Budget slow travelers in early retirement
Budget slow travelers in early retirement
I’m going to share a way we save money in our slow travel budget in retirement: we use what some people call the shoulder season secret — that is, we rent during off-peak tourist months. These months surrounding the most popular tourism times are called the “shoulder season.” Rentals can cost less in the shoulder […]
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