(MONEY Magazine) – $200 Vermont is all but booked for foliage season. So try Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. The leaves are at their peak throughout October, and at $200 a weekend for two, a bed and breakfast costs 25% less than it does in the Green Mountains. Call 800-934-9184 to check on availability.

$149 Spend a fall afternoon cruising from San Francisco to the Sonoma vineyards in a BMW Z3. Can't afford the $29,425 price tag? A-1 Rent-A-Car lets you enjoy the convertible for a day.

$5,725 Psyched about football season? Create a home theater with Vidikron's top-rated TGS 550 front-projection TV and S/PFS 72-inch fixed screen.

$130 Get rid of leaves with Weed Eater's SV30 Barracuda Blower/ Vac. It even mulches. Got more energy to burn? Ames makes an ergonomically designed 30-inch rake for $32.

$11 Invest in some good hiking shoes. Wolverine World Wide, which makes Cat boots and Hush Puppies, sports a P/E of 10 and a 17% growth rate.

--AMANDA PLOTKIN AND ADRIENNE CARTER