I couldn't paste my whole bucket list here, but I can say this: I have a list of destinations I want to visit, some writing goals, such as publishing a book, and some that I've already achieved, like quitting my job. It also has some learning ones, like learning a martial art. It's an ambitious but realistic list, and it's going to make for a fun life!
#5 : CNN reported earlier this month that we spend 6.1 billion hours and they got that number from the IRS apparently. Honestly I think 6 or 7 billion is inflated.
Well...This scares me. I've pretty much experienced 1 through 20. Several all at once, but all at some point or another. My boss is co-owner of the company and she has the word "chief" in her self appointed title, so she prides herself on the fact that she is in charge. She has her undergraduate degree in business communication--or "pre-law" as she puts it. She verges on the act of practicing law without a license so many times, but even the attorneys in our department don't question this or push back because she is so domineering and controling. I'm at the point now where I don't even care anymore if I get fired. I know it's going to happen, and truthfully, I would feel like the weight of the world has been lifted off of my shoulders if I could just get out of there and work on finding a new career. Sometimes...dare I say this in this horrible economy...being fired can be the best thing to happen to some people. It really puts things into perspective and can actually open up more avenues of opportunity that might not have been seen before.
Great! I know some kids (now grown) who help support their parents by sending them money on a regular basis, which I find admirable. I doubt they ever had vacations either. Collaborating on ways to better manage finances may be more suitable for your situation. One tip on discerning a financial situation before it becomes major problem is to study their responses to crisis situations involving money -- do they have funds available or do they need to take out a loan, for example.
Like many, traveling is most of my bucket list...Alaska, the Grand Canyon, New York, DC...and that's just in this country! And of course, things like having kids :)
Wow. Our folks didn't pay for our university education or our wedding. Nor did we expect them too. We were out of the house by age 18 and 19 respectively. No kids yet so no chance to pay for child care. Family vacations never occurred due to financial circumstances. I'm not sure this article was written for those aside from the middle/upper-middle class.
That being said, Mrs. SPF and I both have good jobs and we live comfortably. Our largest challenge is getting our parents to discuss their financial situations openly so we can ensure that we can assist them if so required.
The top 5 of my bucket list is as follows.
1. Buy House and pay it off in 10 years
2. Attend a Super Bowl
3. Travel to Rome or Paris
4. Buy El Camino
5. Buy RV and travel the US w/ my lovely Wife.
How ironic I posted that quote from Demon Dimon on your site and here goes Chase again...
And yesterday it was released that Chase overcharged some 4000 servicemembers on their mortgages...
You absolutely should consider switching banks and you should never accept maintenance or annual fees - no matter your balance. CREDIT UNIONS for the win.
I've got to disagree with you regarding ATM convenience. Brand locations are somewhat outdated as many banks waive other banks fees.
I want to travel to Egypt and see the pyramids.
I want to be a camp counselor for a while, possibly at Space Camp.
I want to raft through the Grand Canyon
I want to do a nice, long road trip to visit friends who live in different states, particularly those who are pastors on college campuses and visit their large group worship services.
And I want to create a basement laboratory where I can invent a transporter and a way to email baked goods...and have minions!
I just read over the list of life goals I made for myself this past weekend! A few of the goals I can remember is: earn a living outside of the US, learn how to terminate pregnancies, and raise a puppy.
I love my Life List! I read the book, "No Opportunity Wasted" several years ago and it literally changed my perspective about life. Most fun things done so far off my list: Skydiving and taking my 2 children to Disney World. Memories of these two events are awesome. Thing I'm looking forward to the most? Dinner at Jules Verne on the Eiffel Tower.
Just make sure that your list, whether it is for Life or Bucket, changes and grows with you. I check mine over every year or so to see if my goals are still things I have a passion to do.
I have a list of 25 different things on it!! I have finished at least 5 of them, and I'm working towards several more. Most fun so far? Skydiving and taking my 2 kids to DisneyWorld. Thing I'm looking forward to the most? Dinner on the Eiffel Tower someday. Can't wait to get to the rest of the list!!
My list is very fluid and changes periodically, as I grow and change. For inspiration, read "No Opportunity Wasted" by Phil Keoghan, one of my heroes!
