Entrance to all 392 National Parks is free during National Park Week, April 17-25! Bay Area On The Cheap has a roundup of national parks in the Bay Area. Some of these (such as the Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park) are free anyway, but some (e.g. Muir Woods) normally charge fairly [...]
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Free admission to national parks this week!
April 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Babies, Frugality, Kids, Parks/Playgrounds, Toddlers
Free Days for Aquarium of the Bay at Pier 39, SF
February 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Activities, Babies, Frugality, Kids, Museums, Toddlers
Alameda County residents can get free admission to SF’s Aquarium of the Bay (at Pier 39) from Monday, Feb. 22-Thursday, Feb. 25. (Napa, Sonoma, and Solano County residents can enjoy free admission from Tuesday, Feb. 16 – Thursday, Feb. 18.) You must bring a valid drivers license or ID card with your address or a [...]
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Free Family Concerts from the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra
February 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Babies, Events, Frugality, Kids, Toddlers
Turn off the Wiggles, and expose your tots to a little culture! The San Francisco Chamber Orchestra has a series of free family concerts in February and April, with performances in San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland, and San Mateo. Here are the details on the February concert series: Family Concert II: Music and Song with the [...]
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Free Admission for Kids to SF Zoo in January
January 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Activities, Babies, Frugality, Kids, Parks/Playgrounds, Toddlers
I know Aletheia expressed her preference for the Oakland Zoo in her previous blog post, but I still prefer the San Francisco Zoo. Sure, I’ve never actually visited the Oakland Zoo, but I fail to see how that’s relevant. And besides, the penguin habitat at the SF Zoo has always been my favorite exhibit. Penguins! [...]
All these thunderstorms made me ponder mortality, so…
January 20th, 2010 · No Comments · Frugality
If you read those articles in “Pregnancy Magazine” while waiting in your obstetrician’s office, you may have discovered that you were supposed to have a comprehensive childcare budget, a college savings fund, life insurance for you and your spouse, and prepared a will…before you even got pregnant. Whoops! Most of us cobble these things together [...]