Splurging by the sea

Splurging by the sea

The phrase "due to the current economy" has finally joined the ranks of "keep making that face and it'll get stuck that way" and "you'll shoot your eye out." Yeah, yeah, yeah, we get it. The economy is in the proverbial outhouse right now. Times are tight. Bla, bla, bla.

Assuming you're probably scaling back on your summer vacation plans and staying fairly local, why not open up the wallet a little and let the big dog eat once you get to the beach?

With that seed firmly planted in your noggins, here are five ways to splurge at the shore, binge at the beach, treat yourself with the leftover cash you're saving by not hopping a flight to California or the Caribbean this year.

After all, you deserve it.