If you’ve always struggled on how to plan and save for spring activities, then this might be the article for you. Students and teachers all over East High School share their best methods on how to save for spring, how to plan, and how to just have fun during your spring time. Whether you’re at the mall with your friends or on a beach in California, planning and attention to detail are what can make or break your spring plans.

“Google flight, fuel economy gov, and route weather by Morecast are all good websites to compare travel costs and to look at weather with,” social studies teacher Henry Wright said.

Apps and websites can be great resources to use when planning for your spring traveling. You can make schedules for yourself, find great deals you may not have been able to find in other places, and you can even find personalized flights based off of place, date, and time. It’s a good idea to also research where you’re going to and to make sure that you know all the facts first.

“I usually start planning a trip by learning all the things going on in the area or along our route. Rarely does a trip work exactly as planned, so having a few backups is key to a trip’s success,” social studies teacher Jake Hoversten said.

Many people also stated that it’s important to be wise with your money when budgeting. If you’re planning to go somewhere, stop eating out as much, be more conscious with your money prior to your trip. Be a lot more intentional on where you spend money.

“My wife and I will try all kinds of things to travel cheaply; split rental car or lodging by traveling with family or friends, packing food or using grocery stores instead of restaurants, and we also do a lot of tent camping which can be fun and cost effective,” Hoversten said.

If you’re spending your spring in town or in Iowa, you can still spend time with your friends. You can go to the mall or watch movies at home, or you can have sleepovers with your friends and go outside to enjoy the weather. The possibilities of fun are endless. There are even students who plan to use their spring to better the community and environment such as planting trees, cleaning up, and doing community service.

“I recommend helping out the environment in any way you can so we can have a beautiful spring,” freshman Owen Littell said.