If I were to plan a trip to the beach, I’d want to go in the spring or fall.  I grew up on the coast of NC and I still don’t care for the humidity.  Ok, some of you may be rolling your eyes at my quirkiness, so on to the point of this post.

Whether or not you have money to spend this holiday, there are lots of things you can do for free or with very little spending.  Today, our family drove around for hours shopping at yard sales.  We probably spent about $10-12 in gas, which normally I’d think was crazy, but I thought it was a thrifty alternative to going somewhere this weekend.

Deborah at Simply Thrifty has some great ideas for frugal Memorial Day fun.  Here are some of her ideas that I liked:

• Host a potluck barbeque.  (Great idea.  Everyone can contribute and have fun together.)
• Have a picnic.
• Camp in the backyard.  (I’ll leave this one to my hubby.)
• Pick out some movies from the library.
• Have a water balloon or hose fight to keep cool.  (We’re actually going to make our own slip-n-slide out of plastic.)

If I lived closer, I’d go visit my family this weekend.  What does your family usually do for Memorial Day?

Image from fireworks.com.

Post from: Thrifty Mommy