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[quote=Anonymous]We didn’t have a ton of money for those things when our kids were young but I never said that. I just planned for fun inexpensive summer activities with a few highlights scattered throughout. I didn’t explain the financial piece at that age as it seemed unnecessary. For example, my son loved to play baseball. We did one week of Nats camp which was in his mind a dream experience. We did one week of an inexpensive beach vacation with extended family. Those were the highlights. In between, we planned special outing days a few times a week that were free or low cost: Air & Space, the Zoo, Frying Pan Park, berry picking, playgrounds, etc. We also went to a few baseball games throughout thanks to gifted tickets (but cheap seats are easy to find). In the evenings we did some outdoor concerts as a family where we had a picnic. We also did fires in the firepit and went to the pool. My kids look back on their summers fondly. When they got older and wanted to do expensive things (travel, sleepover camps, etc) it was different. We did explain budget constraints. [/quote]

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