It's Summer! It's time for picnics in the park, days at the beach and fun in the sun. A few years ago I started to brainstorm about easy ways to save for vacations with my family. Here are some of the ways that I save money for vacation. I save my coin change. Every time I go to the store or purchase something, I put the change in a jar. It is amazing how quickly that change adds up. Within a year I usually accumulate a few hundred dollars. Open a vacation savings account at your local bank and deposit a set amount each week into it. Make grocery lists and stick to them. It is so easy to walk into a food store and pick up things we never intended to buy in the first place. By sticking to your intended grocery list, you can save a lot of money over the year. Give it a try. Set weekly allowances and budgets. Allow a certain amount of money per week for entertainment, food, shopping etc. Whatever ...