I have a list that probably needs revisiting, as I have only updated the completion of existing activities and not modified the list itself in 5 years, but it currently have 110 items on it. Near the top are visiting the orangutans in Indonesia, visiting the Egyptian pyramids and paying for my daughter's college education in full.
VERY well said!! I completely agree with Kristina. My issue is the exact same with my Dad & his girlfriend. They love shopping at garage sales, which is fine; whatever floats their boat. I suspect our holiday gifts are finds from the garage sale ventures, which is perfectly fine, it doesn't matter to me. However, I think they have a "preset spending limit" in mind for our gifts. Because they get stuff so cheap, they feel that they have to give us a LOT of stuff at the holidays. Not only is most of this stuff COMPLETELY not useful to us, but it almost makes me feel almost awkward because it's such a deluge of gifts; there is absolutely no way we can (or even want to) reciprocate that. Also, I don't know how many times I have mentioned/complained about how our home is way too small for us. I really don't know why it doesn't dawn on them that they're giving us stuff we have NO room for!!
I love them to pieces but I would honestly rather get nothing. I enjoy spending time with them more than anything.
It's always a struggle for me to name gifts I want when asked. I have finally decided to scope out upcoming events and name museum tickets or tickets to another event as my gifts from now on. I have enough Stuff! :)
If you take an old Apple product at their store they'll give you a 10% recycling discount. (Even if the product doesn't work anymore)
I was at one of their stores and a woman walked in with a broken first generation iPod. The sales person told her they couldn't fix it, but he'll gladly give her a 10% discount if she buys a new product and leave the old iPod at the store.
Thanks for your comment and reinforcing one of my main points...
"But if you can take a peek behind the curtain, then you may discover that they incurred too much debt and really couldn't afford some or all of these expenses."
I'll note that some baby boomers have paid off their mortgages.
"Retire" early and hit the road in the camper w/husband, travel and work our way across the States. Visit to Alaska.
I couldn't paste my whole bucket list here, but I can say this: I have a list of destinations I want to visit, some writing goals, such as publishing a book, and some that I've already achieved, like quitting my job. It also has some learning ones, like learning a martial art. It's an ambitious but realistic list, and it's going to make for a fun life!
#5 : CNN reported earlier this month that we spend 6.1 billion hours and they got that number from the IRS apparently. Honestly I think 6 or 7 billion is inflated.
Well...This scares me. I've pretty much experienced 1 through 20. Several all at once, but all at some point or another. My boss is co-owner of the company and she has the word "chief" in her self appointed title, so she prides herself on the fact that she is in charge. She has her undergraduate degree in business communication--or "pre-law" as she puts it. She verges on the act of practicing law without a license so many times, but even the attorneys in our department don't question this or push back because she is so domineering and controling. I'm at the point now where I don't even care anymore if I get fired. I know it's going to happen, and truthfully, I would feel like the weight of the world has been lifted off of my shoulders if I could just get out of there and work on finding a new career. Sometimes...dare I say this in this horrible economy...being fired can be the best thing to happen to some people. It really puts things into perspective and can actually open up more avenues of opportunity that might not have been seen before.
I'd like to travel to Montana in our RV.
Great! I know some kids (now grown) who help support their parents by sending them money on a regular basis, which I find admirable. I doubt they ever had vacations either. Collaborating on ways to better manage finances may be more suitable for your situation. One tip on discerning a financial situation before it becomes major problem is to study their responses to crisis situations involving money -- do they have funds available or do they need to take out a loan, for example.
If you don't absolutely need it, don't buy it. This is the easiest way to cut down on spending. Always shop with a list, and stick to it.
Pat
Like many, traveling is most of my bucket list...Alaska, the Grand Canyon, New York, DC...and that's just in this country! And of course, things like having kids :)
Wow. Our folks didn't pay for our university education or our wedding. Nor did we expect them too. We were out of the house by age 18 and 19 respectively. No kids yet so no chance to pay for child care. Family vacations never occurred due to financial circumstances. I'm not sure this article was written for those aside from the middle/upper-middle class.
That being said, Mrs. SPF and I both have good jobs and we live comfortably. Our largest challenge is getting our parents to discuss their financial situations openly so we can ensure that we can assist them if so required.
