The thread the other day about "making it" helped me realize that I've made it. At least to the first dream: moving to San Diego and working in social media.
So, my life coach and I are working on the next 10 years. It's strange, but I never thought I'd be here, I always thought something would happen to prevent it.
Now, I'm thinking where I want to be in the next 10 years.
Ideally, carting around a 15-year old, a 13-year old, and hopefully an 8- or 9-year old to and from school and activities, volunteering during the day, perhaps running a small home-based business.
I hope to be married, preferably to my currrent BF but if not I hope to find someone else I like as much
No kids, not sure if I want to own property. I hope to be living in a city, though I'm not sure if it will be Chicago (near family) or somewhere with better weather.
I would like to be a HR manager at a medium or large company, or maybe director of a small department at a smaller orgaization.
Finanically I hope to have no debt other than maybe SLs, but I'd like to be much further ahead on paying them than I will be at my current rate of payment. On track for retirement.
And I want to travel but don't have any specific 10 year goals on that. Hopefully I'll be at a point financially where I can take at least 1 big trip a year (big meaning long flight, international, not necessarily luxury but somewhere I can't afford to go now!).
I will be 43. -I would like to move away for a promotion for DH but I would be happy to stay here is he gets a promotion. -My kids will be 18, 15, 12, and 10 and I am sure my life will be busy will all of their activities and such. -I love our house but in 10 year I would like to have moved to something larger that would be our forever home. Having four teenagers/preteens I would like more space for us to spread out. -Financially, I would like to be completely caught up and ahead, if possible, on retirement. -I would love to take a road trip across the US in 9 years. My kids will be old enough to travel well and appreciate at least some of the things that we see.
Post by flygirl22 on Sept 30, 2014 19:18:12 GMT -5
I'll be 38
Work: I'd like to be a senior manager, still working in the same company, but hope to have a few different management jobs under my belt at that point.
Home: Happily married to H, have one kid in elementary school, working to get our house paid off. Same house. I don't expect much to change on the home front other than kid in the next 10 years
I hope I'm working at the same hospital but with more responsibility. I also would like to be contributing more broadly to my field (teaching, research, etc). personally, I hope FI and I are happily married and he's grown to feel more comfortable in his field. his lack of job security and the fear of the unknown (every position has been a 2-3 year stint) has been a source of stress for him. I'd like to think that we will have a kid--or at least one on the way. I also hope we're still living in our neighborhood with my siblings nearby or in very fun cities I enjoy traveling to. but really I want them by me, lol.
Basically still where I am...lol. I'll be 49 (married 21yrs). I'll have 2 kids in college, 1 in HS & 1 starting middle school. DH hopefully will be a principal at his firm, I'll be working my way up the ranks...probably middle management at a firm. Hopefully our house is all fixed up & perhaps we've finished the attic into a master suite by then. Hoping to own a small apt building by then as well as our other rentals. Maybe building some spec homes or commercial property by then. Since we'll both be working we'll be able to swing some really nice vacations abroad and maybe own a ski condo or design/build another small vacation home.
Post by sillygoosegirl on Sept 30, 2014 20:47:46 GMT -5
I'll be 42, DH will be 43.
Financially: we should easily be millionaires by then, and should have our house almost paid off. We should be less than an handful of years away from financial independence and getting serious about deciding out how much longer we will work and how we will pay for college for our kid(s).
Family: Of course I intend to still be married to DH. Our oldest child will be about to turn 10. Not having kids yet, I have some trouble imagining what that'll be like, but if my nieces and nephews are any indication, it'll be a fun time to be a parent. I kind of hope we'll be homeschooling (though who knows if that will still seem like a good idea when the time comes), and taking lots of educational vacations. My parents will be pretty old in 10 years, but hopefully they will still be a big part of our lives.
Professionally: I hope to be in a place where I'm mostly working for fun, on projects that interest me, and hopefully working somewhat less than full time.
Socially: I hope I'm still friends with most or all of the wonderful people I'm friends with now, and I hope I'm still seeing them regularly. I also hope that my friends who are TTC now find success and have kids around the same age as ours (also hope they have success for their own sake). I also hope to have new friendships by then, at least some of them with parents with similar-aged child(ren).
Post by bostonmichelle on Sept 30, 2014 21:01:58 GMT -5
I'll be 36.
Work: I dunno I can't figure out what I want to do in the next year or two already, but I want to be happy. I'll be working for myself regardless, I just need to pick a direction.
Finances: Just have the mortgage, better savings, on track for retirement, saving for kid's college
Personal: Have children, still be happily married, run a marathon
Post by wanderlustmom on Sept 30, 2014 21:42:34 GMT -5
I will be almost 50. If this last decade has taught me anything--it has taught me just to be present.
We will be living in the same house with a child in college and a high school senior. I hope to be just as happy with my family as I am now, I hope I am happy in my career, hope to have taken good trips and more planned and I hope we are active and healthy.
I'd like to have been to Paris (at least 3 times) and a handful of other European cities.
I'd like to purchase my dream car (a range Rover)
Student loans balance 50% or less Owning a condo / townhouse (maybe -- probably not because CA is expensive)
And I'd like to be in a relationship. I don't think I'll be married but I'd like a partner.
I love so many of these goals. I know goals aren't always realistic or practical - but dream car seems out of place with these. It's a depreciating asset that is so not MM! I love the travel (expands worldview), financial responsibility (paid down balance, and I bet you can do even better than 50% in 10 years). What about money in the market, growing and working on your behalf, making you wealthier and more financially independent?
