Travel to beautiful places for less money, and live like a local: Why retirees should try house swapping
Barbara Costello, 72, spent a month this summer on vacation in the South of France. The trip was incredible, especially because she got to go with her husband and several of her adult children and young grandchildren. “It was something I never thought we would be able to afford to do all together,” says Costello.
The Costello family kept the trip’s cost down by participating in a house swap. “My daughter Liz owns a home in the Hamptons [beach towns in New York],” explains Costello, the TikTok sensation behind Brunch with Babs. “She decided to rent it out over the