{Sharing some fun stories and ideas from our Frugal Family Roadtrip over at FrugalLivingNW.}
Efficiency is one of my core values. Chances are, if you read this blog, it’s one of yours as well. We plan our errands to hit as many stores as possible in one trip. We organize our coupons by expiration date so we don’t waste a single one. We read FrugalLivingNW so we can discover all the local deals with just one click. I do it too.
So when I found out my cousin was getting married in Las Vegas, I immediately started planning how many other stops we could make along the way, and how we could make the trip double as a family vacation.
Hence the rather ambitious mileage.
Because, if you’re already in Clackamas, you might as well hit Costco, Winco and Target, right? Right. If we’re going to Nevada we might as well visit California, Arizona, Utah, and Idaho too, right?
Right.
So began our roadtrip plans. All in all we had a blast—although the 12-hour drives were a stretch for our Littles (age 3 and 5). We’d definitely do it all over again … but not tomorrow. Here are a few ideas for surviving your own budget roadtrip during these last few beautiful weeks of summer:
- Plan a theme for the journey, not just the destination. {Read the rest over at FLNW, thanks so much!}