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20th January 2016
10:52am GMT
"We didn’t need that stuff," Garrettt told People about the couple's decision to not go on a spending spree with the cash. "We were young, healthy and really didn’t need much of anything. So we started joking about putting our money in savings, selling everything and using those funds to travel the world."
What followed was a bucket list, a giant yard sale (where they got rid of all their belongings, except two boxes of photos and diaries) and a one-way ticket out of there."The goal is to create a life we don't need a vacation from." ??? Anyone from UTAH!? @garrettgee will be speaking on BYU campus 1 week from today! We will all be there to support him if you want to attend and come say hello!! It will be JAN 19th at 3pm in the Business Building in the main auditorium (252 TNRB). Come say hi!! You can help me and the kiddos cat call during his speech ??? /// #family #adventure #chiangmai #thailand #byu #utah #travel /// @dharadhevichiangmai @beautifuldestinations @dailyparenting @chatbooks @mormonchannel @childhoodunplugged @brighamyounguniversity A photo posted by The Bucket List Family (@thebucketlistfamily) on
Since then, the family have travelled around the South Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and Indonesia. They have dived with humpback whales in the Pacific Ocean, run along white sandy beaches in Fiji and taught their son, Manilla, to walk in Tonga.
But before you start hating them for their incredible luck and charmed existence, know that the family have also made their bucket list about people not as fortunate as themselves. They have already given a family of five, who were going through tough times, a free trip to Disneyland, offered to pay for people's surgery and have many more altruistic actions planned for the next few months.Little @dorothyseven made a new friend. He's Australian ? /// Link to video in profile /// #family #faith #friends #adventure #portmacquarie #australia #kangaroo /// @portmacquarie @kateandjames_shop @freshlypicked @canonaustralia @breehawaiii A photo posted by The Bucket List Family (@thebucketlistfamily) on
"As a family, we’ve been very blessed to see the world together and we’re always looking for special ways to share with others,’ they explain on their blog.
Of their decision to take time out for a while, Garrett says: ‘We’ve learned to find happiness with less, and we’ve become more open-minded and open-hearted.’ ‘We’ve learned about other cultures and where they seek happiness. Good, happy people, I’ve learned, come from everywhere.’"Scary Faces" ??? /// We had to get creative with costumes this year. The best we could do in a foreign country on a travel budget ☺️?☺️ /// Sunday = NEW VIDEO on our YouTube channel : link in profile ??? /// #halloweenweekend #superscary #family #travel #adventure ? @breehawaiii A photo posted by The Bucket List Family (@thebucketlistfamily) on
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