"I started by prioritizing more local trips Since some of my favorite travel memories aren't from far-off places but from day adventures or quick weekend trips, I learned to prioritize them in our calendar. Mini vacations are cheaper - no flights, rental cars, time off work, or dog sitters needed, since we generally bring our dog on these trips or leave her with the neighbor."
"I'd earned free flights and hotels before, but my friend showed me I had more to learn. Over the past two years, I've signed up for credit cards when the point offers looked too good to pass up. I often book under my friend's referral link, so we both earn bonuses. My husband then signs up using mine, and we add each other as authorized users, often for extra points."
The parent overcame travel envy by finding affordable strategies to travel with a family of five. They prioritized local day and weekend trips to avoid flight, rental car, and sitter costs, often bringing the dog or leaving it with a neighbor. Hiking trips and visits to nearby parents provide budget-friendly escapes. They maximized credit-card rewards through sign-up bonuses, referrals, authorized-user arrangements, and careful timing, accumulating nine cards while adding one bonus at a time. Cards are closed slowly to protect credit, and some, like a Sapphire with no foreign-transaction fee, are kept long-term. A monthly travel fund supplements savings.
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