Your 2023 Bucket List
Now is the time to get thinking about your 2023 Bucket list goals.
So at the time of writing this we are 23 days into 2023. I have left you alone for a few weeks to allow the dust to settle on a new year. However now is the time to get started.
Let us get working on your bucket list for 2023.
In the past I have talked about your bucket list and all the things that you want to do in your life. Now however I would like break that down into a more manageable chunk. Lets look at 2023 and start setting some goals of what we want to achieve. I am actually doing this exercise with my wife at the moment. Tammy is writing down the things she would like to tick of her bucket list this year and I am doing the same. Then together we are going to make a list of all the things that we would like to do together in 2023.
Make it Realistic
The main key to this 2023 bucket list is to make it realistic for the time frame that we are looking at. I am not going to put down on my list a trip around the world as I know that will take a lot longer than a year to plan and save up for. My life long bucket list has an around the world trip on it, just not my bucket list for the next 12 months.
Timing
Once you have a list of the things you want to do in 2023, it is time to grab out the calendar. With a little bit of thought, start filling in the calendar with the things on your bucket list and when you would like to do them. Take some care with this, because once it is finished it should go up on the wall for all to see.
Savings
Some of the items on your bucket list for 2023 may require some addtional funds to make them happen. Make a budget of how much your bucket list items will cost. For those with a reasonable cost work out how much you need to save per week and start putting that away into a savings account. This part may also show that not all of the items on your bucket list for 2023 are achievable. Thats okay, start putting these on your 2024 bucket list.
This is Your List
I have spoken to a few people who are worried that what is on their bucket list is not exciting enough. If the items that are on your bucket list are the things that you really want to do, then that is exciting. Imagine when you get to the end of the year and you have ticked everything off your list. How bloody exciting will that be. This is your list and no one elses. Write them down, plan them and then tick them all off your bucket list.
Time to take action and live a great life.
David Patterson - Director The Bucket list Accountant
