Brianna Bell is a Canadian freelance journalist focusing on parenting, travel, personal finance, and high-control religion. When she's not writing she's reading, spending time with her three daughters, or out hiking. Brianna's work has appeared in The New York Times, The Globe & Mail, The Washington Post, CBC, BBC, The Guardian, and more.
I got married at 21 years old and had three kids in quick succession shortly after. My husband and I spent the first few years of our marriage and parenthood making little money and drowning in bills. We rented small apartments, filled our bellies with beans and rice and thrifted literally everything.
Then the economy tanked. We sold our second car and canceled our renovation plans. We went back to clipping coupons and I slipped into a deep depression. I worked two jobs and earned over six figures, but now our money went to an over-inflated mortgage and overpriced groceries.A few months ago our family experienced an unexpected windfall. Our finances went from dire to extremely optimistic. We had the chance to really think about what we wanted to do with some of the extra cash.
Affordability is a concern for everyone; with the rising cost of living, increased interest rates, and increased interest in travel, the price of a vacation has, 64 percent of global travelers are willing to cut their spending in other areas so that they can continue to travel. Local adventures would always be special, but we hadn’t seen much beyond our home base. Visiting Florida reminded us that there was an entire world outside of Ontario.
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