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These days, there’s always news about BreakAways. Here are a few that have been grabbing some eyeballs of late…

• 30 Days to Living Free

Multi-media star Tabitha Brown needed more to do—or was feeling trapped in all she already had to do—so she came up with the idea (and book) I Did a New Thing: 30 Days to Living Free. Shrinks and other burn-out experts warn us that too much routine can = stress. And Brown’s book packs lots of easy ideas that remind us, to paraphrase George Clinton, to: Free you ass, and your mind will follow.

• Barcelona Says ‘Go Home!’

Last summer (and now and then since), a group of protestors sporting water guns has been marching to protest the invasion of tourists. Can’t blame ‘em. I mean, when my daughter’s friends from different colleges decided to converge on one Euro metro for their international semester, that was their choice. (Yawn.)

Is the pushback working? Of course not. Barcelona’s tourism arm barraged the travel world with welcome notices. And both the country and city had big upswings this year. Still, it’s a cute idea. And if you’re planning to go there, pack a raincoat.

• ‘Merrkuns Going Abroad More Than Ever

Beware, Barcelona. A national travel office reports that Americans in April trekked overseas 8% more than in 2023, and 106% more than in April 2019 (before Covid hit, right?). Confidence is back, right? Never mind the bloated airfare prices. So how to people do it? Read on…

• US Credit Card Debt Hits (Another) New High

About that Barcelona trip…remember also your credit card(s). That way, you can contribute to our inauspicious new record $1.17 TRILLION in CC debt, up 8% from a year ago. Our regular readers, both of them, know that BreakAway eschews debt and spits it out. But credit cards? At 29.99%? Well ,that’s sad, ridiculous, and should be illegal. Reminder: Mind your fiscal fitness?