Manaia

It’s hard going so far, though! I have about $3000 so far.

• Save up enough money to pay off my student loan, and put it into a high interest saving account.
• Then save up enough money for a deposit on a house – any house will do, just to get into the housing market.
• Work abroad in various places, including somewhere exotic – taking my dog of course! I’d love to see India, Nepal, Africa, Alaska, the pacific islands… while I’m still relatively young and independent.
• Learn to sail a boat, now that I can afford it.
• Start saving for my retirement, even just $20 per week, using the power of compound interest.
• Be a great auntie to my friends’ kids.

• Build my own eco-friendly home, design it and make the stained glass for it myself.
• Travel some more! Go to Antarctica, Europe, all the places I haven’t been yet.
• Back to school to do a specialist degree
• Sail around the world, or at least do a big international trip.
• Possibly have a couple of kids before I get too old – if I can find the love of my life to have kids with between now and then!
• Spoil my newly retired parents, who have sacrificed a lot for me over the years.

So it seems a bit silly to drive the car to uni. Biking will be cheaper and more fun and better for the environment. I mean, uni is only 5km away, so it shouldn’t take more than 20 or 30 minutes to get there.

First I need to get my bike fixed though. Or maybe get a new bike. Or even a skateboard, I guess! And find a helmet.

Plus I need to learn to get up a little earlier. And get over my mild fear of biking, since I had a few accidents last time I tried… faceplanting on the asphalt hurts!