Debt Free Colorado Vacation
This weekend my wife and I were able to enjoy being debt free. Like anything in life what a man sows, in due time he will reap. Yes that’s biblical and since we are Believers we praise Him for great things He has done in our lives and letting us enjoy the fruit of our labor.
We spent four nights in beautiful Denver, Colorado. Three of those nights we spent on the side of a mountain in a ski resort called Winter Park. My wife really loved the small towns surrounding winter park and so did I.
We also spent a couple of days in downtown Denver which I must say is absolutely beautiful. I surprised my wife with a couples massage at the Brown Palace Hotel & Spa. That was the first time I had ever paid for a massage. The total came out to $225 for a 50 minute session which is probably the reason why I had never had one before, lol. I must admit, it was one of the best purchases I had ever made on vacation. It was the first activity I had planned so it was the perfect way to start our debt free vacation. Tripadvisor said that it was the number one activity to do in Denver and so I decided to try it, and i’m so glad I did. When I say debt free I mean I paid for the rooms, air fare and rental car ahead of time. All I had to pay for were meals and purchases made at the gift shops. Again something else I am not into, paying twice as much for a t-shirt that has the name of another state that will end up being a shirt to sleep in. I am wrong. But we bought one anyway, lol.
How I saved on rooms?
At winter park if you stay a certain amount of nights, they give you a free night, i’ll take it. When we stayed in downtown Denver, I waited until the day of and then I booked a hotel on hotwire.com and got a $79 rate at a four star hotel called the Oxford hotel. My wife and I are standing in front of the Oxford in the picture above, you see the black Lincoln Continental behind us, our chauffeur took the picture and then walked us to the vehicle. He then drove us around downtown and dropped us off at the Pavillion in downtown and picked us up later that night at Starbucks.
The Oxford Hotel
We never worried about money during the trip and believe me, Denver, Colorado is no cheap ticket. We used the valet parking service when we checked in which is $26/day and the hotel took care of it for us since it was our first time staying at the hotel. They are going to get a great review from me because they also upgraded us to a deluxe room with a nice view.
The next day before returning, we went back to the Pavillion to watch a movie and we parked in the parking garage which was going to cost us $14. As it turns out, if you watch a movie, we can get our ticket validated and we could park for free, so we took advantage of that deal. In all we saved a lot of money but we spent a lot of money as well. We paid for the experience though and it was well worth the money.
Next trip is going to be London and Paris and we may just be booking that trip pretty soon. Being debt free has opened my eyes in a huge way and I’m going to continue spreading the message about how many doors are opened when you decide to live your live without debt. This Saturday Dave Ramsey is coming to Dallas, TX and I purchased $10 tickets back in September and its this kind of motivation that keep me going. I hope that I can be a motivation to you as well as you are on your journey to debt freedom.
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