{"id":315403,"date":"2025-06-09T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/?p=315403"},"modified":"2025-06-06T12:45:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T16:45:07","slug":"can-you-afford-not-to-get-away-as-a-couple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/articles\/topics\/marriage\/can-you-afford-not-to-get-away-as-a-couple\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Afford Not To Get Away as a Couple?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first time Kurtiss and Kimberly Elder stepped on board the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovelikeyoumeanitcruise.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Love Like You Mean It<sup>\u00ae <\/sup>marriage cruise<\/a>, a vacation wasn\u2019t exactly in their budget. 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