Our HUGE Plan for 2025! 🌍✈️ Financial Goals + Budget Travel

[@raisingwildflowers]

🎉New year, new goals! What are your goals for 2025? Watch Next: 💵*Money Saving Tips for 2025* kzbin.info/www/bejne/raWQXmOBoM-Xj9k

[@TinaStefanko]

Unfortunately some people find happiness in negativity and being mean to others. I like your channel and admire your courage to put yourself out their.

[@tinascott1479]

All of the complainers and people who feel the need to be negative, they need to go on and find their own or heck make their own channel and shut up on others. This is your channel and if they don't like it, they don't have to watch it.. they need to move along!!! I can't wait to see your new adventure!!!

[@raisingwildflowers]

Thank you 😊❤️

[@annagia153]

Wow!! that’s awesome 🤩 dreams don’t just come to you.. living below your means, having a solid plan, and frugal living to make your dreams a reality!! Your family is proof that it works!! Love your channel!!

[@makeanddohandmade]

I knewwww ittttttt🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 congratulations!!!!!!!!

[@mirandatitus8115]

This is amazing! I love your channel and I spend a lot on experience as well!! We have been debt free for almost 1 year and we have our first big trip planned. We leave for Hawaii in just a few days!

[@josienn4117]

No one has a right to judge your life. It's your life and it's way too short. Enjoy it and live how you want. Looking forward to your next adventure.

[@TJ-yv3kp]

Keep being you boo❤ from Chicagoland

[@laurieadams5328]

I look forward to watching you over the next year. Have fun!

[@rachelcrossen8136]

Those are great bucket list items. I will be watching for the travel budget

[@jessicabulloch5302]

I love your new years plans ! You guys are great and I enjoy seeing the fun things you do. Just a word of wisdom from a nurse, please think about the tattoo idea a little more, I'm sure they do not have very high sanitary standards as the US does 😮. ❤

[@terrypelletti8535]

So happy for all of you 🎉

[@blueamenaa749]

Great video. People are awful, dont listen to them. God bless you.❤❤❤

[@VagabondBird]

I can't wait for videos about all your new adventures! How exciting! ❤😊

[@jennifermunn6898]

I can’t wait to see your adventures!! ❤ we love your little family ❤🎉

[@raisingwildflowers]

Thank you!! We are super excited to share! Even Asher is excited to start a channel too for this adventure lol.

[@homesteadjude]

Thailand! Super cool plan. I spent a month there 30 years ago and loved it. Just know ahead of time, sometimes as a woman, to go into temples you have to have long pants or skirt. Enjoy your adventures. The food there is so good and the people are so kind. You'll love it! So excited for you.

[@raisingwildflowers]

Thank you! I'm so excited to try the food! 😋 I am thinking of buying a local sarong when we get there for temples ... and other uses. It seems like a very efficient item to have!

[@weaverwagon6084]

I’m so happy for you and your family! Thank you for sharing your journey with us!

[@sallyapplegate4591]

Can’t wait to see the adventures!!!! Can’t wait to see the homestead grow also!!!!😊

[@katiepederson1260]

So inspirational! I don't have kids (yet) but hope that if I do ever have kids I will be brave and travel and show them the world!

[@tammyhewes6001]

Truly inspiring! You challenge me to think outside the box, thank you :) Have an amazing time, can’t wait to see your adventures! Love your channel!!!

[@lisajenkins8459]

so so happy for you!!! Cant wait for more videos

[@SweetTreatsBakery-CCP]

Thailand is beautiful. You will love it! I believe it is good for people to go to other countries and see how other people live. We have traveled all over the world. It has made us understand different cultures, governments, and the way people do life . Not everyone is so consumed with stuff, working constantly, or stressed out like in America.

[@raisingwildflowers]

Yes! I completely agree 😊

[@SweetTreatsBakery-CCP]

I would love to move back overseas.

