Coordinating trips for multiple families can be a little daunting, especially when you’re planning for 18 people. My adult daughter and her two friends, their husbands, seven children under 6, and five other adults planned to travel to the Isle of Palms, outside of Charleston, for a wedding earlier this year. Preparation began months in
If you had asked me five years ago if I would spend part of the morning checking on tomato plants or celebrating the first strawberry of the season, I would have laughed. Between raising two daughters with my husband and running two businesses, my days are carefully orchestrated. My calendar is full of client meetings,
Growing up, my sisters and I didn’t have opportunities for family trips or exciting travel adventures. Mom didn’t know how to drive and dad was away all week as a salesman. An exciting and adventurous family trip for us was going to the grocery store when Dad finally got home on Saturday (if we were
A successful trip to Disney begins long before you land in Orlando. You need hotel reservations, ground transportation, park reservations and tickets, and those coveted advance dining reservations, also known as ADR. But the first (and most important) decision you’ll make is when to go. When making a decision, I look to Disney World crowd
This As They Told It essay is based on a conversation with John Goldstein, a 75-year-old retiree from Newark, New Jersey. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. Like the vast majority of retirees in our country, I live on a fixed income. I live with my partner, who is also retired and
This as-told-to essay is based on conversations with Morgan S., a 37-year-old strategy senior manager in Houston. It has been edited for length and clarity. I’m from Houston, and I love it. My monthly take-home pay from my corporate job is just under $10,000 after taxes. I feel very financially secure here and ahead of