Travel Hacks – Road Trip!

You guys, we took the longest road trip of my life this past summer (not including the move halfway across the country when I was 19): Eastern Iowa to Deadwood, South Dakota… with 2 kids (13 and 6 year old boys). We were planning to stay in a large cabin with a huge group of […]

Mystery Shopping is no longer a mystery…

What is mystery shopping? How do you do it? How much do you make? Is it a scam? These are all questions that I have heard when I tell people about my mystery shopping assignments. So I’ll start with saying: it’s legit and I like doing it. If you are interested, here are some of […]

Can you Visit Orlando and not Spend a Fortune?

Why yes, yes you can… Our final family adventure of the Summer was taking our first trip to Orlando! No one in our family has been to Florida before and I got some pretty decent rates on airfare flying from Des Moines to Sanford (which is about 45 minutes Northeast of Orlando). FYI – it […]

What can your family do in {newly discovered town} and not break the bank?

The first resource that I want to mention for families in any corner of the country is Macaroni Kid. It is a FREE resource to Find Your Family Fun® in over 500 communities around the country. It is GREAT for locals, but even better if you are just visiting and looking for free (or inexpensive) […]