Travel Hacking for Families is Different Travel Hacking for families is a little different. This is because while earning points may be similar despite circumstances in the end we all have different needs. The goal is to meet our needs and preferences not change them to meet a strategy. You will often hear about amazing…
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How My kids help Pay for Disney
4 Disney Resorts by selling item’s they No longer need. One way to Help you pay for Disney. It was early in 2018 and between Christmas, Birthdays and the kids continued growth, our house had become incredibly cluttered. I was ready to clear it out. Of course, my kids weren’t ready especially my daughter. I decided to…
PRIME Day Deals
There are some great deals going on at Amazon.com for Prime Day with one more day to shop, now is the time to check out the deals and stock up on everything you need for your next trip. You can check out all the Prime Day July 2019 Deals. I highlighted a few of my…
How to Master the 2 day/ 1 Night Trip with kids
It’s Friday night. We spent the afternoon cleaning out the van. Then packing it up with our beach cart, boogie boards and all our other beach stuff. More than we would pack for a 17 day international trip but for only 2 days and 1 night. The kids were extremely excited (as am I). As I kissed…
Use Rakuten/Ebates to Earn MR points for FREE Travel.
Ebates gives you cash back every time you shop the stores you love, on-line. Now with ebates you can earn Member rewards points instead of cash. I love ebates. It’s so easy to use. Just remember to go to ebates before any of your on-line shopping. Don’t forget you can even shop travel sites through…
Welcome to Affordable Family Travel
Affordable Family Travel is Travel Adventures of 2 full-time “Nine to Fivers” with 2 Kids age 6 and 7 years old . Sharing our experiences, tips and ways to travel for less, We hope to inspire families to seek new adventures. Inspire, Afford, Enjoy Family Travel. Inspire I hope to inspire you to travel with…
Frequent Family Travel: 12 trips in 12 months
What I learned as a working parent who traveled 12 trips (over 60 nights) in 12 months. We didn’t set out to travel an average of once a month over a 12-month period. Frequent family travel is something we strive for and it sort of just happened. We LOVE to travel. Balancing home life and travel isn’t easy…
Top 10 Free Summer Fun
There’s tons of this to do in summer for free or cheap that you can do at home or on vacation. Here’s my families top 10 Free (or cheap) Summer Fun. 1.Head to the Beach. Whether it’s the ocean or a lake most kids love splashing in the water and playing in the sand. Some…
Japan: Tokyo and Kyoto with Kids
Traveled April 2019 to Tokyo and Kyoto Hotels:7nts Sheraton Tokyo Bay3nts Hyatt Kyoto Budget: Moderate after points (Expensive without) Cost Per Day: $500 after points Other Expenses Tokyo Disneyland 4 Day Tickets $658 7 Day Shinkansen Rail Pass $1082.84 (this included reserved seating)Airport Parking: $150 EWR Airport Area Hotel Points Used to get to Tokyo and Kyoto Flights: 292,000…
Affordable Family Travel: Reader’s Budget Trip to Disney World
Trip: April 2019 Megan, a reader, shared her mother daughter trip to Disney on a budget with me. It’s a great example of how affordable family travel is possible even to Walt Disney World. Her 5 day, 4 night trip included 4 days in the park and 3 sit down meals including one character meal for…