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Super-Easy Summer
Focus on fun— and save money— with great ideas that
keep you close to home.
by PETRA GUGLIELMETTI photos KATHRYN GAMBLE market editor JENNIFER CONDON
downtime!
Forget the air travel, packing,
rushed to -d o lists. T h is year go
fo r a staycation as the fam ily’s
interm ission from w o rk and
study. W h e n yo u explore and laze
around in tow n, the neigh bor-
hood, the backyard, yo u ’ll be
m ore refreshed in the end than if
yo u ’d traveled hundreds o f m iles.
N o beach? N o w orrie s. W h e n
yo u r w h o le neighborhood sets
up beach um brellas and the kids
set beach balls aloft, yo u can
alm ost feel the sand betw een
yo u r toes.
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W an t so m e m ellow m elo dies fo r a beach p a rty o r
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b arb ecu e? Dow nload lo n g s fro m iTunes, like “G ro o vin ' ” by th e Y®ung R ascals, o r
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M ungo J e rry ’s “ In th e Su m m e rtim e ” (don't fo rg e t th e Beach B oys). O r g et a w hole
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playlist o f h o t-w eather so ng suggestions at
BHG.com/summertunqs.
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