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Family
Budget, Children & Fun
Another
popular topic for family budgets is children and fun activities. How
to make the most of these togetherness opportunities, while
living and functioning within limited means and on a budget,
causes many money wise parents concern:
- “The
best things in life are FREE” – you just need to know where
to find them, how to look and then enjoy them together.
Being cash-strapped or budget-challenged should not minimize
the FUN you as a family have together.
- Prioritize
it together with the other members and the children in
the home (if they are older), discussing alternatives like
picnics, walks, visiting a beach, lake or park close-by.
- Look
for locations with lots of open-area space, baseball fields,
tennis courts, and basketball courts.
- Use
coupons for entertainment like DVD rentals, miniature golf
and other sports.
- Matinee
rates for movies are a great way to save money.
- Play
board games with friends, arrange potlucks and play-dates.
- Visit
zoos and museums and outdoor summer concerts that are usually
free of charge.
- Add
fun elements to choosing, like putting the activities in
a hat and letting other choose what to do next.
- Avoid
window shopping, mall-crawling or expensive shops where
you will be tempted to spend more money or leave feeling
guilty that you cannot.
- For
discounted, bargain-priced brand-name kids clothing, shopping
at end of season sales is a real budgetary blessing!
- Budget
for one very special outing or event, you can do as a family
and set aside a little extra if you can for that annual
camping, local or road trip you plan for, in your family
budgeting process each and every year.
Family
budgets are not all doom and gloom. There are always ways
to do little things together, make memories and invest time
and attention in one another that costs absolutely nothing
but time, a smile, a hug or two and a caring heart to share
them all with!
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