Have Young Kids? Save on Vacations by Keeping Them Simple

This guest post is contributed by Lauren Bailey, who writes on the topics of online colleges. She welcomes your comments at her email Id: blauren99 @gmail.com.

Pinoy Frugal Blog has featured several blog articles before about the art of saving while traveling. Traveling is, as we are all aware, one source of money drain. But the fact of the matter is that it doesn’t have to be a huge expense, and we all know that in the end, taking some much-needed vacation time to get away and be with the family reaps benefits that are well worth the costs. One thing to remember when you begin the trip planning part is that you don’t necessarily have to go to a heavily advertised “getaway resort” to have a great trip. If you have young kids especially, remember that children don’t really care about things like a nice hotel or fancy restaurants. For kids, any sort of trip is an adventure. Here are a few things to keep in mind when deciding where your next trip destination should be.

1. Look for options in your own backyard.

While we are all certainly seduced by the idea of going far from home to properly escape, you’d be surprised at the options you have that may be just a few hours’ car ride or a short plane ride away. Camping is an especially good money-saving option for young kids. Kids delight in the outdoors. For me personally, I had much more fun as a small tyke hiking with my parents on the family farm than I had when we saved up lots of money just to go to Disneyworld.

2. Go places where you have family or friends.

While the whole point of a getaway is completely escape your current life, and that may also include getting away from family and friends, there are many money-saving possibilities for going to locations where you at least know someone. For one, you’ll avoid the running around inherent in trying to figure out a place for the first time without an “insider’s” perspective. Also, your contact will necessarily know the best and cheapest places to eat, sleep, and play.

3. When planning an itinerary, incorporate lots of free time.

Although as adults, we want to see and do as many things as possible during a trip in order to make the most of our time, kids get easily tired, hungry, and bored. If you try to squeeze in too many activities, you’ll end up 1. Spending more money, 2. Tiring out the kids and 3. Causing more stress than it’s worth. By incorporating lots of free time every day of your vacation, you’ll surprised at how much more time you enjoy with the kids, how much less you spend, and how quick and easy it is to find spur of the moment activities that produce those unforgettable family moments.

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