Maanvi Singh has spent a lot of time answering the question of whether money can buy happiness. Our parents say no. Advertisers and marketers say yes. And as the year comes to an end, you may be knee deep in the throes of trying to figure out how you can make the people on your gift list happy via gifts they wouldn’t buy for themselves.
The conclusion Singh reached after finishing her research is that there is a way to buy happiness—if the money is spent on experiences rather than “stuff.” An article she cites in a cleverly named study (“Waiting for Merlot: Anticipatory Consumption of Experiential and Material Purchases”) published in Psychological Science is based on thousands of gift buyers. In every case, respondents “tended to feel more positive about experiential purchases,” so if you’ve covered your holiday giving bases, why wouldn’t you give yourself the gift of a warm winter escape?
Where you go makes all the difference
Having invested a decent amount of cash in gifts for everyone else, you may wonder, “Can I really afford a winter getaway for myself?” You can—if you avoid destinations that are known to cost a fortune and you rely instead on the nation known for treating tourists like family. Belize has you covered. This English-speaking country offers myriad ways to defrost without eating up a chunk of your budget. And if you make reservations at Laru Beya Resort, home of the all inclusive option that is a budget-pleasing dream, you’ll be the beneficiary of the gift you want, too.
Having perused the perks that are included in your package, keep this in mind: You can upgrade your experience by attaching a resort add-on or perhaps a tour or two that can morph your winter escape into the vacation you crave while still respecting your bottom line. On the other hand, if you’re content to enjoy the activities included within Laru Beya’s long list of amenities, you may be perfectly happy to stick around the resort for the entirety of your stay.
Still worried about whether your finances will take the hit?
Don’t be. While Black Friday has come and gone, management and staff at Laru Beya appreciate the generosity of repeat and first-time guests, so they decided to extend Black Friday’s money-saving benefits so dramatically, that you can opt for a current special and subtract $125 per night on a stay that can be as short as three days—as long as you don’t select full capacity dates.
Read about this offer here, and if the urge to use the resort’s toll-free phone number (1-800-329-2528) to book by December 12, 2024, is too strong to resist, you have lots of time to schedule your winter vacation before December 2025. If that doesn’t register on your happiness scale big time, perhaps you don’t need a winter break as much as you imagine!
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