Cheerful Frugality Goes To The Museum
We'll be celebrating the 3-day weekend with a trip to the museum. It's a great way to feel like a tourist when you don't have the money to travel.
Here are a few ways we maximize our dollars at museums:
Join 'em: 2 family admission fees are often enough to buy a membership. What's your break-even point?
Spread out: do any nearby institutions offer reciprocal admission? We have a 2nd science museum within driving distance.
Mark your calendar: most museums offer period free days or times. Sign up on their email lists for advance notice.
Remember them: if you can't avoid the gift shop, museum-quality postcards are good buys. (We also check thrift stores for local t-shirts to zoos and attractions.)
How does your family save money at the museum? Do you have any tricks for making the most of your trip?
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3 Responses to “Cheerful Frugality Goes To The Museum”
January 19th, 2009 at 8:21 am
oh how i miss the museums! they are over 100 miles away now!
January 19th, 2009 at 11:12 am
Also if you get a museum membership for your family ask if it also covers national reciprocal museums. The museum I worked out had reciprocal agreements with state museums but also belonged to a national group for Science museums and we gave people a list of NATIONAL museums they got reciprocal admission to. Also we had a free night once a month for people to come in and see the museum.
January 23rd, 2009 at 10:17 am
HI
just started looking at your site…great tips. I live in Las Vegas, so I cannot say that chickens are an option for me, but I love the idea of being a good steward. One thing I always do before we leave town is go to restaurant.com. You can punch in the zipcode you are going to (it is a nationwide site) and get $25 gift certificates for between $3-$10, (they have $50 and $100 certificates available too)depending on the sale they have going on. I sign up to get their e-mails which always alert me to their coupon codes. It saves us tons of $ as we have to eat out while traveling.
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