Saved Over $67 on Our Camping Trip in June

In this previous post, I talked about planning for the cost of two trips we want to take this year.  The first trip is to take the girls camping for a weekend.  I had planned on going to the same campground that we did last year and my budget for the trip was $250 for everything including food. Here's the breakdown of camping expenses I had planned for:

• $45 per night for a primitive site - includes hiking, swimming, fishing, game room, playground, hay ride and other planned activities based on weekend theme

• $5 for 1/2 hour paddle boat rental x 2

• $2.50 per person miniature golf (half price on Sunday)

• Sunday morning pancake and sausage breakfast (not sure the price)

• Last year they also had short pony rides for $1

Today, I saw a Groupon for 2 nights of camping at Clays Park for only $45!  The $45 includes use of the water park, kayaks, unlimited miniature golf, sand volleyball courts, indoor pool, fishing lake, and nature trails for hiking or biking.

So of course I bought the groupon right away.  We have to use it before the end of June.  As soon as Mr. R gets his schedule for June, I am going to book the first weekend he has off.

Since almost everything is included and we are getting a night free, we will be saving a lot of $.  At least $67, based on the costs above.  Plus, I used ebates to get 8% cash back and I put it on my Disney Rewards visa so I'll earn a whopping $.45 in rewards!  

I'm re-adjusting our camping budget to only spend $200 for the whole weekend.  $45 for the cost of the campsite and the rest of the money will go towards food, fire wood, and any extra expenses like ice cream from the camp store.

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