OK, so back in April I was suckered into buying a timeshare-like thing. The deal is you get a certain number of points every other year and you can use them anywhere Hilton has hotels or resorts. At the time, it sounded like a pretty sweet deal! And I kept thinking about all the awesome trips I could take with my friends and it was just soooo appealing and tempting... and the sales people saw what a huge, gullible target I was and, well, here I am now.
However, now that I have it and want to start planning trips, everyone I've talked to about going on a trip can't go! They're all either broke or can't get the time off or are having babies or whatever. Not that I'm not happy for those folks having babies and everything, because I'm waaaay excited for them, but it definitely puts a damper on my travel plans. I probably just need to be a little more patient, but the more I wait and the more I think about it, the more I think I made a mistake in signing up for this thing.
Now, it's technically real estate, so I can sell it back or sell it to someone else, so I guess, when you look at it that way, I can still get out of it. It's not like I signed away my life. But it keeps me up at night thinking about the number of large, financially stupid decisions I've made over the last year... the car, this time-share thing...
*sigh*
I may need to sacrifice on a few ammenities in order to make up for my decisions... you know, like food.
1 comment:
What you need is a "phone-a-friend" requirement before you make big buys... We could be those friends. Or, just impose a 2-day wait period on yourself before you make any huge purchases in the future. 2 days is enough to calm your impulses, make a big list of pros and cons, and figure out if you really want to do something.
What's done is done, so think now about planning for the future. Sometimes the best decision is to walk away from the sunk cost, take a loss, and move on...
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