If you were Financially Free what would you do with your Days?

[Ima saver]

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I would go to the beach and stay there Jan 1st til the end of March, then back to the mountains for me!!

[rob62521]

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Yes, that sounds like fun! I just don't want to get like my FIL. He sits and stares at tv all day and all night. I actually think it would be fun to build dream houses, live in them 2 years, sell and not have to pay taxes on the profits. I guess I would get good at moving!!

Perhaps if you were well off enough to be able to move every two years, you could splurge and be professionally moved as well. If we are dreaming, let's dream big!

Personally, I would like to be able to volunteer either at a school or at my church.

[Jewelfine]

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Was going through some old notes and today I found the 10 things I will do when I'm rich. I thought I'd share them here. Please feel free to steal any of them!

1) set up trusts for my stepdaughter for life
2) choose to spend my time instead of being forced to spend my time a certain way(like working)
3) move to a two acre property -- with more privacy
4) a vacation home in Vegas for my DH, and one near the beach or mountains for me(I think it's meant for us to spend our vacations together just to two different places)
5) dedicate my time to making a difference with people (i.e. volunteering)
6) get my BMW back(had to give it up when we hit financial difficulties-- but I wouldn't dare get one again unless I was financially free)
7) vacation two months a year - take on mountain climbing
8) learn to ride horses again
9) meet successful people
10) spend time helping survivors of a natural disaster

I think I'm going to print this and put it up as my motivation :-)

[Ima saver]

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Rob, last time I moved I gave all my furniture away. It was fun to shop for new stuff! Jewel, how long ago did you make that list??

[Jewelfine]

Re: If you were Financially Free what would you do with your Days?

Rob, last time I moved I gave all my furniture away. It was fun to shop for new stuff! Jewel, how long ago did you make that list??

About 2 years ago I guess.

[Snoopy2645]

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I would go to the beach alot, I would sew more, I would move to a better house not much better but a little, I would volunteer more & have my kids volunteer with me so we could help less fortunate people.

[rob62521]

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Rob, last time I moved I gave all my furniture away. It was fun to shop for new stuff! Jewel, how long ago did you make that list??

OK, that works as well! I thought maybe you had some pieces of furniture you were emotionally attached to.

[disneysteve]

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I haven't read everyone's responses but here's my 2-cents.

I am absolutely one of those people who wouldn't be bored if I retired. There are so many things that I would like to do, or do more of, that I simply don't have the time for.

We enjoy travel immensely. We just got back from a week in Vermont and only saw a fraction of the things on the list we made before we left. We would have been perfectly happy to stay up there for another week or two to fully explore the area.

We are big Disney fans and travel to Disney once a year. We used to go twice (or even 3 times) until DD got into school. But if I didn't have to work, I would definitely head down there for 2 or 3 weeks during the summer.

If you are a homeowner, there is always something that needs to be done, fixed, remodeled, etc. My yard is a mess and I just haven't had the time to get out there and trim all the bushes, pull weeds, prune the trees, etc. I'd love to have time to do that.

I have been a collectibles dealer for 20 years but hardly do any sales at all anymore. I would love to be able to get back to going to auctions regularly and selling on ebay actively. I really enjoy doing that.

I'm active at my synagogue but would love to have more time to devote to helping there with planning and running activities.

I could go on and on but I guarantee I wouldn't be bored for a moment.

[Ima saver]

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I would take you all out to dinner!!

[Jewelfine]

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That sounds like fun!