Fun Life Choice Poll

[China Expat]

Hello All,
I am lucky to be nearing retirement and am set with my retirement plan. I am planning on doing one of three things in two years. Would love to know what other Dis folks might do if given these three options and had to choose one!

 

[slo]

Honestly...I wouldn’t pick any (no offense), but since there was a none option I picked the car.

Whatever you choose I hope you have happiness with it

 

[Schneewittchen37]

I voted for the cottage. The Oregon coast is beautiful. I've visited the area around Waldport/Yachats/Florence many times. And yes, DH and I have daydreamed about buying a place out there and then the reality of Oregon in winter hits us and we agree that Tampa Bay is much better.....

Unpopular opinion - Tesla's are over-priced trash. Just this weekend - "Tesla was ranked the lowest of 32 brands in the 2020 J.D. Power Initial Quality Survey, thanks largely to build quality issues reported by owners."

 

[Disneylover99]

None of this appeals to me, so I didn't vote, but I would not buy a Tesla.

 

[Praying Colonel]

Of those 3, I'd travel for a year. DW and I are contemplating doing that when I (hopefully) retire in a few years. We listened to a Rick Steves podcast interviewing this retired couple that's been traveling the world for years.

(They have a cool blog: )

https://seniornomads.com/
We're seriously contemplating selling our house when I retire and taking a "senior gap year" (or more!) before we get something else.

 

[prairie_girl]

I picked Tesla by default (no desire to travel the world and no US travel planned).

 

[kymom99]

I would buy a vacation home somewhere south

 

[ashley0139]

Definitely travel. That's my dream.

 

[Colleen27]

Travel almost always wins out when I'm making decisions about my time and money, so that's the one I'd pick. I hope to spend a year or so traveling solo after the kids are grown, and DH and I have talked about spending a year or more living in an RV when he retires before settling into a downsized house somewhere with less awful weather than we have here in Michigan.

 

[NYCgrrl]

Those are very personal choices and I wish you joy in the choosing!
I purchased land in Panama for my beach house retirement experience and plan to do more world traveling as well. I don’t drive or plan to learn so the car has no appeal.

 

[neverlandsky]

I voted for the Oregon Coast cottage because it can generate an income as a vrbo/airbnb while you also travel the world.

 

[TippyThomas]

None of that sounds appealing to me so I'd vote other.

 

[brockash]

Personally, I don't have an interest in the Oregon coast, but if I coukd buy something on a beach in a warm climate...that's what I'd do, so if you like the Oregon coast, then I say do that

 

[disneychrista]

Cottage on the Oregon Coast. But maybe I'm biased since living in a beach cottage has always been a dream.

I would also love to travel but not sure I'd want to do an entire year at once.

Have no interest in a Tesla.

 

[Mortlives]

I'm already retired, and planning to travel when available. The other two things wouldn't interest me at all, although, I would take a beachfront condo in the Caribbean.

 

[cvjw]

You couldn’t pay me to own a Tesla or live in Oregon, so I guess my vote would be for travel. I would not want to travel for a whole year at once though, I like being at home too much!

 

[mumto3girls]

Cottage on the Oregon Coast. But maybe I'm biased since living in a beach cottage has always been a dream.

I would also love to travel but not sure I'd want to do an entire year at once.

Have no interest in a Tesla.

This exactly.

 

[MrsJackSparrow4Life]

I’m assuming the beach cottage is a vacation home and not going to be your permanent residence. I would go this route as I love the Oregon Coast and it can be used as a vacation rental while you are not there. You can then use this added income to travel the world.

 

[CynBeth]

Travel.

 

[Cheburashka]

Travel. I agree with a PP to spread the travel out over time rather than cramming it all into a single year.

A car is a car is a car. It's just a mode of transportation to me. I prefer to buy a gently used high quality model, rather than pay the new-car premium.

The cottage in Oregon is going to have to be maintained year-round, so consider the financial & effort costs of that if serious about buying. I would prefer to just rent a cottage when I saw fit, and then could vary the location of where we rented, as well as not having to worry about maintenance.