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Save Money by Lowering Vacation Costs

Lower Vacation Costs While I was growing up my father would sometimes say this about vacations, “It is not what you are doing that makes it a vacation, it is what you are not doing.” While it is true that we never went to “Wally World” we did go on a vacation of sort every […]

WRITTEN BY: Ken Stewart, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Monroe County

REVIEWED BY: Dr. Roseanne Scammahorn, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Darke County

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • Photo by Ken Stewart

SOURCES:

  • https://www.kasasa.com/blog/travel/cheap-vacation-ideas "Cheap Vacation Ideas: 11 Tips for More Affordable Summer Travels" March 22, 2022
  • https://www.ramseysolutions.com/saving/cheap-vacation ideas "15 Cheap Vacation Ideas for your Whole Family"- March 9, 2022
  • https://www.travelinspiredliving.com/things-to-see-in-ohio/

REFERENCES:

  • http://www.senic.org/
  • http://www.travelinspiredliving.com/
  • http://www.withintheworld.com/no-money-traveling

Want to Save Money this Vacation?

Summertime…… vacation time……… expensive time? It doesn’t have to be cost you a small fortune to go on vacation. Here are a few tips that will help you save money this vacation season. Have a “staycation” and stay at home.  Visit the local special spots that you always plan to visit but may normally not […]

WRITTEN BY: Michelle Treber, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, treber.1@osu.edu.

SOURCES:

  • National Park Services, Department of Interior. National Park Services. Retrieved June 20, 2012. http://www.nps.gov/index.htm
  • Pam, T., Chobdee, J. 25 Ways to Save Money, University of California Riverside Wellness. Retrieved June 20, 2012. http://wellness.ucr.edu/25%20Ways%20to%20Save%20Money.pdf
  • Turner, J. (2009). Vacation Planning: Planning Stretches Vacation Dollars. University of Florida IFAS. Retrieved June 20, 2012. http://fycs.ifas.ufl.edu/newsletters/mm_v01.htm

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