Ways to Get Extra Spending Money for Your Family Vacation
The spring and summer are the most common seasons for families to travel. With the kids out of school for national holidays, spring break, and summer break, parents often save up their vacation days to spend some quality time with them. Though there are a lot of affordable ways to save money on vacation, when you have a large family, the money you have leftover doesn’t go very far. Earning some extra spending money before departure, can go a long way to ensuring you and your family have a good time.
Reduce Spending
If you have a few weeks or months before your family vacation, you have some time to save money. Now is a good time to look at your household budget. Look for areas where spending can be cut back. Whether a temporary or permanent cut back, it could be just the amount you need for your trip. By reducing things like eating out and shopping (outside of groceries), you will notice a huge boost in your vacation savings.
Save the Change
Another quick method of saving that could give you a few extra bucks for your vacation is saving the change. Start paying for everything with cash. When given change instead of spending it, add it to a jar. If you really want to up the ante, you can always save your $1 and $5 bills as well. In a few weeks you could have a few hundred dollars.
Take Out a Loan
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