I use my vacations to visit friends and family. My trips are easier, less expensive, and more meaningful.

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The author and her friend posing while on a hike in the Garden of the Gods in Colorado.
I love using my vacations to visit loved ones around the world.

Erin Greenawald

My sisters, mom, and I go to a new place every year in honor of my late dad's birthday. It's brought us closer together.

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The writer, her mom, and her sisters on a Pink Jeep tour in Sedona.
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Danielle Bauter

I'd become the kind of adult my younger self would have pitied. A weeklong Arctic retreat helped me find my way back.

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Stephanie Pensa is taking a selfie in Norway.
Stephanie Pensa was feeling lost and went on a hiking retreat in the Arctic to help her reconnect with purpose.

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I pushed myself to talk to strangers every day in a foreign city. It went so well that I brought the habit home.

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The writer in a phone booth in London.
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Chelsia Durkee

After traveling the world, I moved back in with my parents. It shattered my ego, but I've learned to look at success differently.

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The author posing in Scotland.
After traveling the world, I had to move back in with my parents.

Annmarie Gajdos

We've been married for years, but we both love traveling alone. Solo trips have made our marriage stronger.

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The writer on a solo trip in San Juan.
I traveled to San Juan without my husband, and the solo trip only made our relationship stronger.

Liana Minassian

My husband and I unexpectedly moved in with my parents as newlyweds. It became one of the best seasons of our lives.

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The author taking a selfie with her husband, her mom, and her dad.
My husband and I were newlyweds when we moved in with my parents. It was a great experience.

Lauren Barnhill

I quit my job to travel the world. About 18 months later, I realized living abroad isn't all it's cracked up to be.

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A woman stretches her arms out and smiles while standing in the mountains in Vietnam.
I quit my job to travel full time.

Christina Fang

We thought we'd planned for a successful early retirement — but we're picking up side hustles just a few years in

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Man and woman sitting on bench staring out at water
We invested in savings plans and paid off most of our debts before retiring at 55 — but we've still run into issues.

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I spent 8 years living in big cities on the East Coast before realizing my ideal home was the smaller one where I grew up

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A woman smiling and posing with her arms up at the High Falls in Rochester, New York. She's wearing a green long-sleeved sweater.
I spent years living in major East Coast cities, and now I'm back in my hometown of Rochester, New York.

Emma Guillen

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