What I Did On My Summer Staycation
The high price of gasoline has led travel industry analysts to coin a new term – the “staycation.” They believe lots of folks will vacation close to home this summer, opting for near-by, low-cost attractions.
Matt’s View
What are your summer vacation plans? Have they been impacted by high gas prices? Drop me a line and let me know.
We’re renting a house on Lake Michigan for a week with extended family this summer, just as we did last year. It’s less expensive than a hotel (it would be anyway, but it’s especially affordable since my mother- and father-in-law are generously paying for much of the rental), the hour’s drive doesn’t burn up too much gasoline, and the kids have plenty of space to play.
Managing Money by The Book
- "To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.'" - 2 Corinthians 12:7-9
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