The trip you keep putting off: how many have slipped by
Trips are easy to push to next year. This counts how many slipped by while you waited, so you can pick the next one on purpose.
Your numbers
Common answers are filled in. Change the ones you know.
Typical: 1. Put in yours.
It only changes the order on your statement.
What waiting costs you
2 trips missed
About 2 trips didn't happen while you waited
That's one trip a year, for 1 year and 6 months. People say things they did, like trips, made them happier than things they bought.
Your small stepMessage the friends you'd go with today, and pick a month together.
How we worked this out
- 1 trips a year × 1 year and 6 months ÷ 12 = 1.5 trips.
- How much it matters to you: 7 out of 10. It only changes the order on your statement.
Sources
- Van Boven & Gilovich, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (2003): People said things they did, like trips, made them happier than things they bought: 57% against 34%.
How it works
We multiply the trips a year you'd like by the months you've waited.
In a well-known study, people said things they did, like trips, made them happier than things they bought: 57% against 34%.
If you'd go with your parents, we say so plainly: time with them is limited.
Sources
- Van Boven & Gilovich, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (2003): Later work found the gap is smaller for people with less money, and only covers purchases that went well.
Questions people ask
Does a trip have to be far away or expensive?
No. A weekend somewhere new counts. Pick what you'd really enjoy.
What if I'm waiting for the perfect time?
There rarely is one. Picking a month, even a rough one, makes it more real.
Putting off more than one thing?
Pick up to five and get your Delay Statement: what to do first, what can wait, and one small step for today.
Want a nudge to act on it?
The app turns what you're putting off into a short list for each day: your Top 3 and one small step at a time. It's free.
We show what waiting costs on your own plans. We never tell you what to buy or invest in. Rules and averages change, so check the official pages before you plan anything.