Well, today will be my last post on cheap summer activities since the summer is almost here.  Can you believe it?  It feels like it just started and now it is almost over.  Part of me is overjoyed for the school year that is fast approaching.  Maybe, just maybe, I will get through a day [...]

Okay, this might have you shaking your head and wondering exactly what I am rambling about this time but when I say garden centers, I don’t actually mean the ones where you go and purchase flowers. I mean those centers where you go and enjoy the gardens that are already created. My family and I [...]

When I was a little girl, my parents spent almost every summer out on a river or lake fishing. It was an expected vacation for me during the summer and every fall was the expected hunting trip. I, unlike my sister, absolutely loved fishing. There was something about sitting quietly, reflecting on stories that swam [...]

With school either over or almost over at the end of the month, many parents and children are gearing up for some holidays and a few short trips. There are tons of amusement parks, zoos, and venues to go to and they will all mean a lot of cash just to get through the front [...]