Budget Travel

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Frugal Friday: Houston Restaurant Weeks (HRW)

  Let’s do lunch and maybe even dinner!  Houston Restaurant Weeks (HRW) begins today and continues through September 1, 2014. Restaurants roll out their best dishes for a fixed price.  The multi-course meals cost $20 for a 2-3 course lunch, $25 for a 3 course brunch, and either $35 or $45 for a 3-4 course…

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Frugal Friday: Alabama’s Battle of Mobile Bay 150th Anniversary

“Damn the torpedoes!”  is the often quoted phrase shouted by Rear Admiral David Farragut shortly after dawn on Aug. 5, 1864.  The Admiral led 18 Union warships through the mouth of Mobile Bay and into the Civil War’s largest naval battle. This year  marks the 150th anniversary of Alabama’s Battle of Mobile Bay and the…

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Frugal Friday Finds: Free Summer Music Concerts

Listen to the music for free.    Tap your toes at any of the following destinations offering a series of free music concerts this summer. Door County, Wisconsin Sister Bay’s Wednesday concerts run from mid-June to mid-August.  Music ranges from folk to jazz. http://www.cometosisterbay.com/festivals-and-events/concerts-in-the-park/ Nashville, Tennessee Spend Saturday nights at the Big Band Dancers inside the…