Its the time that youve been waiting for all year long. You have an uninterrupted two weeks away from work. While it should be a time of non-stop relaxation, the idea of your vacation is already beginning to stress you out. You wonder if youll return from your trip more frustrated and agitated than when you left.
At this point, youre stressed out about the cost of the tripwhether your plane will arrive in time for you to take your cruiseif youll have enough clothes for your journeyhow to keep your children in line during the tripand whether you will actually enjoy yourself. Instead of being a soothing trip away from it all, your vacation is quickly becoming a major stress event.
It doesnt have to be this way. You can enjoy a vacation that carries with it a minimum amount of stress. However, it will not happen without some concerted effort on your part. In essence, you must work to have funand the sooner you realize that, the less stress youll encounter.
A relatively stress-free vacation requires a great deal of advanced planning. To begin with, you should develop a budget for your vacation, based upon how much money youve saved. Resist the temptation to...