The top 5 of my bucket list is as follows.
1. Buy House and pay it off in 10 years
2. Attend a Super Bowl
3. Travel to Rome or Paris
4. Buy El Camino
5. Buy RV and travel the US w/ my lovely Wife.
Before I die, I want to obtain my skydiver's D-license (500+ jumps). Currently at 17 jumps.
Visit every continent and and every country in Europe.
How ironic I posted that quote from Demon Dimon on your site and here goes Chase again...
And yesterday it was released that Chase overcharged some 4000 servicemembers on their mortgages...
You absolutely should consider switching banks and you should never accept maintenance or annual fees - no matter your balance. CREDIT UNIONS for the win.
I've got to disagree with you regarding ATM convenience. Brand locations are somewhat outdated as many banks waive other banks fees.
I want to travel to Egypt and see the pyramids.
I want to be a camp counselor for a while, possibly at Space Camp.
I want to raft through the Grand Canyon
I want to do a nice, long road trip to visit friends who live in different states, particularly those who are pastors on college campuses and visit their large group worship services.
And I want to create a basement laboratory where I can invent a transporter and a way to email baked goods...and have minions!
I just read over the list of life goals I made for myself this past weekend! A few of the goals I can remember is: earn a living outside of the US, learn how to terminate pregnancies, and raise a puppy.
Get out of debt. Of course. ;-)
Come face to face with penguins in Antarctica.
I love my Life List! I read the book, "No Opportunity Wasted" several years ago and it literally changed my perspective about life. Most fun things done so far off my list: Skydiving and taking my 2 children to Disney World. Memories of these two events are awesome. Thing I'm looking forward to the most? Dinner at Jules Verne on the Eiffel Tower.
Just make sure that your list, whether it is for Life or Bucket, changes and grows with you. I check mine over every year or so to see if my goals are still things I have a passion to do.
I have a list of 25 different things on it!! I have finished at least 5 of them, and I'm working towards several more. Most fun so far? Skydiving and taking my 2 kids to DisneyWorld. Thing I'm looking forward to the most? Dinner on the Eiffel Tower someday. Can't wait to get to the rest of the list!!
My list is very fluid and changes periodically, as I grow and change. For inspiration, read "No Opportunity Wasted" by Phil Keoghan, one of my heroes!
I have a list that probably needs revisiting, as I have only updated the completion of existing activities and not modified the list itself in 5 years, but it currently have 110 items on it. Near the top are visiting the orangutans in Indonesia, visiting the Egyptian pyramids and paying for my daughter's college education in full.
Like so many, I have a book I'd like to finish writing.
VERY well said!! I completely agree with Kristina. My issue is the exact same with my Dad & his girlfriend. They love shopping at garage sales, which is fine; whatever floats their boat. I suspect our holiday gifts are finds from the garage sale ventures, which is perfectly fine, it doesn't matter to me. However, I think they have a "preset spending limit" in mind for our gifts. Because they get stuff so cheap, they feel that they have to give us a LOT of stuff at the holidays. Not only is most of this stuff COMPLETELY not useful to us, but it almost makes me feel almost awkward because it's such a deluge of gifts; there is absolutely no way we can (or even want to) reciprocate that. Also, I don't know how many times I have mentioned/complained about how our home is way too small for us. I really don't know why it doesn't dawn on them that they're giving us stuff we have NO room for!!
I love them to pieces but I would honestly rather get nothing. I enjoy spending time with them more than anything.
It's always a struggle for me to name gifts I want when asked. I have finally decided to scope out upcoming events and name museum tickets or tickets to another event as my gifts from now on. I have enough Stuff! :)
If you take an old Apple product at their store they'll give you a 10% recycling discount. (Even if the product doesn't work anymore)
I was at one of their stores and a woman walked in with a broken first generation iPod. The sales person told her they couldn't fix it, but he'll gladly give her a 10% discount if she buys a new product and leave the old iPod at the store.
Thanks for your comment and reinforcing one of my main points...
"But if you can take a peek behind the curtain, then you may discover that they incurred too much debt and really couldn't afford some or all of these expenses."
I'll note that some baby boomers have paid off their mortgages.
Thanks for sharing my homemade Bisquick recipe, Amy!