Comments on: Would You Spend Your Life Savings For A Once In A Lifetime Trip? https://foxnomad.com/2009/02/16/would-you-spend-your-life-savings-for-a-once-in-a-lifetime-trip/ tech and tips to help you travel smarter Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:43:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Anil Polat https://foxnomad.com/2009/02/16/would-you-spend-your-life-savings-for-a-once-in-a-lifetime-trip/#comment-34218 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:43:29 +0000 http://www.foxnomad.com/?p=2544#comment-34218 @ james:

Good point – giant trips also tend to insulate you from traveling I’ve noticed. I’m actually surprised that so many people said ‘yes’.

Great to hear why you voted that way you did, thanks for the insight!

]]> By: james https://foxnomad.com/2009/02/16/would-you-spend-your-life-savings-for-a-once-in-a-lifetime-trip/#comment-34149 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:32:20 +0000 http://www.foxnomad.com/?p=2544#comment-34149 I must be the only person that voted no!

My dream is to take a cruise from Ushuaia down the Antarctic peninsula. It starts around 4k plus airfare. If I had 5k laying around I still don’t think I’d do it, because I’d rather have MORE FREQUENT travel experiences than just one big one.

Would I like to see immense glaciers and cute penguins? Yes. But I’d rather be prudent with my resources and take OTHER trips, (cheap fares and hostels to Europe, long weekends in Mexico, etc) and have more experiences and memories filled in throughout a year than one giant trip only one time 4 years.

It reminds me of honeymoons. Couples always take one big lavish trip to Rio or the Bahamas – and they make it seem as though they could never go anywhere ever again upon returning.

Proper care of your money ensures you can. At least my opinion 🙂

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