Short, affordable getaways can deliver real mental and emotional benefits when you need them most.

These short, intentional getaways can provide many of the same mental and emotional benefits as longer trips, without the cost or planning stress. Dreamstime/TCA
By Choncé Maddox From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
Once the holiday glow wears off, winter can feel long. The calendar fills up again, daylight disappears too early and the next “real” vacation feels far off.


