As we excitedly welcome the warmest weeks of the year, we can’t help but think of the past. We asked some of our favorite bloggers to revisit vacations past and tell us about their most memorable trip as a child. Happy Memories!

Ahhh…July, the heart of summer. When you can still enjoy pool parties, campfires and sparklers without back to school prep looming large. Sadly, this is also about the time that kiddos start tossing out the dreaded “b-word”. “Mom, I’m bored.”

When I was 32, three years into my blessedly peaceful second marriage, 16 months into the motherhood gig, five months pregnant with our second child, I sat on the floor of our New York apartment in stunned silence.

Want to eliminate debt from the holidays and get a jumpstart on saving with your summer vacation planning? My frugal living tips are really easy to follow, so you can spring into a summer vacation with no financial stress!