I realize this isn't a "give feedback on my goals" thread but I just had to
Now, coming back from the self-imposed tangent: For me - I plan to be completely financially independent, and able to work only when I really want to on projects that really interest me, with a lot of yoga, bike and motorcycle riding, slow travel (months at a time in one place), reading, writing, rock climbing, camping and hiking....I can't wait. I am currently 117 months away from this goal, by my best estimate. Le sigh.
I will be almost 44 (ack!). I'm sure still married to my husband, and we will have a junior, freshman, and a 5th grader. Holy crap. I will hopefully be working as a nurse in the mental health department, and will have my BSN.
Life has thrown me so many curve balls that I don't even get specific anymore. I just want to make financial progress (on track with retirement and paid down a lot of my house), be practicing family law, making more money than I do now, and spending that money on travel. My son will be 14 (holy crap) and hopefully thriving.
I'd like to have been to Paris (at least 3 times) and a handful of other European cities.
I'd like to purchase my dream car (a range Rover)
Student loans balance 50% or less Owning a condo / townhouse (maybe -- probably not because CA is expensive)
And I'd like to be in a relationship. I don't think I'll be married but I'd like a partner.
I love so many of these goals. I know goals aren't always realistic or practical - but dream car seems out of place with these. It's a depreciating asset that is so not MM! I love the travel (expands worldview), financial responsibility (paid down balance, and I bet you can do even better than 50% in 10 years). What about money in the market, growing and working on your behalf, making you wealthier and more financially independent?
I realize this isn't a "give feedback on my goals" thread but I just had to
Meh, I don't have a dream car (my dream is one that is paid off? lol) but I know this is important to a lot of people and don't think it's a bad thing if they have the money available to support it. What's the fun in having money if you can't spend it on things that make you happy? Shoes and nice bags aren't good investments either but are a lot of fun and a good reward for hard work, KWIM?
Retired or about to retire. Have our retirement home built. Being able to volunteer and to foster cats. Doing at least one international vacation a year.
Hopefully living closer to family, DS will be 10 and we would like to have a 7ish year old. Our retirement accounts will hopefully be 5 times what they are now and 529 savings will be growing. I plan to have my own wellness coaching business and continue to teach fitness classes, maybe more out of the gym. I think DH will continue to manage more people.
In 10 years, I'll be 39. Our house should be paid off. We plan to have kids. Hopefully that will have happened, and that they would be in school at that point. Move to a neighborhood in the school district we want. Working in a different field. I've been in Civil and Electrical for nearly 10 years now. I have always wanted to be in the Architectural field, but it hasn't happened. I really want to be in Architectural Design in 10 years.
I love so many of these goals. I know goals aren't always realistic or practical - but dream car seems out of place with these. It's a depreciating asset that is so not MM! I love the travel (expands worldview), financial responsibility (paid down balance, and I bet you can do even better than 50% in 10 years). What about money in the market, growing and working on your behalf, making you wealthier and more financially independent?
I realize this isn't a "give feedback on my goals" thread but I just had to
Meh, I don't have a dream car (my dream is one that is paid off? lol) but I know this is important to a lot of people and don't think it's a bad thing if they have the money available to support it. What's the fun in having money if you can't spend it on things that make you happy? Shoes and nice bags aren't good investments either but are a lot of fun and a good reward for hard work, KWIM?
I agree, but in my mind, shoes and bags aren't up there (or even close) to some of the goals that have been shared. It just stuck out to me obviously - particularly given OPs current car drama I was all, "oh no not another car!"
I'll be 45. - Own a house again - Have a dog - Travel Europe - Director position with a financial department - Be on track with saving/retirement. - Shoot a perfect 450 in archery - Either get a CPA or finish my MPA (anyone want to give advice on that?)
Meh, I don't have a dream car (my dream is one that is paid off? lol) but I know this is important to a lot of people and don't think it's a bad thing if they have the money available to support it. What's the fun in having money if you can't spend it on things that make you happy? Shoes and nice bags aren't good investments either but are a lot of fun and a good reward for hard work, KWIM?
I agree, but in my mind, shoes and bags aren't up there (or even close) to some of the goals that have been shared. It just stuck out to me obviously - particularly given OPs current car drama I was all, "oh no not another car!"
True. I just assumed that OP meant "being able to afford and purchase my dream car". I really hope she won't just buy it regardless of financial situation!
There are a lot of things I personally wouldn't spend a ton of money on - staying in a 5 star hotel in a place where I don't intend to spend the day indoors, flying first class when I could instead use that money to extend my trip, having a super nice kitchen, a pool in my backyard, $500 shoes, really nice diamond jewelry, spending hundreds of dollars on a tasting menu at a fancy restaurant, etc. But I think it's nice for everyone to have something splurgy they are working toward. Financial security is important and wonderful, but it's not much fun. If you can have financial security with money leftover to buy the frivolous fun stuff you just want because you want it - that's really living the dream IMO
I have no idea. If you would've asked me this two years ago, I would've had a definite answer for what I wanted. A lot has changed.
I will be 44 on about to turn 45. I hope to be living anywhere but my current location. If I'm still in my current location, I hope to have been able to make the leap into owning my own business. I have no idea at this point if dh and I will have kids, or remain child free.
It's hard to make goals for the future when you have no idea where you'll be nine months from now