If I was travelling with my family, in a crowded van that we could spend the night in, I would say to them, when we woke up, “SEE!! LOOK HOW MUCH MONEY WE SAVED!! NOW LET’S GO GET AN EXPENSIVE BREAKFAST WITH ALL THE MONEY WE DIDN’T SPEND ON A COMFORTABLE PLACE TO SLEEP!!”

Awwww……who am I kidding?

I’d probably just crank up the stove and tell them to have another packet of instant oatmeal if I was being that much of a cheapskate.

Cooking instant oatmeal in the Walmart parking lot!

What kind of father makes his wife and children sleep in the Walmart parking lot?

I love these tips.

I listened to some people talking about the increase in National Park fees….sometimes increasing from 30 to 70 dollars for a 7 day pass.

That’s a big increase….but they did mention that a year pass is still 80 dollars….and (check this out!!) A SENIOR LIFETIME PASS IS 80 DOLLARS!!

You have to be 62 years old to get one of those….4 or 5 years away for me!

How old do they figure I’m going to live to be?

With the motivation of FREE,  I might live forever!

That would be cool if I was still SPRY.

That would be cool if I could still get around.

How ambulatory do you have to be to sleep in the woods, anyway?

Probably more than if you’re sleeping in the Walmart parking lot.

I don’t wish my life away….but if I could get ahold of one of those magic ticket Senior Lifetime passes….by golly, I’d have that pass in my pocket!!

I might even use it….someday.