A Frugal Mini Vacation
This weekend, Mr. Money and I took a mini vacation to meet our best friends in Indianapolis, Indiana. We haven’t had a vacation since last year, and I couldn’t wait! I set aside some money in my “secret account” so that we’d be able to pay cash for everything. Here’s what we spent: Hotel & Travel $45- Hotel (we stayed at the Embassy Suites in Downtown Indianapolis and this was an employee rate-score!) ~$30- Gas $20- Parking at hotel $12- Parking at Hard Rock Cafe for lunch Food $26- Saturday lunch at Hard Rock Cafe $44- Saturday dinner at Rock Bottom Brewery $20- Drinks with my BFF at Champps bar $0- Free breakfast buffet at hotel $0- Didn’t eat lunch $23- Sunday Lunch/Dinner at Olive Garden $4- Walgreens for water (us) and snacks for my nephew. Total: $224. Not bad! Here are the positives and negatives: + Saved money by visiting the Indianapolis Children’s Museum on free day + Enjoyed the pool for free entertainment + Got an employee rate on an amazing room – Parking! We spent $32 on [...]
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