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It’s Not Too Early to Begin Budgeting for Your Summer Vacation

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Summer vacation is something that we all look forward to. This holds especially true for children as Summer Vacation becomes the highlight of their year and often creates lasting family memories. However, affording a summer vacation can be tough on most of us. Often people will simply put the expense on their credit cards and end up paying massive interest on the debt. A better plan is to start saving beforehand so you can keep the interest in your own pocket.  Here are a few things you can do to budget for your next summer vacation.

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How Expensive is Full-Time Travel?

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Everyone want to travel more but how much does it really cost? Well, perhaps it is actually cheaper than you might expect. The problem of course is that you still have all your “fixed costs” at home i.e. taxes, mortgage (or rent), insurance, utilities, etc. But what if you sell your house first? That is exactly what we did and here is how much our first month of travel cost us.

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How to Get Your Finances in Order Before Moving Internationally

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Have you ever considered moving internationally? In recent years many retirees have found that there are many places around the world that provide a peaceful, welcoming environment at a much lower cost than if they stayed at home.

If you’re considering moving overseas, then your first order of business should be getting your finances in order. You may think that packing and finding movers is at the top of your priorities, but the fact is that you can run into serious problems in your new home if the money is not in order. It’s best to tend to these issues now so that you can avoid problems when you’re trying to get settled in to your new environment.

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Saving Secrets to Keep Your Next Family Vacation under Budget

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Family vacations are something everyone looks forward to all year long. It’s a time where you can focus on being together and experiencing new things. Unfortunately, it seems like travel only gets more expensive, especially as kids get older and you need more cash for food, souvenirs, and plane seating. For your next family trip, use these tricks to make the ordeal a little less expensive.

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How the Nautica Beach Chair Saved Me Hundreds of Dollars

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This being prime vacation season I thought I’d tell you a bit about my vacation. On Monday I set out from Virginia on my way to a week on the coast of South Carolina. Fortunately for us the sharks are hanging out a few hundred miles North of here. The weather is beautiful and the water is warm and inviting.

But like most tourist areas it seems that everything is designed to separate the hapless traveler from his hard earned money. But being a die-hard “frugalista” I’ve worked out a system to keep my money where it belongs i.e. in MY pocket.

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