[@tomlangley6969]

I would love to see how you research your travel adventures. Very excited about your next adventure especially with a toddler. ❤ Michelle in Australia

[@raisingwildflowers]

Yes! We will share how we are planning everything and tips we learn along the way. We have done SO much research - that is one of our favorite things to do😆

[@jenniferwise7975]

Yay! Thailand is wonderful! You can knock off a few bucket wishes in Phuket. We struggled to spend the $180 USD we had changed to Thai BHT while we were there last summer. There is island hopping, a massive Buddhist temple, elephant sanctuaries, etc. Can’t wait to follow your journey. 😊

[@kathleensmith6200]

How exciting! One of my old exchange students travels frequently to places in southeast Asia because it's so inexpensive and she says the people are so nice.

[@adrianadarnell]

Happy New Year 🎆 my husband and I live in Atlanta Ga and this year we had a wonderful experience going to Mexico 🇲🇽 for 4 months and was amazing! Don’t be afraid to be rich on experience also ❤

[@mtsxxxi]

I’m from Myanmar, a less known country neighbor of Thailand. I know politics is not very good there but please consider visiting there at least the capital which is 30 mins fly away from Bangkok. You won’t regret it

[@bellaTaylor4946]

So happy for you Katie ❤

[@raisingwildflowers]

Thank you!! ❤️

[@jenm692]

So excited for you! Some incredible plans xx

[@GrannyLinn]

I feel a good year coming on!

[@siobhanod]

Katie so proud and excited for all to come in 2025

[@raisingwildflowers]

Thank you ❤️

[@cjengland2365]

Hopefully the passport process is quicker now. Mine took almost 3 months. Have fun! Ypu deserve it for sure.

[@rangersbaseball8956]

Your your bucket list sounds awesome hope you and your family have a great 2025 Katie

[@raisingwildflowers]

Thank you! I hope you do too 😊

[@tessramos8828]

I applaud You Katie and Asher for having the courage to pursue your dreams 💫 God Bless

[@raisingwildflowers]

Thank you ❤️

[@cherylaldridge8764]

Looking forward to your travels!

[@jayneanderson8057]

How fun,,,my favorite kind of travel,,,,unplanned go with whatever happens,,it is so much more fun than pushing through a itinerary

[@user-mm6xi3er5u]

Yep, it took 6 months to my well drilled last year. My suggestion for investments is precious metals, gold and silver, crypto ( BTC, ETH, XRP), these assets will hold or increase in value compared to inflation over time. Additionally, real estate is a hard asset but more subject to price fluctuations, as I am sure you are aware. The wealthy own real estate and a lot of it. Think farmland, hunting land, rental properties. All passive income producing. Have fun abroad. I am planning to travel abroad this coming year also. Finishing my house first though. Started in June 2023. Building it by myself, no mortgage. Planning to get a CO next month, but will still have trim and painting to complete.

[@nancykaufman1645]

Happy New Year ❤

[@raisingwildflowers]

Happy New Year to you too! ❤️

[@teeadvocate]

Hooray!! Super excited for your adventures. We love to travel abroad and try to go yearly.

[@patticurry565]

I look forward to following you on your latest adventure!

[@sagenozko9317]

Amazing!!! Can’t wait to watch you travel. I lived in Switzerland from 18-20 years old. It is amazing to see how people in other countries live their lives. I am so grateful for that experience. Best of luck. It will be amazing.

[@raisingwildflowers]

Switzerland is so beautiful! We would love to go there one day.

[@sagenozko9317]

@ I was very lucky to go to an American college there for two years. The most amazing part was most of my friend spoke 7 languages at smash so when we traveled it was always easier to have them to be able to communicate. No one would speak English to me until I learned Italian. The locals were great but needed me to know their language even though they could speak English. So excited for you!!

[@alysonwallace6600]

Cant wait to see Asher's channel about your travels.

[@ayela562]

So excited for you !!! I’m really looking forward to watching your adventures ❤

[@ClairenParkerontheRoad]

Oh this is great! I'm so excited for you guys!!

