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Can't Afford to Travel! Think Again!

By Maria Rattray

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Published: 21Nov2009
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How often have you heard people say that they'd love to travel but they can't afford it? And how often have you heard people saying things like - maybe I should have done that, or if only we'd done this! If only indeed! If that's how you feel then you should have done it, so learn from what you didn't do, and start planning to do something! The reality is that there is no point in looking back with regrets. The past is gone and no matter what you do, you simply can't recapture it. Nor can you make up for what you didn't do!

So, accepting that the past is gone, what about the future? Sorry, but that doesn't really exist either. We look forward to it. We plan for it. But it may never come! See, we have no idea what tomorrow will bring. We anticipate its coming, we look forward to events, but there is a slim chance that we could be snuffed out like a candle and there would be no tomorrow.

The unfortunate thing about possibly dying is that when they put you in that wooden box, they don't ever let you out to play! How's that for cold comfort?

See, the fact is, that we are all on our way to death. We don't like to think about it, but it's true. Every minute, every hour, and every week that you spend dithering, wondering what to do, considering whether to take a particular risk, or whether to afford to do something or not, is one minute, one week, or one month of your life that has been chopped off. You don't notice it. It happens by stealth, but it does happen! Pretty depressing when you think about it like that, isn't it!

So why can't you afford that holiday? Is it because you have a hefty mortgage on a house that you only use a quarter of? Is it because you run two fancy cars? Maybe you are one of those people who believe your boss needs you, because you are the only person in the entire world capable of doing your job as well as you do? Huh? Think again! You are dispensable, and if you die tomorrow, guess what? You will be replaced in the wink of an eye! It's a sobering thought I know, but I'm really trying to give you a bit of a reality check!

And if I have given you a reality check, maybe it's now time to take stock. If you find that you have been caught up in consumerism, that you are living beyond your means, that your debts are really stopping you from living, it's time to unload and live!

You could start by finding a smaller house. Live with one car. Give yourself permission not to clothes shop for six months. Eat at home. It usually tastes better anyway. Have a media fast. That way you will not be tempted by the sales ads that we all have become addicted to.

Here's something you might like to do. Next time you are watching your favourite show on TV, make a list of all the new gadgets being advertised that you didn't know about yesterday. Are you tempted? Do you need them? Yes!! Of course you do! But haven't you managed your life to date without them?

The reality is that we are all lured into having the latest and best gadgets, the types that no kitchen is complete without. But let's face it. We buy them, use them for a couple of months, and then, they are consigned to the back of a cupboard. The result is that we need new kitchens to house all the unused 'must-have' utensils that we have acquired!!! Are you beginning to get the picture?

By the way, if you decide to scale down, you will have to be brave. There are lots of people out there who won't understand whatever you're doing. They'll talk! They'll gossip. But you know, there's an old saying that I have learned. "What other people think of you is none of your business'.

Once you understand what this means, tittle-tattle won't worry you.

So now, when you board that plane to wherever you decide you are going, your heart will be free, your wallet will be healthier, and you will be far less worried about your possessions. Moreover you will be in for the time of your life!

As Saint Augustine said, "The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page". Go travelling!

Maria Rattray loves to travel and experience other cultures. If you would like to be shown how to travel for nothing whilst simultaneously making a healthy income online, feel free to find out more, and "Contact Me" at:=> www.freedompursuits.com.au/getaway

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