It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like...Vacation?
Dec 15 '01
The Bottom Line With careful planning, anyone can have a nice vacation!
Yes! It's beginning to look a lot like vacation at my house. I know it's Christmas time and you are wondering if I've lost my mind, but now is the time to plan your vacation. Actually, last summer would have been even better, but now is good too.
The best thing to do first is figure out where you want to go and when you can go. If your vacation will be put on your credit cards, do yourself a favor and stay home this year. If you put everything on your credit cards, you will most likely spend more because hard-earned cash doesn't flow through your hands. This is how my vacation went last year:
First, my husband and I went with my parents and my sister. We went to Gatlinburg, TN in June. We rented a van for the trip so that we could all go in one vehicle. We rented a beautiful chalet on Ski Mountain and we actually looked down on Ober Gatlinburg. So, it really pays to take your vacation with others to share expenses.
When we got there we went to the grocery store and bought meat, orange juice, and other things that we couldn't travel 8 hours with. We ate in about three suppers that week and had sandwiches for lunch about three times. That saved a ton of money!
We went to the Biltmore Estate, the Aquarium, shopping, horseback riding, picnicing, Memories theater, and anything else that looked interesting.
Now I should tell you how we got enough money to go. I saved a very small amount of my paycheck each week ($15.00) for vacation which was all I could afford then. We saved all of our change all year which added up to be about $700.00. We also took part of our tax refund. We then had enough to go on, but nothing for spending money. So, we had a rummage sale. We made over $200.00 in two days.
So, if you are planning a weekend get-a-way or a week long vacation, now is the time to get started! Have fun!
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