After your honeymoon, that’s it for
luxurious vacations right? You’ve now got your mortgage
to think about, car payments, utilities, saving for children
if you plan to have them, insurance, credit card debt and
then there’s everyday expenses like food. With all
those expenses how could you ever think about a vacation
again, well you can!
Timeshares
Timeshares are great places to spend your time. Some find
that they get several weeks on their ownership program each
year while others may not be able to use them at all. However
that doesn’t mean you can’t rent them out to
others and make a slight profit.
Most timeshare owners pay on average $250 for a week. Find
friends or family who are willing to split the fee and share
the space. Or if you just want to stay the week you can
pay the fee and enjoy your time there.
Before you head to your time share destination check on
these things first: Make sure you agree on the price before
taking over someone’s timeshare, and ask the other
party about other expenses such as cleaning fees, and maintenance
charges. Know what’s around you, you may think the
time share comes with a full kitchen but find out there
isn’t so you’ll want to know what you have access
to and surrounding locations.
The more the merrier
Take a vacation with your friends. It can be fun, and less
expensive because you can split some of the costs. Say you
want to go to the mountains to do some skiing. An average
price for a weeklong cabin rental with three bedrooms costs
around $900. You can easily split that between other friends
and save a ton while being located in an ideal spot. If
you prefer to be outdoors, then take a camping trip. Your
cost for the campsite will be nothing!
Before you go make sure to set some ground rules such as
still making time for family, not just friends, or alone
time with your other half. If you have kids, perhaps one
night, one other couple or the friends you are with can
watch them and then you can switch roles. Or you can choose
to do your own things during the day and then get together
during the night for dinner.
Swap Homes
Do you live in an attractive place where tourists always
venture to. If so, consider doing a house exchange. Most
house exchanges cost $30-$110 per year. You may feel skeptical
about turning your house over to a stranger but it’s
completely safe. Most home exchangers are prosperous, mature,
and well educated professionals so they are not likely to
destroy your home. Or you can choose to do a house swap
with a family with children if you have children so you
are going from one child friendly home to the next.
