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"Last Friday I shoved $40 in my wallet as my husband, kids and I headed to Boston to be with family for the long weekend. When we got home Monday night, I looked in mywallet and saw the same $40 sitting there. Huh. I can&amp;#039;t say we didn&amp;#039;t spend any money all weekend\u2014my mom took us out for dinner one night and she took my kids shopping for camp clothes one afternoon, but the rest of the weekend, we did live remarkably cost-free. We hung out at my brother&amp;#039;s house, walked on the beach, played outside and went to our friends&amp;#039; for a bbq. The weekend taught me a lesson: if you put your mind to it, you can live pretty cheaply\u2014sometimes. Yes, there are always big expenses and food costs and sometimes the kids want to go to the movies (bye, bye $50), but I&amp;#039;m going to challenge myself and our family to spend no money one weekend day (You know I&amp;#039;m not so good at saving, so I need to start small!)\u2014we&amp;#039;ll do free activities, cook from the pantry and see how much we can save. I&amp;#039;m starting this weekend and I&amp;#039;ll let you know how it goes. How much I&amp;#039;ve saved on my way to $5,000: $1643.49 Ellen Breslau, Executive Editor "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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