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Health & Fitness

Budget Mondays

Monday – 6/16/2014

It’s Monday – a painful day for most people, yours truly included. Sometimes it is made even more painful as we remember just how much money we ended up spending over the weekend.

Budget

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It’s one word that can make people cringe, angry and sad all at the same time, a rare occurrence indeed. There are plenty of reasons for this – people are told at work that their budgets are being cut, their ideas cannot be funded because they are not in the budget, and in our personal life, our budgets don’t usually quite match up to our desires.

Summertime is almost officially here — with the summer solstice quickly approaching (the 21st), the days are getting longer, the weather is getting warmer, and the travel season has officially arrived. We have been discussing ways to get your home, yard, and self, ready for the summertime for the last several months — now it is time to sit back and enjoy all of your hard work (not to mention the glorious weather). In addition to making your home a budget friendly summer hangout location, there are amazing vacation locations that offer a wide range of family friendly activities, outdoor options, and budget friendly deals.

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Some of the most popular include

1) Yellowstone National Park
2) Myrtle Beach
3) Great Smoky Mountains

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