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Be the Summer Camp Early Bird: $99
Many summer camps for kids, both general and special-interest ones, offer significant discounts if you sign up early. Trackers Summer Camps in Portland, Oregon, is one; it knocks off 10 percent if you sign up by February 22. The Easton School of Rock in Easton, Pennsylvania, is another, lowering the cost of its program from $495 to $396 if you register before the end of March. If only we could save money by meeting every other deadline in our lives early.

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