Help.. I just can't work out how to......

Hi Coyote (SA),
This is what dreams are made of..sadly only a few of achieve whilst still young enought...to let's say climb Airye's Rock...jeez shown me age...dont mean to offend no one ...Ularoo...TO the people out ther doing it at retirement age or older I take my hat of to U..my folks went around Oz in there old comodore towing a van..not to long before they passed on.but my Dad was beuty,of the land..could fix virtually anything with pliers,wire,and injunuity...I remember he made a rotor button out of a ring pull ,fishin line,and a bandaid..it worked I was there still have the rotor,and will post a picture when i find it.anyway....all I can think of is go hard for a couple of years save your dollars then comit and go!!!.Goodluck.
JD..Membership is current......could we fix this?...if it has already been done thankyou.

OK, you go to work to earn the money to spend to enjoy the time when you are not at work, right?

So, you need to adjust one of the following parameters in the above statement, in order to extend the time when you are not at work, thereby increasing the time available for 4wd travelling!

1. Earn more money when you are at work - you must work harder, be more productive, and bring home more money.

2. Spend less money on things other than 4wd travelling - eat less, live in a smaller house, don't save for your retirement. and don't plan on leaving anything for the kids (they can look after themselves).

3. Spend less money when you are 4wd travelling - drive a smaller more fuel efficient 4wd, don't travel as far, stay in the cheapest caravan parks, and supply your own food by picking up the roadkill along the way.

OR

4. Win Lotto, quit work, buy the best (insert 4wd of choice) money can buy, travel wherever you like, for as long as you like, eating and drinking everything you like.

If you can't do any of the above JOIN THE CLUB!!! Learn to compromise and enjoy whatever time you can make available to the fullest!!

Hope this helps - and if you manage number 4 give me a ring 'cause I reckon I might be able to show you an idea or two on how to enjoy that money.

You have to resolve to be philosophical with your expectations in this life - then you decide to gamble with your future security. From that point its easy - you just pack up and go !
I hasten to add that this baby boomer has done bugger all travel, anywhere. If I don't hurry up, it'll be too late ! What have I been doing for al of this time ? Working full time for 40 years and saving my spare bickies - what for ? - I often ponder this !

WIN LOTTO

$32 Million Superdraw on New Year's Eve !!!

RD

I heard there is a courier job going at present......simple and you get to see a lot of the outback.

Al you gotta do is drive between Adelaide and Port Hedland via Alice Springs (with the occasional detour to Barrow Creek), across the Tanami. Speed is a pre-requisite and you are encouraged to "powder your nose" anytime you feel the urge as it seems to keep you on your game.

There are some side benefits too, but you gotta work them out for yourself.

hahahahaha ;-))))))))

Coyote,
I think the secret is to start your own business and put heaps of effort into it . You will have to motgage your house ,risk all and work like hell for a while , but that's the way to make money .
Nobody gets rich working for someone else .
Then you sell your business , retire and go travelling .
Cheers ,
Willie .

Coyote,

It would be great if you could work only 3 days a week. If you wanted to time off to travel that would be OK as you would have a job to go back to when you finished the trip. Also when you did travel you got paid to do it.

There are some down side to the job but they are out weight by the good parts. This would not suit ever one but it has worked for me over the past few years and I don't think I will be quiting either job soon.

Wayne

1. Become a journalist writing for 4x4 magazines worldwide
Add photography to that and away you go.

2. Create a craft idea, manufacture and sell it to businesses Australia wide.(thats what we did for 5 years)

3. Buy a septic tank suction unit, Fit it on the back of your 4by and travel Australia.
( I saw one in Leigh Creek...on the side of his truck was written "Your Chit is my bread and butter ) lol

4. Become a boilermaker welder and buy all the gear. Travel Australia doing odd jobs and making heaps of money.

5. Wait for the olds to die and then spend your inheritance travelling

Have a good Xmas thinking up ways and means. :o)

Cheers

1) work for government , they have a scheme in place where you recieve 75% of your salary but get heaps of holidays 12 weeks a year or more i cant remember
2) work O/S i have just applied for a job in Laos 28 days on and 14 off FIFO to any capitol city
3) hardly exploreoz but i work 2weeks on and 1 off so get enough time to check out my back yard. - actually off for a few days as of tommorow

Work harder, make more money and then retire early.
Dont get a travelling job. Not much fun when you have to travel somewhere on business, might as well stay home (all hotel rooms are the same when you're on your own :(
Get a job where you can accumulate some leave and then go before you're too old or crook.
Take care of your health so that you can work , and then retire and travel and be as sprightly as Willem (according to what I read :)

Buy a book called AFFLUENZA .Read it and you will have the answer to your dilemma.Book Description

>> "Anyone concerned about the level of their personal debt or frustrated by the rat race of aspiring to an affluent lifestyle will appreciate this critique of the effects of over-consumption. This analysis pulls no punches as it describes both the problem and what can be done to stop it. Analyzing the increasing rates of stress, depression, and obesity as possible effects of the consumption binge currently gripping the Western world, this report tracks how Australians overwork, the growing number of things thrown out, self-medicated drugs, and the real meaning of the word choice." <<

You need to time things so that you go broke the day before you die.

All this building of wealth blinds people to the real point of life.

Merry Xmas or...... Happy New Year Festival.

Not wishing to skite - I worked out how to do it.
Invested for 12 yrs, retired in 95. Went back to Uni.
Worked for the fun of it with the Y2K bug (the stories I could tell!!)
Been living off the income for 10yrs almost.
Unfortunately came unravelled with a couple of glitches.
Now about to start again - 10yrs and I'll retire again (about $65k pa in today's money) only this time I won't make the same mistake.
If you own your own home and have a job you can retire in 5yrs flat.

Don't work to live - work to invest.
Techie.