Can’t afford a vacation? Try a staycation instead!
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When I was a struggling college student, I could put two dollars into my gas tank and drive my car for a week. Two dollars today wouldn't get us much farther than the nearest expressway. Families everywhere are grounding their summer travel plans either in protest of the quickly inflating gas prices or because they just can't afford to go anywhere.Postponing your summer travel plans doesn't have to be a major disappointment. Just think of the silver lining -- no kids arguing in the backseat, no fighting your spouse for control over the air conditioning, no waking up in a tent in the middle of the forest realizing how much you miss your own bed. Instead of a vacation, plan a family staycation instead.
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