When traveling, you need to be able to sort items quickly. Here are a few bins that I plan to use inside of the larger totes when traveling with kitchen items. Tell me what you think!

There are many expenses to consider when you want to travel more. We’ve already discussed the options of making an income from the road in this post. But you’ll still have additional expenses from fuel while traveling. With most SUVs and minivans getting around 20-24 mpg on the highway, and fuel costs averaging $3.30 nationwide,…

Every time I mention this place, my kids — who are now teens, mind you — say “We should go back there! It’s been forever!” That’s how amazing this place is! If you’re looking for a memorable housing option for your next road trip through the southwest, check out the Wigwam Motel in Holbrook, Arizona….

Are you planning a big road trip this holiday season? Many kids have not traveled very far by car in the past 18 months. Maybe your kids’ interests have changed since their last road trip. If you need fresh, new ideas for entertaining your little ones on a long road trip, you’ve come to the…

Most of our road trips involve only our teens and young adult kids, so that is the primary topic of these tips and travel advice posts. However, once in a blue moon, we meet up with one of the adult kids in a tourist area and enjoy some vacation time with our young grandkids. In…

If you travel more than a few weeks of the year, you’ve probably realized the need to maintain an income while you’re away from home. The two basic ways to do this, if you’re not drawing disability or retirement income, are gig work and online or remote work. Gig work includes any independent contracting work…

Every year, I struggle to find the right gift for my dad. And every year, my teens ask me what they should get their dad. Why are dad’s the hardest to buy for? Have you ever purchased a gift for your dad, only to find it still in the box, unused, months later? If your…

Why are teens so hard to buy gifts for? It’s hard to know what they’ll use. It’s hard to know what will still be in style by the time they receive it. And it’s almost impossible to know what their friends will think of the item, which is often the deciding factor in your teen’s…

When you’re road tripping as a family, you’ll find you have different needs from when you’re just driving around town. Of course, there are the typical power needs if you spend a lot of time in your car anyway. But when you’re traveling with multiple teens, you may literally have more than one device per…

On a recent trip, we ended up staying in a hotel instead of in a rental home. While we love our VRBOs, sometimes, it is just not an option. How can you save money on meals and keep your family’s tummies happy when all you have is a hotel suite kitchenette? The first thing to…