Jersey Week
An unofficial New Jersey holiday during the first week of November when every public school in the state closes Thursday and Friday for the NJ Teachers' Convention, but parents collectively decide that Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday are optional. What was originally intended as a two-day break for teachers has somehow turned into a seven-day, $15k family vacation to the Caribbean or Florida. EWR becomes a war zone of moms wearing Lulu, dads in PM polos, & children dragging $300 Away suitcases. Every flight to FL is packed with families who claim they're going somewhere to "get away from Jersey," only to discover that their entire neighborhood booked the same resort. The beaches of Aruba suddenly have more people from Hunterdon, Morris, & Bergen County than actual Arubans. Every hotel pool sounds like a high school reunion, and you can't walk five feet without hearing someone complain about property taxes or ask what exit you live off. Parents insist the trip is educational because their kids are "experiencing different cultures," despite spending six straight days at an all-inclusive resort ordering tenders & frozen piña coladas. Meanwhile, the three kids who actually show up to school Monday through Wednesday watch movies because half the teachers are also in FL. By Sunday, everyone returns home sunburned, $12k poorer, & ready to post 47 IG stories.
We're going to Aruba for Jersey Week because the kids have Thursday and Friday off, so obviously we're pulling them out of school for the entire week and spending $15,000 to sit on a beach with every other family from Hunterdon County.
Jersey Week by MoneyPlz November 5, 2026
