The Deposit

We loved the house we rented for a week last summer. It was perfect for the kids, the dogs and our schedule. As with most good places, you need to lock that sh%t down as you check out for the next summer. While we don’t know our full travel schedule for 2024 – the kids definitely want to return to LBI. That said, our lease was finalized last week and deposit was due…of course the week before Christmas but its all good.

There are so many great ideas for saving up for your vacation but of course we just sucked it up last minute. I’d highly recommend starting soon after checking out to avoid the GULP of a payment. If you think your vacation will cost $5,000, you’d put away a little over$400 every month in an account; after a year, the rental would be paid for. Schedule a bank transfer each month into a savings account that earns interest would be best option for those good planners.

So now we wait 8 months to enjoy but we want to think about our trip as we continue to save.