[@shannonalvaradowellness8543]

Excited for you and your family!

[@bakerfamilyadventures6540]

I can't wait to see your adventures! And also looking forward to Asher's channel!

[@raisingwildflowers]

Thank you!! 😁

[@bikeangel05231]

This sounds exciting!!

[@bethledger6401]

How exciting!

[@kathrynlongstaff8298]

Hi Katie - you'll love it. SE Asia is amazing. Can I put Laos on your radar, specifically Luang Prahbang. Beautiful. There is a travel company called Intrepid. They are backpacking tours. Weve done a few trips with them when younger and we really trudt there route planning. They might be useful to you as well. They tend to focus on the experience, not showy just authentic. We are off to Borneo this summer and using one of their itineraries to help understand route, distance and practicalities. Best of luck with the planning. We did a 17hr flight with my 20month old to NZ on our knees... stickers were a lifeline and a lot of snacks.

[@raisingwildflowers]

Thanks for all the suggestions! I will look up Intrepid. Borneo is definitely on our list and I will do more research on Laos! 😁

[@PaulJ-et4on]

Your vacation plans sound great. I'm exnavy and have been around the world 1 1/2 times, but i haven't been to Thailand. Don't listen to the armchair, nay sayers who haven't been anywhere or done anything. If you built a church, half of the people would tell you that you're building it wrong, and the other half would tell you that you're building it for the wrong religion. You guys are doing just fine. I enjoy watching your videos and seeing what you're doing. As I occasionally say, go go go. Lol 😆

[@CentsibleLivingWithMoneyMom]

I hope you get to hold a baby sloth. I am excited for your plans.

[@raisingwildflowers]

Oh man, me too! I would cry ❤️😆

[@lilly6766]

Do a taped talk about the membership etcetera and put it in most videos. ❤

[@amycolucci6769]

Sounds so fun. I would much rather do that and I’m miserable 9 to 5 in healthcare lol

[@bunnobear]

Oh wow how cool, we have done so many of your bucket list items, south east Asia is wonderful for cheap travel. Have you looked at hiking in the Himalayas? We did that on our own and it was very cheap and the views were just amazing. India is also an amazing country to visit, hard travelling but so worth it. I am so excited to travel along with you guys :)

[@raisingwildflowers]

We have considered both of those! The heavy hiking might need to wait until our 2 year old can hike longer distances because carrying is exhausting at this point 😆 India on this trip is a definite maybe! It seems overwhelming but I think I just need to do a bit more research on the right places for us. Local Indian food is a huge motivating factor lol.

[@bunnobear]

@@raisingwildflowers it would be very cheap to hire a sherpa to carry your two year old, the Thai street stalls are amazing for food, I am so excited to relive our adventures through your videos :)

[@nt6719]

I knew someone who went on an African Safari about 15 years ago. She said if someone wanted to do that it would be better to do it as soon as possible because they would have more animals to see. This may be something you want to research and decide how soon you want to do it.

[@raisingwildflowers]

I think that is great advice. Seeing animals is one of our focuses on this trip. Because, sadly, many may not be here in the future 😞

[@janicemunro2458]

When you achieve the goals you have set then will you be sharing what you have done to get there?

[@raisingwildflowers]

Yes! I am working on a video today on how exactly we will afford to travel. Let me know if there is anything else you would specifically like to see! I am also thinking of doing a video on everything we are doing to get prepared to travel, the steps we are taking in our planning that will save us money, how we will make money while traveling, and maybe a what we are packing video (we will be traveling super light).

[@janicemunro2458]

@@raisingwildflowers That's great thank you. i will look forward to it.

[@ClairenParkerontheRoad]

I would love to go to one of those night markets.

