They ditched their bond to live on a cruise ship, claiming it's cheaper
This sounds too good to be true...
Can you imagine ditching all your responsibilities to go and live on a cruise ship?
Sounds too good to be true, right? Well, not exactly!
This Seattle couple are living the dream ever since they decided to switch things up.
Angelyn and Richard Burk have always loved traveling. Since May 2021, they decided to pack their suitcases and live a life of leisure.
The stress of monthly debits can be consuming. In this case, their monthly bond payments were working out to "$5,034 (R81,000) per month and $60,408 (R976,000) a year for a property valued at around $984,863 (R16-million)." (MSN)
Sounds crazy but "living on cruise ships, however, has so far cost the couple around $32,485 (R525,000). This number includes the cost of entertainment, food, transportation, gratuity, port fees, and taxes." (MSN)
This is truly baffling but big ups to them for figuring this out and going for it...
Plus they have scored many discounts since they have been on a number of cruises thus far. It's all about loyalty points when it comes to that leisure life...
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According to reports, they are are not planning to return to life on land anytime soon. And honestly, why would they?
A life of less stress and travel is definitely the answer to all our real-life financial stresses...
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