Everyone wants their beach vacation to be relaxing, but it all comes at a cost. Janice Lieberman has more. 

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Stretching Your Dollar

How to Save On Your Next Beach Vacation 

It's easy to spend a lot at the beach. But saving and cutting costs takes a little finesse. So to figure it all out, we asked a financial and well being expert to help us out grant. Thank you, help us out. Of course. Well, first off, we did some research and we found out that overall, the cost of the day at the shore is up, travels down a little bit. So here's some tips on how to save. First off. You want to make sure that you're planning ahead and creating your budget. Anything that you don't plan for is going to be an added cost and those little things can add up quickly. Second, you want to make sure that you're looking for a weekday. Usually weekday passes are a little bit cheaper than weekends. Also, you get the added benefit of it not being quite so crowded. Third. You want to make sure that you're bringing as much stuff with you as you possibly can. That means your beach chairs, your umbrellas, your snacks, your games, anything you don't bring with you, you're going to have a rental cost you're going to have to buy. So it's really going to add up quickly. You tell your kids 20 bucks and that's it. That's your budget. You have to cut them off. You got to teach them early. Otherwise it's gonna rack up really quickly. All right. And these rentals can rack up very, very quickly. Add hundreds to your trip. Yes, exactly. And what's your advice about renting a beach house if you're gonna look at a trip? Uh, think about location, location is key, the closer you are to the beach, the more that you're gonna pay. And then also you want to look for one with a kitchen. It may be a little bit more expensive up front, but making those at home instead of buying every meal, it's going to be significantly cheaper. Third, if you can include some friends and family, typically on a per person basis, a multi family rental is going to be cheaper than a single family rental. All right, grant. Thank you very, very much. Thank you. And when you're booking a rental, do it early in the season, you'll get a better selection and maybe a better price. Well, he's having a great vacation wherever you end up. I'm Janice Lieberman and that's the real deal.