{"id":4150,"date":"2018-03-06T11:30:11","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T17:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/?p=4150"},"modified":"2021-12-08T07:35:13","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T13:35:13","slug":"3-ways-you-can-save-up-for-that-dream-family-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/3-ways-you-can-save-up-for-that-dream-family-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways You Can Save Up For That Dream Family Holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What\u2019s your dream family holiday? Is it Disney World? A European vacation? Or something else entirely? Everyone has that one holiday they dream about going on with their family, it\u2019s something you almost aim to achieve one day. The elephant in the room is that dream holidays tend to be expensive ones, which is why they often remain dreams forever.<\/p>\n

Not anymore! If you want to go on a dream holiday, then here are some ways you can save up for yours:<\/p>\n

Get An Extra Job<\/span><\/h2>\n

The easiest way to save up fast is to get an extra job. Naturally, this is also the least attractive way of getting the money too! No one wants to work two jobs, but it may be necessary if you want to go on your dream family holiday. Making a list of expenses to achieve your goal is a great start, such as how much does it cost to rent a private jet<\/a>? Or staying in a hotel versus renting a house. Just think about what you\u2019re working towards, and keep in mind you can quit as soon as the funds are raised. Plus, nowadays, jobs come in all shapes and sizes. You can easily get another job where you work from home<\/a> for a few hours on the weekend, so it\u2019s not too taxing. Or, become a part-time blogger and earn money the fun way!<\/p>\n

Play The Lottery<\/span><\/h2>\n

Let\u2019s face it, the lottery is the one thing we all hope to win one day. It will solve all of life\u2019s financial problems, and give us more than enough money for a holiday. Okay, granted, you aren\u2019t guaranteed to win the lottery in your lifetime, but it\u2019s worth a try, right? There are other lottery-related games you can try instead as well. These days, you can play US Powerball online<\/a> and be in with the chance of a huge jackpot. I only include these ideas because I just think you may as well give yourself every chance you can find of falling into a large sum of cash. Just buy one less cup of coffee a week if you\u2019re worried about how much it costs to pay. Plus, a lot of the money spent on lottery games gets put towards good causes, so you\u2019re doing a good thing!<\/p>\n

Work Together As A Family<\/span><\/h2>\n

Finally, you will save up for your holiday a lot quicker if you work together as a family. Make sure everyone does their bit to save money, and you\u2019ll find the funds in half the time. Especially if you have older kids<\/a> with jobs themselves. Kids in their teenage years can get part-time jobs to help save for the holiday as well. This means you have everyone pitching in, which takes the pressure off your own shoulders a little bit as well. This is my favorite idea purely because it just makes the holiday that little bit sweeter because it becomes like a joint goal for everyone.<\/p>\n

Do you want to make your dream a reality? Then think about some of the ideas I\u2019ve discussed in this article. Don\u2019t assume you\u2019ll never be able to afford that dream holiday. One day, it could happen by a sheer stroke of luck or months of hard work.<\/p>\n

This post is a collaborative effort by St. Louis Dad.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What\u2019s your dream family holiday? Is it Disney World? A European vacation? Or something else entirely? Everyone has that one holiday they dream about going on with their family, it\u2019s something you almost aim to achieve one day. The elephant in the room is that dream holidays tend to be expensive ones, which is why […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"3 Ways You Can Save Up For That Dream Family Holiday #dadbloggers","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,1,276,6],"tags":[17,12,147,65,16,664,208],"class_list":["post-4150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-around-town","category-blog","category-family","category-outside","tag-around-town-2","tag-blog-2","tag-family","tag-fun","tag-lets-go-outside","tag-saving","tag-vacation"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/vacation.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5JMKA-14W","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4150"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5811,"href":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4150\/revisions\/5811"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}