Last month, Old Mother Frugal had the chance to spend a week at the home of one of Mother’s Little Helpers. Travel- buddy hubby had departed several days in advance with his one duffle bag and back-pack.
He excels at frugal packing…me, not so much.
There is my one duffle bag “equivalent” for the daytime
and bedtime articles of clothing.
This is accompanied by the one bag of personal hygiene
and make-up items inserted into the canvas bag of ridiculously restrictive
culinary items as prescribed by my physician, along with magazines, book, spiral notebook, plastic
cutlery, paper cups and an assortment of my favorite tea bags. Decaf, of
course.
If one counts the bag within a bag, the total sits at
three. But there is more. Bag number four. Back-pack bag contains laptop,
heating pad and chargers. One for the laptop, one for the phone.
Add a purse and the car would be ready to roll except for
bag number six. The little pink cooler. It’s the last item in the car because
it contains items from the freezer and refrigerator for my travels.
To contain costs while vacationing, I sometimes travel
with food items that I can transform into meals at my destination, spending as little
money as possible on food. Welcome to my version of "Meals on Wheels".
The destination refrigerator for this trip contains a working
light bulb, milk, eggs, orange juice, condiments, cheese and beer. The freezer
contains ice cubes, ice-cream, French fries and chicken nuggets. Plenty of room
for chicken, pork chops, turkey parts, ground beef and spaghetti sauce!
With all six bags packed, the car was ready to go to meet
my travel-buddy hubby and Mother’s Little Helper. There may be a New Year's Resolution in here somewhere!
SOUND
THE BULGE! Today’s tip: Eating locally when on vacation
is part of travel experience. To keep costs down, save your food dollars for
one meal per day, lunch or dinner. Stay at a hotel that offers free breakfast with your
stay or bring cold breakfast food items. Pack picnic lunches and drinks. If you need to
free up space, shop locally. It is still more economical than
dining out with the family for each meal of the day.
LITTLE PINK COOLER
SIX TRAVEL BAGS
ALTERNATE GREEN COOLER
LARGER REPLACEMENT CANVAS BAG
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