As 2026 is winding down to a close, I'm beginning to train my team on how to get to our annual convention in July. It dawned on me that maybe my experiences might help our group, as well. Firstly, since we typically know 6 to 12 months in advance, we can break down the finances of the trip into easy monthly payments to ourselves. Put that money into a separate bank account or an envelope earmarked for convention. Consider getting an Airbnb with some teammates to spread out the housing costs, and consider running contests during the run up to convention to get reimbursed for housing costs if certain production levels are met. But, here's something that many of us forget... we can also get in some vacation days while we're on our convention trip. Here's the mistake I made the first time I went to a national convention, I scheduled my vacation for after the work event, and lost some momentum coming out of the event. So, my cheap advice would be to vacation for a few days prior to the convention, go to the work event, and then race home and get to work while you've still got convention fire and excitement. Hope that helps someone in some small way.