As you reflect back in time what have been your areas of waste or inappropriate use of your money/funds both pre FI and during FI using the retrospectoscope ?
I hate everything to do with vehicle ownership
When I mentioned to my friend about my recent discovery that I had about RV full-timing, that is it is possible to live cheaply in an RV, to have everything you really need with you, and being on travel at the same time, he said "yeah, like a turtle".Though admittedly, I still think about RV living in retirement. Though that is more a house than a car.
I hate everything to do with vehicle ownership, and the cost doesn't help for FI.
Paying for my ex-husband's flying lessons for a year back in 1976.
I made twice what he made in the Navy, so we lived on his salary and 100% of mine went for his flying lessons.
My salary was only enough for one of us to take flying lessons. But we were young, and he smiled at me in his handsome, charming way, and I melted....
I hate everything to do with vehicle ownership, and the cost doesn't help for FI.
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DW and I were reminiscing about the 2 different cars in England we owned that used to suffer from sudden acceleration (as in, this latest scandal is not a new phenomena ).... Cars
Paying for kids' college. Maybe.