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Things that you want to do, once in a life time .......

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  • xela_17
    xela_17 Posts: 421 Forumite
    I want to:

    Go business class to Australia

    Go on a safari in Kenya

    Stay in one of those hotels that has your room right on the beach with a jacuzzi on the deck (maybe I might find one in Hawaiii and then combine...)

    Go surfing in Hawaii

    Live in Vancouver and see a whale

    See as many animals in the wild as I can

    Swim with dolphins

    Own a large comfortable house and have kids and lots of animals in it

    All my dreams are to visit/live in other places! :rotfl: Think I get this wanderlust from my grandma. Roll on debt free-ness.:T :T :T
    What did I do at work before I discovered MSE?!

    DFD - WAS: a while ago

    NOW - not sure, due to boyfriend going back to uni for masters and now pgce. Worth it in the long run!
    Proud to be dealing with my debts!
  • coops024
    coops024 Posts: 166 Forumite
    WOW what a great idea for a thread !

    Well just to make you all a little jelous .. I'm flying out to NY on Sunday morning :D to spend 4 days there with my wife (it was our wedding present to each other)

    So that will be one of mine I can tick off !

    others would include to live in a nicer area and retire at 45 (am 30 in Decenber :eek: )

    Have kids (one would be fine ... 2 would be great)

    and finally stay with my wife forever !
    LBM - 20/05/07
    Well that all went FUBAR
  • 1. Visit Alaska
    2. Go to Peru and walk the Inca trails
    3. As above but in Mexico with the Aztecs :)
    4. See the Great Wall of China from space
    JM x


    Wow, some of your dreams are similar to mine! I want to do all of the above (except I would like to walk along part of the great wall of china rather than see it from space).

    I would also love to visit India. I love Italy so I would love to go there again and spend longer in Rome and Venice. Also I have always wanted to try canoeing and go in a helicopter!

    But I have already done a parachute jump, been to University, own a house, and have 3 children which were other important ambitions.
    Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally
    Debt in July 2017 = £58,766 😱 DEBT FREE 31 OCTOBER 2017 :T 🎉
    EMERGENCY FUND 1 = £50/£5,000. EMERGENCY FUND 2 = £10/£5,000.
    CHRISTMAS SAVINGS = £0/£500. SEF = £1,400/£12,000 PREMIUM BONDS ME = £350. PREMIUM BONDS DH = £300.
    HOLIDAY MONEY = £0 TIME LEFT TO PAY OFF MORTGAGE = 5 YEARS 1 MONTHS
  • evab_2
    evab_2 Posts: 2,336 Forumite
    Go if you can get the chance! I went on a sponsored trek along the wall in 2000, it was absolutely fantastic.
  • saubryn
    saubryn Posts: 610 Forumite
    I've been really lucky and been able to do a lot of travelling lately (on other peoples expenses :) ) - I got some great news recently that will pay off a lot of our debts, and after that my two dreams are:

    Holiday in Tokyo
    Buy a 'doer-upper' flashy car, fix it up myself, and learn to drive the thing.
    DFW Nerd No. 140 :)
    Status as of 30/11/12
    [strike]Rent 2500 Council Tax 800 NlPower - 800[/strike][SIZE=-2]:j IF - 8000 :(British Gas - [strike]112[/strike] - 102 Lloyds - 1123
    Barclays - 306 Barclaycard 1,123 HSBC - 200 Capital 1- 400 Barclayloan - 4500[/SIZE]
  • climbgirl
    climbgirl Posts: 1,504 Forumite
    Interesting thread, so many travel-related dreams! I'm intrigued about the number of people who want to fly business class long-haul...save your air points for the upgrade, it's not worth actually paying for (unless you can convince someone else to pay for you!).

    Mine are pretty much all travel-oriented:

    - live in Japan
    - travel round Alaska
    - travel round Sth America, maybe live there for a while too
    - actually, travel anywhere! To always have the money and opportunity to travel
    - write a novel (and see it published)
    - design my own home
    - learn to play the cello

    better get started!
  • tsharp
    tsharp Posts: 1,532 Forumite
    Ride a dinosaur.
    "I have enough money to last me the rest of my life, unless I buy something."
  • I am just a simple lady (so th OH says)

    Do a couple of circuits at Brands Hatch or any other circuit really on the back of Valentino Rossi's bike with him riding of course. Better get a move on though as I am getting on a bit and not sure how much longer I will be able to !!!! my leg over! :j :j :j
    I USED TO BE INDECISIVE BUT NOW I'M NOT SO SURE!

    Rich people tell you that money doesn't bring you happiness just so the poor people don't feel jealous.
  • :huh: Just seen they have put exclamation marks in place of my word. They must think I was being rude! Perhaps I should have said "cross my leg"

    :eek:
    I USED TO BE INDECISIVE BUT NOW I'M NOT SO SURE!

    Rich people tell you that money doesn't bring you happiness just so the poor people don't feel jealous.
  • tallyhoh
    tallyhoh Posts: 2,318 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Sorry to be so depressing but I always wanted to:

    Pay my mortgage off and retire at 50, oh- and be thin. I managed to pay my morgage off & stop work at 48 and I am a size 12.

    Reason? My parents died & left me enough money to pay my mortgage. My spine was found to be so ****ed that I had to give up work for good & all the stress & depression caused me to lose weight.

    Dont learn do I? Still scouring these boards to save up enough money for a house deposit for my son.
    Tallyhoh! Stopped Smoking October 2000. Saved £29382.50 so far!
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