madonnashere 0 #1 December 13, 2004 My husband and I just got bit by the sky diving bug. He has 3 jumps and starting his AFF. I have 2 jumps and will start AFF soon. We currently have to work very hard to cover our San Diego mortgage along with the other high costs of living in beautiful sunny California. If we sell our house, which has tripled in value in the 3 years we have owned it. Move to AZ and pay cash for a house, we could buy a small motor home and take 6 months to a year off, touring the country checking out the drop zones. Are we crazy? Have any of you taken these kinds of steps to support your sky diving habit? Or are we just completly out of our minds? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 9 #2 December 13, 2004 Quote Are we crazy? Yes - but this is a GOOD kind of Crazy!! It seems to me that if your home has tripled in it's value, you can call this skydiving trip an "Investment"!!=========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #3 December 13, 2004 Holy Crap, it's Tripled in value?!? Is that right or is your math a little fuzzy? Do you mean your equity in it has tripled? I've seen hot markets, but not 200% in 3 years. Well, if you can find another market to move into other than Southern California, yep, you could take the profits and move on. If housing is that tight, you could also rent it out for more than the mortgage costs, therefore keeping the asset and having a source of income for your road trip. A second mortgage could provide you with the motor home. Since you'll be unemployed and a student skydiver, make sure you have some medical insurance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Girlfalldown 0 #4 December 13, 2004 Sounds like a great plan to me! Can I come along? -------------- (Do not, I repeat DO NOT, take my posts seriously.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #5 December 13, 2004 I sold my house to skydive. I had nearly 1000 dives at the time though. This sport chews up and spits out a lot of newbies. I'd be sure you like what you do before you do what you're thinking. tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GravityGirl 0 #6 December 13, 2004 I left my "Real Life" about 8 years ago. Had one hell of ride! Now I seem to be slipping back into the game, but with a whole new perspective. Follow your heart, but keep your head. Have fun and visit us in Nor Cal. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peace and Blue Skies! Bonnie ==>Gravity Gear! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wee 0 #7 December 13, 2004 sounds like you won't have any company ties anymore (assuming you're moving and stuff)... so make sure you figure in medical!!!! that put my jumping on hold an entire month and i'm a newbie.... but you never know! i've read a few broken bone stories on here so make sure you're covered... because yes, it's crazy... but sounds way fun!!!! If the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adamjenner 0 #8 December 13, 2004 QuoteSounds like a great plan to me! Can I come along? what about me? i thought i was your life partner I could live in a tent the rest of my life if it saved me money to jump. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BASE813 0 #9 December 13, 2004 are you mad? there is more to life than parachuting............. sometimes in your life you will feel that nothing else matters other than parachuting.......... but you also will find other things in your life that matter more sometime down the road.................. find another way to realise you dreams.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #10 December 13, 2004 I say go for it. Life is short. If your health is good, use as much of it as you can when you're young.You may get a chance to do this later in life and maybe you won't. Plan it out like a business decision and you should be fine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soulshine 0 #11 December 13, 2004 While the thought of just selling everything and living the life on the road sound so apealing right now...I would wait it out a bit. Right now you're so pumped up about skydiving that selling your kidney would almost seem like a good idea. I gave up most of my posessions just to have the ability to move whenever I felt the urge. It is a bit different when all of your posessions fit into a 5x10 storage unit. Kinda gives you a new perspective on what is important. Give it a year. Jump as much as you can and think over your decision very well, make sure it's not just an impulse. If after a year your desire is still this strong then say "f*uck it!" and go live your dream. The advice about medical insurance is very important...hopefully you won't need it but it's better safe than sorry. Whatever you decide...Good luck and blue skies! Bombing for peace is like fucking for virginity! ~DEVIOUS BEEF~~FGF #69~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leroydb 0 #12 December 13, 2004 QuoteIf we sell our house, which has tripled in value in the 3 years we have owned it. dayum... just got a house.... [probally wont triple in that ammount of time] waaaaaaaaaaaaaaLeroy ..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soulshine 0 #13 December 13, 2004 Quotefind another way to realise you dreams.... What if this is their dream? Don't take away someone's hopes...it may be all they have. Just because it is not right for you does not mean that it is not right for someone else. Not bashing here, just wanted to put it in a different perspective for ya. Bombing for peace is like fucking for virginity! ~DEVIOUS BEEF~~FGF #69~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #14 December 13, 2004 Quote...Are we crazy? Or are we just completly out of our minds? Well first off, you need to take me with you...I don't eat much and I keep a clean tent.. Second....heed to need for insurance. Third, forget any negativism....go for it if it is your dream to do so.....one of my biggest regrets is getting hooked on that bi-weekly corporate paycheck and passing up on doing the things that I really wanted to do.....after the divorce, I finally said "screw it" and jumped into skydiving with both feet (you gotta excuse me here. sometimes stuff just pops right out of my mouth . The "real world" will still be there for you if you decide to go back. Life is too short, etc, etc.