I have been keeping an eye on a house that I want to vacation in...it is finally done being built and the price is now posted. I just have to find 4 other couples to feel the same way about it...which I don't think will be a problem.
I have never taken a really special vacation. The hub and I married the night before he shipped off to Kuwait in 1990...and we have been raising kids ever since. I have taken a long weekend to Vegas...and a week off here and there to camp...but as far as a "WOW" vacation...it just has never been in the cards for us.
So, is it time to take that vacation of a lifetime...or do I recarpet the house, or save the money for retirement???
When do you know if it is worth it and if the time is right??? Or is the whole extravagant vacation thing something foolish and a waste of money...
I am thinking of putting my Stimulus check in a savings account and adding to it until we have the cash saved to go..(about a year from now).
And in the intent of full disclosure..I am taking a week in Jan (New Years) with the family to a home in the mountains not far from where we live...and will also have an expense paid trip (because I will be working) next Feb to Washington DC...
I want to go really badly...this is a DREAM trip...
Does anyone else takes trips like this??? I would be interested in opinions...
May 14th, 2008 at 10:47 am 1210758478
You deserve some excitement and pampering !! I think a trip of a lifetime is any one you will remember for the rest of your life. I've been planning one to New York for a few days and then on to South America for 2/3 weeks for my 30th b-day next May. I'm gonna save until I have enough cash to pay for it all ... I may have to wait until after my 30th has passed b4 I have enough money... we'll see !! :-)
I think you are a hard-working woman, wife, mother & grandmother and definitely deserve a couple of weeks of luxury if you feel you would enjoy it. You are saving to pay for it so I see nothing wrong with it whatsoever. How many other people would just go on the holiday and pay by CC or get a loan to pay ???
Go and Enjoy !!!! :-)
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My DH and I have been together 20 years and never a real vacation here either. I'm planning on it though.
May 14th, 2008 at 03:53 pm 1210776800
Traveling is one of my great passions in life, so I make it a point to put a good chunk of money away each paycheck to fund my wanderlust. You have to strike a balance between saving for the future and enjoying your life (whether that means traveling, golfing, knitting, or whatever) - otherwise, what is the point? I've heard too many people say things like - "we'll take a cruise when the kids are in college" or "we plan to get an RV and tour the country someday", etc, etc. Well, it seems like unless you set very specific goals and timelines, "someday" never comes and life keeps getting in the way. Set the goal, start saving, and go.
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May 14th, 2008 at 10:53 pm 1210801989
Though do be careful with the whole "trip of a lifetime" thing. It does put a lot of pressure on it to go perfectly and I have a friend that ruins almost all her vacations by not enjoying them for what they are and instead complaining about every little thing that didn't go as planned.