Do you dream of travelling the world? Chances are it’s a fantasy you share with your nearest and dearest, as travelling the world tops the wish-list for 39% of Irish mums and dads of things they most want to achieve before they die.
Visiting Disneyland with their kids is one of the most popular bucket list items for Irish parents, along with more exotic and adventurous goals such as travelling into space, climbing Mount Everest and Machu Picchu, swimming with sharks, learning to play the violin and mastering how to fly a plane.
The research, carried out by laya life, found that paying off the mortgage and dying debt-free (30%) rank high on the bucket list of Irish parents who are keen to relieve their spouse and kids of any financial burden upon their death. Securing income for retirement and providing for their kids is a major consideration with one in two (53%) of parents currently holding some level of life insurance.
The Bucket List for Irish Parents
– Travel the world: 39% of Irish Mums and Dads want to travel to the four corners of the globe highlighting Disneyland, NY, Las Vegas, Hawaii, Australia, Japan, Africa and Lapland among the dream destinations
– Pay off the mortgage
– Die debt-free
– Ride a motorbike across Route 66
– Own my own company/Be my own boss
– Travel into space
– Complete an Ironman triathalon
– Dance the tango in Argentina
– Send my kids to college
– Learn how to sing
– Buy a holiday home
– Get married
– Go whale watching
– Get a college degree
– Build my own house
– Go to Nashville
– Give up smoking
– Get a better job
– Win the Lotto
– Eat sushi in the Tsulciji market in Japan
– Emigrate
– Swim the Great Barrier Reef
– Skydive
– Race a sports car
