Take Regular Vacations
It is important that you develop the habit of taking weekends away with your spouse, and vacations away with your family. The key is to book the vacations in
advance and pay for them on a non-refundable basis. Many people wait until very
close to the date before they begin thinking about booking a vacation. At that time,
it is very easy to put it off or delay it because of pressing responsibilities. Often, it
is hard to find a place to go to. It becomes very easy not to go at all.
But if you buy and pay for a vacation, including airfares, hotels, rental cars, and
everything else, in advance, you will almost always take that vacation.
Our family has been going to Hawaii in the winter every year for 18 years. We
have never missed a vacation. One of the reasons for this is that the Hawaiian
resorts are so popular that you have to pay for your vacation in full by April if you
want it to be confirmed for December. This pre-payment serves as a wonderful
discipline and assures that we never miss a family vacation together. These family
vacations together have been some of the richest and most rewarding times of our
lives.
Taken from : Million Dollar Habits
