| Finding it impossible to give you family a summer | | | | day. |
| break? Think again. There are ways to travel on the | | | | If you leave in Boston, Pasadena, or New York and |
| cheap with your money clip. | | | | love to gawk at old but opulent mansions, head out to |
| Can You Afford a Summer Break? | | | | Newport in Rhode Island to tour the pre-World War II |
| With prices rocketing to astronomical highs, the | | | | Rosecliff house. Or, if the Blue Mountains and a |
| prospect of vacationing with children this summer can | | | | laid-back atmosphere is your cup of tea, Carroll |
| dampen one's insatiable wanderlust. But before ditching | | | | County in Virginia is your answer. |
| the idea of a summer sabbatical, how about stomping | | | | Holidaying couples can have stretches of isolated |
| on the less traveled by-ways? There are great | | | | beaches or shorelines without having to go to the |
| getaways in the heartland, which you never heard | | | | Caribbean in Cape May. Drive out there if you're |
| about yet these are equally enchanting and entrancing | | | | anywhere near Philadelphia. At the beach, you won't |
| without your money clip or your wallet running on | | | | have to take a bulky wallet; your money clip will do. |
| empty. | | | | Like a boy scout, you'll have to be ready just in case. |
| To get things going, the first thing to do is to plan the | | | | Or, you can visit family along the way. A night or two |
| vacation ahead of time and decide where to go, | | | | with the relatives can ease up the vacation budget |
| where to stay, and how to have the fun and | | | | without diminishing the fun. You won't have to check |
| adventure on limited resources - meaning, vacationing | | | | your vacation fund or your money clip to see if you |
| like the Vanderbilts without having to end up with an | | | | can still make a go of it to the nearest vacation spot. |
| empty money clip. | | | | Helpful Tips |
| Instead of sailing out to far exotic places, visit the | | | | Here are other tips to vacation cheaply: |
| neighboring states - the nearer the better - and along | | | | * For the road trip bring tons of non-perishable food |
| the way, pay a visit to family and friends. You'll have a | | | | because restaurant food is costly. |
| good time remembering the good old days, and your | | | | * Instead of checking into hotels and renting a vacation |
| kids will have the chance to catch up with their cousins, | | | | cabin, pitch a tent in a populated and designated |
| aunts and uncles, and grandparents. | | | | camping grounds. |
| Summer Treats for Different Trips | | | | * Cook meals for the family in the campsite. Eating |
| For a successful budget vacation, select nearby states | | | | outdoors is exciting and out of the ordinary for the kids |
| with lots to offer in terms of family fun and | | | | long cooped up school cafterias. |
| spectacular views. Add up the cost of all the bus rides | | | | * For sightseeing in neighboring counties, take the bus, |
| for the entire family and the stops at lodging houses | | | | instead of gassing up your pick-up truck. |
| along the way (if necessary). If the expense is just a | | | | See? There are endless possibilities to enjoy your |
| few hundred dollars more, opt to gas up and drive | | | | summer on a budget. Just take a good look around |
| away into the summer sunset and enjoy the views | | | | and plan ahead and hold to your money clip. |
| after stuffing your money clip with the budget for the | | | | |