Summer Vacation Edition
August 6, 2010
Summer vacations are definitely different than they used to be for our family. My wife and I used to travel to cool cities like San Francisco, New York, Boston, and DC and see the sites over the summer. Now that we have little kids we don’t have the money or courage to venture out on trips like that any more. Instead we stay much closer to home and pick family friendly destinations.
It’s been a pretty busy summer with our home buying adventures so we’re looking forward to a weekend away. Since I’m on vacation, I’ll go light on the writing and heavy on the links. Here are some good money tips from around the web this week:
Investing
- Invest in What You Know? @ Lazy Man & Money
- What to Invest When You Are Young @ Suns Financial Diary
- Investment Strategy For Beginner Investors @ Free From Broke
- Student IRA: Can a Student Open a Roth IRA? @ The Oblivious Investor
- IRA Beneficiaries – How To Safeguard Yourself and Family @ Wealth Pilgrim
Real Estate
- Should You Refinance Your Mortgage? @ Generation X Finance
- Good News For Landlords & Investors @ Million Dollar Journey
- 10 Money-Saving Home Repairs @ Sweating The Big Stuff
- The Real Estate Bubble: What Can We Learn From It? @ Personal Finance By The Book
Career
- Is A Liberal Arts Education Worth It? @ The Digerati Life
- Could You Be an Entrepreneur? @ Consumerism Commentary
- Is Any College Degree Better than No Degree? @ Free Money Finance
Retirement
- How To Manage Retirement Savings @ Good Financial Cents
- Should You Overestimate Your Retirement Needs? @ PT Money
Personal Finance
- 5 Things You Can Haggle For @ Kiplinger
- Making Time for the Details @ Brip Blap
- Tracking Your Costs @ The Wealth Artisan
- Finding Fulfillment in Life @ Rainy Day Saver
- Ten Big Mistakes #10: Poor Goal Setting @ The Simple Dollar
- What the Financial Reform Bill Means for You @ My Dollar Plan
Frugality
- Frugal Living Tips @ Millionaire Nurse
- How To Spend Less On Your Pets @ Moolanomy
- Money Saving Secrets of Super Savers @ Cool to be Frugal
- 6 Ways to Save Money on a Road Trip @ Canadian Finance Blog
- Garden Tips from Personal Finance Bloggers @ Couple Money
- A Frugal Daughter’s Guide to Back to School Shopping @ Frugal Dad
- How To Save During Back To School Shopping Season @ Studenomics
- How To Create A Lush and Beautiful Lawn Inexpensively @ PF Firewall
All posts by Ben Edwards
Thanks for the roundup!
We used to go on Caribbean vacations. Now that we have three kids our biggest trip was driving to Sesame Place!
Thanks for the link… I’m on the last day of my vacation right now!
Have a great trip. As a father of two grown children, I know how fast that time passes. Enjoy them while you can!
Appreciate your support.
Dr Dean
I think our exotic vacations are on hold for a few years now that we have a baby. We’ll be embarking on mini vacations as well. Enjoy and thanks for the mention!
Enjoy your vacation and thanks for the mention!
I remember well how we had many mini vacations when our kids were young. Tent camping…day trips and picnics as well as some two or three day getaways. Those times created some great memories and I trust you and your family are doing the same with your “close to home” vacations.
Thanks for the mention in today’s post. Greatly appreciated.