One Secret to a Working Mom Success: Make Family Events More Enjoyable With Friends

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Better Together: Why Inviting Another Family Makes Activities More Fun #FamilyFun Sometimes family activities can feel like another item on the to-do list. However, doing those activities with another family makes them more fun! Whether it’s a trip to an amusement park , a visit to the local pool , or trip to a pumpkin patch , including another family can multiply the fun in amazing ways. One of my favorite moms to collaborate with is my friend, Ayana Ledford who's pictured above with her daughter Sahar. We have done all of the things listed as seemingly random examples above and here is how including her and her daughter (and sometimes her son too) has made the events more fun. On the date above, Ayana almost left the venue because parking was a nightmare. That said, she hung in there and we would up having a great time!
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Money Saving Tips for Summer Expenses

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Mother and son at Kennywood on Carousel

Sometimes I forget how expensive life is. It's not because I have a sponsor or have a lot of money. It is because, I tend to minimize my expenses. In the summer, for example, I spent most of my weekends at my parents' pool. It is a luxury for which my parents  don't charge. Since my kids love to swim, it is a win/win. Our expenses for enjoying the pool usually involves the cost of lunch. And since we gotta eat anyway, it's a wash. 

Life changed recently though. Two weekends last month I wound up paying for my kids to go to the local amusement park two weekends in a row. The tickets alone set me back nearly $500. 

$500. is. a. lot. of. money, especially during these inflationary times! 
Kids at the pool


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While my kids had a thoroughly wonderful time, paying for that kind of entertainment on a consistent basis, would be excessive. Indeed, paying for that kind of entertainment every weekend, would nearly equal the cost of private school. That would make, summer, far more expensive, than the school year because they are also attending camp. 

Now, that I see the light, I am about finding free and low cost ways to entertain my children for the rest of the summer. Because, we do have a couple of trips planned, and I just recognize that if I am paying then going rate for this entertainment, it is going to be like and ignored and exorbitant expense. Below you will so in my quest to find such things, I came across the entertainment options listed below. Please enjoy and partake of them as you see fit, and you can thank me later.

Links to Save Money on Summer Expenses




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