WEBVTT - It's time to plan a vacation

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is to plan your next vacation. With the winter

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<v Speaker 1>holidays behind us, it's a great time to look ahead

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<v Speaker 1>and get something special on the calendar. So apparently January

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<v Speaker 1>thirtieth as National Plan your Next Vacation Day. I am

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<v Speaker 1>not entirely sure who declares these things, and there's no

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<v Speaker 1>magic about that date specifically, but there does seem to

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<v Speaker 1>be some wisdom in planning vacation Right about now, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah,

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<v Speaker 1>and Christmas are over, so the fun and travel you

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<v Speaker 1>enjoyed over the holidays are in the rear view mirror.

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<v Speaker 1>The new year's excitement has begun to wear off, and

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<v Speaker 1>winter can be boring and gloomy. Planning a vacation gives

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<v Speaker 1>you something to look forward to. Practically, speaking for people

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<v Speaker 1>with school aged kids, it's important to note that spring

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<v Speaker 1>break is not too far off, so if you haven't

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<v Speaker 1>planned your spring break yet, this could be a great time.

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<v Speaker 1>Long time listeners know that I advise planning the year's

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<v Speaker 1>travel all at once, so I would suggest planning your

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<v Speaker 1>next vacation around now, and also planning the rest of

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<v Speaker 1>the travel for the year, at least in broad brushstrokes.

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<v Speaker 1>There are a few benefits to planning the year's travel

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<v Speaker 1>all at once. In general, I find it easier to

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<v Speaker 1>get everyone on board with a package deal. It's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot easier to get everyone to be happy about going

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<v Speaker 1>skiing over spring break, for instance, if at the same

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<v Speaker 1>time you are planning to visit your extended family over

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<v Speaker 1>Memorial Day, maybe go to the beach over the summer

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<v Speaker 1>and visit London in the fall. Everybody gets something they

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<v Speaker 1>are excited about at some point in the year, so

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<v Speaker 1>nobody is too grouchy about the destinations that weren't their

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<v Speaker 1>top picks. Planning the year all at once helps ensure

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<v Speaker 1>you have variety. You can make sure that at some

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<v Speaker 1>point you do see family, have time to relax, sight see, hike,

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<v Speaker 1>or whatever it is you like to do. Planning the

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<v Speaker 1>year's travel all at once also helps with budgeting your

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<v Speaker 1>funds and your PTO time. You won't find yourself wanting

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<v Speaker 1>to go see your parents and siblings for Christmas and

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<v Speaker 1>then realizing you have already burned through all your money

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<v Speaker 1>and your day's off, so this week, why not jump

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<v Speaker 1>on the national plan your next vacation day bandwagon. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>sketch out your next trip and your getaways for the year.

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<v Speaker 1>I know I need something to look forward to around now.

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<v Speaker 1>If I do some travel planning, I am pretty sure

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<v Speaker 1>I will come up with something good in the meantime.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making

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<v Speaker 1>the most of our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast.

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