions...
Hubs and I want to take a vacation this winter someplace warm with our 3 year old daughter - we were considering a f...
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- I went to Disney this past June with my 3y and she LOVED it!! There is a tent where you can meet all of the princesses. She remembers ALL of it. If you take the boy...
- We've been doing WDW for years now. We started our kids off when they were all 3 and all 3 of them remember their very first visits without any cues from us. You wil...
- For me personally I wouldnt put myself through that ordeal with a 3 yr old- they get so cranky and they get so tired. Someone always has to stay with the child/ stroll...
Where Should We Go on Vacation??
Asked by R.T. from Orlando
on February 10, 2010
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Where should my family go for Spring Break?
I have a 12 year old boy, 10 year old girl, and 3 year old boy (plus me and my husband)
We live in Florida, so we don't n...
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- We have a cabin we rent out in the North Georgia mountains. Check out www.vrbo.com and type in 138199 to see the cabin and get details about all the things to do in th...
- Maybe the Great Smokey Mountains? It can be REALLY cheesy in parts, although sometimes that cheese is fun (think Dollywood), but the Smokey Mountain National Park is g...
- Have you thought of Atlanta. It is a long 1 day drive. There Six Flags, Stone Mountain (there is a ton to do here), the High Museum and some other smaller museums. ...
