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A report on the 20 best cheap vacations in the US has been released. Check out the impressive list further down this email.

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🧳 10 Best Cheap Vacations in the United States

If you’re anything like Clark, you delight in traveling on a tight budget.

You can follow Clark’s No. 1 travel tip: pick your location based on the best deal you can find. Or you can filter by locations that are perpetually fun and affordable.

If you don’t trust your deal-hunting skills, perhaps the U.S. News & World Report can help. The outlet ranked the 20 best cheap vacations in the United States by affordability, natural beauty, availability of free or cheap attractions and the opinions of travelers and editors.

Here’s the top 10, including several national parks (a Clark favorite) and several oceanfront or lakefront locations:

1. Grand Teton National Park (Wyoming)
2. Moab (Utah)
3. Gulf Shores (Alabama)
4. Grand Canyon National Park (Arizona)
5. Cannon Beach (Oregon)
6. Sequoia National Park (California)
7. Glacier National Park (Montana)
8. Olympic National Park (Washington)
9. Bar Harbor (Maine)
10. The Finger Lakes (New York)

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🎙️ Podcast

YouTube video by Clark Howard: Save More, Spend Less

Full Show: Are Your Prescription Costs a Ripoff? and Why Beef Prices Are So High Right Now

As Americans, we pay the highest prescription drug prices in the world. Clark breaks down the recent Executive Order on prescriptions and shares his Costco secret for cheaper meds. Also, ground beef costing a fortune? Clark explains why U.S. beef prices are at a 70-year high and what it means for your grocery bill.

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