08/19/2026
Another Minnesota family vacation in the books.
Weāve been going to Black Pine Beach Resort for years, and as summer starts winding down, I was thinking about how much the logistics of a family vacation change over time.
When the kids were younger, Tami and I basically decided when and where we were going. š Now theyāre adults with jobs, limited time off, weddings, bachelor/bachelorette trips, their own vacations and their own budgets.
Getting everybody together takes a little more work these days!
Vacations arenāt cheap either. Whether you take one trip a year or several, itās a real expense, and everybody seems to handle it differently. Save for it all year? Use some of the tax refund? Cut back somewhere else? Take a smaller trip? Occasionally put some of it on a card? Skip a year?
No judgment from me. Life and budgets look different for everybody.
For our family, Minnesota has been one of those things weāve continued to prioritize.
Lots of memories there, and now weāre getting to add another generation to the pictures. ā¤ļø
Iād love to hear how other families do it. How do vacations fit into your budget and priorities each year? š²āļøš»
Joel M. Weyand, CFPĀ®ļø
Financial Advisor
Win@Life