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82-Vacation Maximization – 7 tips for Family Focus

May 16, 2023 • 17 min 29 sec

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MORE FAMILY FUN is waiting for you on your next vacation! Traveling with your family can be challenging, particularly in a world filled with endless digital distractions that looms large between us and spending meaningful time with those we care about. But fear not, I have 7 tips to help you prepare for your vacation with improved family focus, starting with what’s truly essential, as Isaiah 26:3 says: “You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you.” So, let’s make the MOST of our family vacations and create more cherished moments and memories that will last a lifetime!

In this episode, John discusses: 
●      Seven tips for getting prepared for a family-focused vacation
●      Reflecting on the two previous episodes on vacation maximization: creating better and better vacations each year
●      Capturing more family time and creating lasting memories during vacations and in everyday life
●      Remember to download your Vacation Maximization Guide at ChangeForYourDollar.com

Key Takeaways:
●      With intentional prayer, planning, and preparation, you can make your vacation better year after year, and the focus on God and his desires can help keep us together in our moments.
●      Ideas for non-digital tools and tactics on your trip.
●      Not everything needs a picture – sometimes memories are the best photos!
●      Involve your family in financial conversations
●      Practice the message that “fun is where the family is.”

“There is so much out there that can keep our eyes and our minds and our hearts focused on so many other things rather than Jesus and our families.”
–       John Putnam

Resources Mentioned:
●      CLICK ON THIS LINK your free “Vacation Maximization Guide”
●      Free Goal Achievement Supercharger Lessons & Worksheets

Let’s continue the conversation! Connect to Smarter Stewardship at https://smarterstewardship.com/ and gain access to resources that will help you stay in the loop for resources that will actively help you shape your financial future.
If you’re interested in growing in your faith, wealth, and life, visit  https://changeforyourdollar.com/ for all the tools you need from coaching and speaking to my latest book, He Spends, She Spends!
If this blessed you today, please Subscribe, Leave a Review, and Share with someone who you believe will benefit from this message!
 
Contact John:
Website: https://changeforyourdollar.com/
Website: https://smarterstewarship.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smarterstewardship
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smarterstewardship

MORE FAMILY FUN is waiting for you on your next vacation! Traveling with your family can be challenging, particularly in a world filled with endless digital distractions that looms large between us and spending meaningful time with those we care about. But fear not, I have 7 tips to help you prepare for your vacation with improved family focus, starting with what’s truly essential, as Isaiah 26:3 says: “You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you.” So, let’s make the MOST of our family vacations and create more cherished moments and memories that will last a lifetime!

In this episode, John discusses: 
●      Seven tips for getting prepared for a family-focused vacation
●      Reflecting on the two previous episodes on vacation maximization: creating better and better vacations each year
●      Capturing more family time and creating lasting memories during vacations and in everyday life
●      Remember to download your Vacation Maximization Guide at ChangeForYourDollar.com

Key Takeaways:
●      With intentional prayer, planning, and preparation, you can make your vacation better year after year, and the focus on God and his desires can help keep us together in our moments.
●      Ideas for non-digital tools and tactics on your trip.
●      Not everything needs a picture – sometimes memories are the best photos!
●      Involve your family in financial conversations
●      Practice the message that “fun is where the family is.”

“There is so much out there that can keep our eyes and our minds and our hearts focused on so many other things rather than Jesus and our families.”
–       John Putnam

Resources Mentioned:
●      CLICK ON THIS LINK your free “Vacation Maximization Guide”
●      Free Goal Achievement Supercharger Lessons & Worksheets

Let’s continue the conversation! Connect to Smarter Stewardship at https://smarterstewardship.com/ and gain access to resources that will help you stay in the loop for resources that will actively help you shape your financial future.
If you’re interested in growing in your faith, wealth, and life, visit  https://changeforyourdollar.com/ for all the tools you need from coaching and speaking to my latest book, He Spends, She Spends!
If this blessed you today, please Subscribe, Leave a Review, and Share with someone who you believe will benefit from this message!
 
Contact John:
Website: https://changeforyourdollar.com/
Website: https://smarterstewarship.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smarterstewardship
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smarterstewardship

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