Our annual family vacation is right around the corner. We are working hard to keep to our budget but still have a great time. To do this we will be taking mostly homemade snacks, lunches and breakfast for the 12 hour drive. We usually stop at a park or nice rest stop, have a picnic and let the kids run and get some energy out, instead of paying high restaurant prices. I love this because the kids get healthy food and it keeps costs down, and they get some much needed exercise. For the snacks we will be taking, I have been couponing and buying snacks at our local dollar store. I also make our drinks (stored in reusable orange juice pitchers so they are spill proof and frugal) and we reuse water bottles. I found gerber sports lids that fit on the water bottles on ebay and only spent 1.99 for 4 including shipping, using my ebay bucks.
I will also make our lunches for the trip home. This saves money and lets us spend where it counts while vacationing.
I will also make our lunches for the trip home. This saves money and lets us spend where it counts while vacationing.