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BETO74 0 #15 December 13, 2004 No you're not that's exactly how I want to spend my retirement in about 30yrs from now, always been my dreamhttp://web.mac.com/ac057a/iWeb/AC057A/H0M3.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #16 December 13, 2004 As I see it, the world is exactly backwards in one respect....retirement should come first so that you can enjoy life while you are young enough to do all the things you want to do.....working for $$$ should come last when you are too old to do anything else.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,312 #17 December 13, 2004 Why not wait a few more years allowing it's value to increase even more. Through that timeframe you could be earning ratings and gaining the knowledge to find your niche in this industry (i.e., DZO, Rigger, manufacxturer, retailer, Instructors, Big way comptetitors, etc.). Gain a solid foothold first before deciding on selling an appreciating asset. Forgive me; but being new to skydiving is kinda like a fourteen-year-old with a hard-on and anything with tits looks good. Don't care what kind of problems are associated with my actions, just want to use this thing. Spend some time ensuring that you have a true love and a mutual direction; not some infatuation that will pass after the erection goes away. 100,000 people enter this sport every year. 999,999 aren't in it for the second year. Average duration of time in the sport for the majority of skydivers is 5-7 years.Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #18 December 13, 2004 Well, we (all of us here) cant tell you what's best for you. But keep those in mind: You just started skydiving. Make sure its really what you really want to do before taking this big plunge. Find a way to do a few jumps (couple hundred) to see if you really dig this sport. As Tonto said, this sport chews and spits lots of newbie... Make sure you are ready to give up the creature conforts: thats what is the biggest issue for us... we're spoiled! lol But, its your decision! Make a good one !Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gravityizsexy 0 #19 December 13, 2004 Quote Forgive me; but being new to skydiving is kinda like a fourteen-year-old with a hard-on and anything with tits looks good. Ha! that's a good one... - For me, Im new too, but I wouldn't give up life that easy, make sure you go in (skydiving) having a well planned mindset and a stable foundation even if it takes putting off jumping for a year or more.. Thats sort of what Im doing, between equipment and ridding myself of debt. Im cutting costs everywhere to be able to satisfy my fix.. however my situation is a bit different. Like I said, this way works FOR ME... and Im happy, I get jump time here and there but nothing serious because the money just isn't there... I almost sold my car... my car!... Im glad I didn't. "'Someday is not a day in my week'" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BASE813 0 #20 December 13, 2004 QuoteQuotefind another way to realise you dreams.... What if this is their dream? Don't take away someone's hopes...it may be all they have. Just because it is not right for you does not mean that it is not right for someone else. Not bashing here, just wanted to put it in a different perspective for ya. my point is: that sometimes during your parachuting live nothing else seems to matter, when it comes down to it - alot of other things will end up mattering more than parachuting, seeing as the original poster is new in their new found passion I think selling the house to pay for it is premature and they need to hold back.................... yes it maybe their dream (at this point) but most of the time a newbie skydiver (BASE jumper) will look at things differently not too far down the road................ just trying to give my own point on things (after I almost gave up my home and job to persue skydiving and then 3 years later I dont skydive anymore!!! ) - just a thought! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #21 December 13, 2004 QuoteMy husband and I just got bit by the sky diving bug. He has 3 jumps and starting his AFF. I have 2 jumps and will start AFF soon. We currently have to work very hard to cover our San Diego mortgage along with the other high costs of living in beautiful sunny California. If we sell our house, which has tripled in value in the 3 years we have owned it. Move to AZ and pay cash for a house, we could buy a small motor home and take 6 months to a year off, touring the country checking out the drop zones. Are we crazy? Have any of you taken these kinds of steps to support your sky diving habit? Or are we just completly out of our minds? See if both of you make it past the three year mark, still loving skydiving as much as you do now. If you still feel that you waant to throw your life savings and retirement into skydiving, go right ahead, but at least you will have a better idea of what it is you are doing it for. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #22 December 13, 2004 QuoteSee if both of you make it past the three year mark, still loving skydiving as much as you do now. If you still feel that you waant to throw your life savings and retirement into skydiving, go right ahead, but at least you will have a better idea of what it is you are doing it for. Good advice my dear friend. Now how about some updated Jonah pictures. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #23 December 13, 2004 Ask yourself what you would do if after a few months you find out that skydiving is not the sport for you.May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paige 0 #24 December 13, 2004 As much as this sport can give to you it will take that away and then some if you get injured. Make sure you have medical. I moved to FL, no job, but had insurance thank god cause I broke my hip. I'd wait till you have waaaaaaaaaay more jumps than you both do to make decisions like that.Tunnel Pink Mafia Delegate www.TunnelPinkMafia.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #25 December 13, 2004 I love a saying of Kate Coopers... Unill you've been jumping for 10 years you are just a tourist. Its so true... look around the DZ to see how many people have been there for 10 years. Only one of my JM's from '99 is still around and jumping.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
