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It’s great to have out of town guests. A dear friend is visiting us this weekend and we’re having fun. Having him over has motivated us to got to the natural history museum downtown and enjoy the exhibits. Even though the ‘regular museum’ is relatively free (donations always welcomed), the exhibit we wanted to see had a ticket price.
I have to say it was well worth it and besides the good company we had, I also learned a lot about archeology and a different culture. My husband and I had wanted to go to see the exhibit for some time but didn’t. Our guest gave us the ‘umph’ to go ahead and I’m glad we did. I’d recommend going to your local museum for a fun and educational time.
One thing that is a bit of trouble for me is the gift ship right after the exhibits. On one hand, I’d like a nice keepsake for the occasion, but the prices are ridiculous. I was happy to find some great gifts at $3 a piece. I got one for ourselves, my mom, and my mother in law.
On different topic, I wanted to draw your attention to a link on the homepage under ‘resources’. This link will take you to FiLife which is a pretty neat site. The site has reviews of checking & savings accounts, credit cards, and CDs. My favorite part of this site is the stacker tool. It allows you to compare how you are doing with others. I use it for my credit score, as I’m working to raise it for when we decide to purchase a home. I like having a ballpark idea of where we stand.
It also offers some basic tips on improving your savings with the household income stacker tool, like:
- Make Your Money Work Harder
- Keep What You Have
- Make Sure It Stays in the Family
- Ask for More Money
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- Invest As Much As You Can Now, So You Will Have Options Later
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- Bogle says enough
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I’ve always loved history and museums. Thanks for the mention!
I was happy that the museum’s regular admission is free, so I have no excuse not to come back. Your post did a great job explaining how investing now affects when you can retire and how much you’ll have then.
Natural history museums have always fascinated me, too. Thanks for the link!
Trips to museums and science centers were always a staple of my family vacations when I was growing up. I still enjoy them just as much now that I’m all grown up.
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Living outside of Washington, D.C., you’d think my family and I would regularly go to all the wonderful (and free) museums in Washington. Nope. It seems there is always something going on that keeps away. We’ve lived here almost 20 years and I’ve yet to visit the Washington Monument. Pathetic, I know.
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@ Ron: I really enjoyed your post on self discipline; we all good use more of it.
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DR: I’m so jealous.
I used to live in Maryland and we took trips to DC regularly and loved it. The museums are word class and I always had a good time.