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189- 5 Tech Tips for Your Best Vacation Ever – ‘Refreshed Replay’

Jun 16, 2025 • 19 min 38 sec

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We’re wrapping up our series on how to have your best vacation ever. We’ve already covered the power of setting and sharing expectations, along with eight intentional steps to make your time away more meaningful. But what happens when tech distractions sneak in and start to steal those special moments?

In this episode, we’re revisiting five practical tech tips to help you stay focused on what really matters during your vacation. A few thoughtful boundaries can go a long way toward keeping your attention—and your heart—right where it belongs.

In this episode, John discusses:

  • Setting clear boundaries for technology use
  • Using digital tools without letting them take over
  • Modeling intentional tech habits for others
  • Capturing memories creatively without relying on phones
  • Getting active to help minimize screen time

Key Takeaways:

  • Designate specific times and areas where phones and devices are off-limits—like meals, game time, or evenings. These tech-free zones help protect face-to-face connection and make space for deeper conversations.
  • Schedule intentional moments for using phones—whether it’s snapping photos, checking in with friends, or finding local spots to explore—so tech use stays purposeful, not constant.
  • Lead by example when it comes to phone habits. Others, especially kids, will often mirror what they see, so your own behavior can gently shape the group’s overall tech use.
  • Bring along a digital or disposable camera to encourage creativity without defaulting to your phone. It adds fun to memory-making and invites everyone to see the trip from a different perspective.
  • Plan active group moments that naturally draw attention away from screens—like a hike, a game, or a walk on the beach. Physical activity often creates space for presence, laughter, and lasting memories.

“Stay prayerful, flexible, graceful, and kind. Even with preparations and expectations set and shared, and tech tips in place, and doing your best, a plan is still only a plan.” 

Resources Mentioned:

  • How Teens and Parents Approach Screen Time by Pew Research Center: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2024/03/11/how-teens-and-parents-approach-screen-time/

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We’re wrapping up our series on how to have your best vacation ever. We’ve already covered the power of setting and sharing expectations, along with eight intentional steps to make your time away more meaningful. But what happens when tech distractions sneak in and start to steal those special moments?

In this episode, we’re revisiting five practical tech tips to help you stay focused on what really matters during your vacation. A few thoughtful boundaries can go a long way toward keeping your attention—and your heart—right where it belongs.

In this episode, John discusses:

  • Setting clear boundaries for technology use
  • Using digital tools without letting them take over
  • Modeling intentional tech habits for others
  • Capturing memories creatively without relying on phones
  • Getting active to help minimize screen time

Key Takeaways:

  • Designate specific times and areas where phones and devices are off-limits—like meals, game time, or evenings. These tech-free zones help protect face-to-face connection and make space for deeper conversations.
  • Schedule intentional moments for using phones—whether it’s snapping photos, checking in with friends, or finding local spots to explore—so tech use stays purposeful, not constant.
  • Lead by example when it comes to phone habits. Others, especially kids, will often mirror what they see, so your own behavior can gently shape the group’s overall tech use.
  • Bring along a digital or disposable camera to encourage creativity without defaulting to your phone. It adds fun to memory-making and invites everyone to see the trip from a different perspective.
  • Plan active group moments that naturally draw attention away from screens—like a hike, a game, or a walk on the beach. Physical activity often creates space for presence, laughter, and lasting memories.

“Stay prayerful, flexible, graceful, and kind. Even with preparations and expectations set and shared, and tech tips in place, and doing your best, a plan is still only a plan.” 

Resources Mentioned:

  • How Teens and Parents Approach Screen Time by Pew Research Center: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2024/03/11/how-teens-and-parents-approach-screen-time/

CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW MORE MONEY MADE FAITHFUL!

 

  • BOOK A WORKSHOP & DETAILS: https://moneymadefaithful.com/money-made-faithful-workshop-2/Landing-page

 

  • INVITE JOHN TO SPEAK at your conference, church, or event:  https://moneymadefaithful.com/services

 

  • SPECIAL SAVINGS ON JOHN’S BOOK, ‘He Spends She Spends’ and the small group guide: https://moneymadefaithful.com/shop

 

  • FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK: @MoneyMadeFaithful

 

  • FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: @MoneyMadeFaithful

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