In November I wrote a post about our 2019 travel plans and bucket list. That was over three months ago and now we are well and truly settled into 2019 I want to write an update on our travel plans and thoughts.
Is it better to save money more or to travel more?
I started by saying we’d have a limited travelling year as we give our emergency fund a big push. My target this year was £10,000. We already had £3000 saved and we’re now up to £5000. I’m always torn between the best thing to do. I have the travel bug really bad and feel we never know what’s around the corner. Something tragic could happen any day and I don’t want to regret not travelling more.
But, at the same time, I get so anxious about money. I’m self-employed so income is never guaranteed and I always worry about one of us getting ill or losing our jobs. Plus, in 2018 we had total car repair bills of £3000 for the year! Something we managed to pay for thanks to our savings, but it’s made me further off my savings targets and of course anxious that we might get more repair bills like this and need the funds saved just in case.
I feel like life’s too short to not travel. We’re also only here once and there’s so much to see and experience. But I also feel I need to be sensible and have a good batch of savings to cover all sorts of eventualities.
It’s a never-ending battle in my head! Continue reading “An update on our 2019 travel plans and bucket list”