[@raisingwildflowers]

It's ridiculous how excited I am about all the super cheap street food at the night markets 😆

[@LaRuby-d2v]

You guys want to be digital nomads 👍🏻

[@raisingwildflowers]

I guess we kinda will be while we are traveling! 🗺️

[@Shobyw]

I will recommend far east for travel- different culture, different people and also reasonable

[@Shobyw]

I went to Thailand just last month and it was great

[@Shobyw]

Let me know if you want to know anything as I have been multiple times

[@raisingwildflowers]

Thank you! We would love to visit just about everywhere eventually! Where are you from?

[@Shobyw]

@@raisingwildflowers I am from Pakistan

[@Shobyw]

@ you can visit my vlog for some recent videos I made at Hua Hin, Bangkok and pattaya. I did not visit temples and other tourist spots as I had done that on my several visits before. You should visit kanchanaburi for some very good nature spots around it like Erawan water falls etc

[@tonijackson2094]

My family flew to Thailand this past summer, and the flight there and back was so miserable that I don't wanna fly anywhere ever again. Lol

[@raisingwildflowers]

Yeah, we are a little worried about it lol. I think we are going to break it up into a few days. That may make it worse or better, IDK honestly 😆 How did you split your flight up? Maybe that will help us make a decision 🙃

[@billiebluesheepie2907]

I’m also desperately trying to save, so buying a membership isn’t an option for now. I would be interested to know if you have a membership to anyone else, and how many do other people have - I used to have 12 (about £70 a month) but I have had to really cut back because I needed to spend a lot on repairs. I’ve made some good money this past month from making kits, and selling them to people so they could give them as presents - nice food/snacks and craft supplies sold best, the last things to go were bath stuff/cosmetics, I don’t think I would do them next year, but the others definitely. Best for profit were an indoor s’mores kit, containing a tin of chafing fuel, matches, marshmallows, chocolate biscuits and wooden skewers in a nice box, cost £3 and sold for £10!

[@lorraineemmans1088]

Looks like a wonderful trip. Are you just going to Thailand or to some of the other countries you mentioned too?

[@raisingwildflowers]

We will go to other countries, but still working on a plan. We are thinking Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, maybe India, Sri Lanka, and/or Greece.

[@tessramos8828]

@@raisingwildflowersHello Katie 🌻 My nephew had a great time in Vietnam 🇻🇳 He learned so much . . Experience of a lifetime

[@raisingwildflowers]

@tessramos8828 Thailand and Vietnam are the 2 countries we are definitely going to. I know Thailand gets a lot more attention, but I think I may be more excited about Vietnam 😊

[@caballefam]

​@@raisingwildflowershello Katie, I'm so happy Philippines is one of the choices. I'm from Philippines in an province called Bohol which is very famous for tourists, too. We just had our recent vacation last July and our kids, 6 and 4,enjoyed it a lot. Excited to see your adventures. Palawan is very beautiful, too. We had our honeymoon there 8 yrs ago

[@esteeb42]

Tried to join the live chat not sure if I couldn't because I'm not a member of something.. I have watched your Channel for years but I cannot afford to join any memberships

[@raisingwildflowers]

You don't need to be a member to watch - I am not sure what happened! I am sorry it wouldn't let you join 😞 Definitely don't feel like you need to join my membership - I 100% understand ❤️

[@Ross_Will]

You fell back into the matrix. Paying rent and posting daily to make cash. Life is a trip.

[@esteeb42]

Daily?🤔.. it seems you fell into the troll Matrix.

[@raisingwildflowers]

Interesting perspective on a video about leaving the country to travel SE Asia. I mean, our life will literally be a trip ... to Thailand 😆

[@nicoleg7194]

Everyone has bills. 🤷‍♀️ You’ve never said you’re trying to live bill free… unless I missed that. And you plan to post weekly. That’s not a strict work schedule. I’m not sure why this guy is commenting this. I hope you guys enjoy the trips. Will the girls be going to? The only country I’ve been to is Canada. So not far. Though most people in my family haven’t traveled outside of the US (or even had passports) so I’m still fortunate I was able to do that.

[@myday2704]

How exciting!