Buying timeshares- is it a good investment?

 Most people would not consider buying timeshares as good investment because good investment means making money and we all know that timeshare doesn’t do that. However at the time when I bought my first timeshare, which was nearly 10 years ago, I wanted to see how buying a timeshare could be a good investment, for instance, will it at least going to save me the money I’m going to spend anyway? I began by factoring 30 good years of travel, what would that cost be for that amount of time. Then comparing between with and without owning to determine which would cost less. In the end it was far less to own, so I bought.

 The funny thing about it is was I was never a big on traveling. Saving money and getting ahead matter me the most. But then I began to evaluate my yearly accomplishments. What I kept seeing was a person who was hard working go-getter but that was the extent of it. I didn’t have anything else to show for other than working my but off and that bothered me.

 Learning to have fun with my timeshare

 Its so easy to lose track of time especially when you love the work that you do but, I began to realize that making time to do other things is just as important. My timeshare has helped me to just that. Add to the fact that I have to pay the annual maintenance fee whether I use it or not was also a good motivator to use it.

Having Fond Memories

 There are so many fond memories I now have from my timeshare travels that hard work and no play has become a thing of the past. This year I used my points going on several short trips. My fondest moment was at Hilton Hawaiian Village. Couple of my closest friends and I decided to go there to celebrate Valentines Day somehow it ended up becoming a weekend escapade. We went out dancing till wee hours of the night, we drank so much, thank goodness we cabbed it, spend the following day baking under the sun, what we were trying to do was sweat out the alcohol from the previous night.  Then enjoyed teppanyaki dinner at the end of the day. Our trip was packed with so many silly and hilarious memories that when it was time to leave we made a pack to do this again as soon as possible.

 Giving as gifts to people that means a lot to me

  I enjoy giving my points as gifts. My work takes up large portion of my time, which limits me from spending it with those that are dear. Using points just to express my gratitude to friends has been worth it. My dear friend Ian wanted to do something special for his parents for their 40^th anniversary this year. I offered to use my points to put them up at a beautiful beachfront resort as a gift. They got to enjoy a fabulous 2-bedroom suite overlooking the famous Waikiki beach. The reason I got them the 2-bedroom suite was so that Ian could be with them. However Ian never got to because his parents were too involved with celebrating their anniversary by themselves.

 Although buying timeshares may not be the smartest investment, I don’t regret spending a single dime on buying mine. Buying timeshare was a good investment, I only regret not buying it sooner.

 Bonnie