Having a dilemma whether or not to spend a significant amount of money on a trip of a life time.
I am usually very frugal and careful when it comes to my money as I have a goal of early retirement and financial independence. To give some perspective I am currently well into 6 figures per year but am renting a room in a share house for $120 per week, I seldom eat out and drive a small fuel efficient car. No children, turning 30 soon.
However, I’m looking into booking a trip sometime next year with my father to go fishing at an international destination. Due to the remoteness of this location, flights, travel cost, food, guides etc do not come cheap. I am thinking approximately 15k AUD for the both of us for a week’s worth of fishing, not counting fishing gear, most of which I already have but probably might get a bit more to top up. This would obviously put a dent into my savings plans however
Fishing is one of the few passions I have in life, I have been doing it since I was 3 years old and it would be a dream come true to be able to fish in this particular location.
My dad is approaching his mid 60s and I don’t think there is that much time left before he wouldn’t be in a physical condition to be able to travel and fish with me. My dad thought me to fish and I would like to spend time fishing with him. Money can always be earned again but I wont be able to get this time back.
Should I go for it YOLO style? Would you do the same if you were in my position?
Submitted December 24, 2017 at 03:28AM by asoka101 http://ift.tt/2znds6D
