Best: Taking up scuba diving. We've travelled all over the world to pursue this hobby.

Worst: Not moving right after marrying DH. Independant of family!

One of the best: Asking my girlfriend to marry me 27 years ago - feels like yesterday!

By far the worst: agreeing to let her mother move in with us 6 years ago - feels like 100!

Best decision: Moving out of the city and into the "country"

Worst: Buying a house during the housing boom and being strapped by an outrageously expensive mortgage.

A good one: Realizing we didn't *have* to remain in our 'starter home' (after 30 years). Also glad we built all new in a nicer, quieter town.

A bad one: Refusing to over-ride my DH's refusal to take my mother into our home during the year she was dying of leukemia. (He regreted it too. He loved her, but he has been terrified of illness since a difficult childhood.)

Best - Having kids

Worst - Can't think of it right now - there are several
though. :)

Worst: Not pursuing my dream of going to advertising/art school. My parents wouldn't have any part of it, but I should have got a student loan and went anyhow.

Best: Not sure I've made that one yet. lol

Worst decision: Rushing through my childhood. Wanting to grow up so fast; got a job and married TOO early. My life was like the movie "13 going on 30". Just wanting to be an adult and missing the fun kid years.

Oh, and smoking. I started smoking because it made me feel mature. Yah, now I have emphysema. That was a dumb decision.

Best decision: My 2 ex's. Even though the relationships didn't last, I learned so much from them. Each one taught me something different about life and myself. Both are amazing in their own way and I'm different because of it. I've become stronger and more resilient. I've learned to treat people better and not take advantage of situations. I learned that I'm best being single with 2 dogs, but grateful for the experiences.

Best - going to college with a career goal of doing something that would prevent me from ending up financially dependent on a man

Worst - nothing really comes to mind - I've been kind of dumb at times but it wasn't really a case of "decisions" it was more a case of being immature

Best: Moving to Iowa 4.5 years ago.

Worst: Moving to Oregon in 1999.

Best - Leaving a banking career after 12 years as it was killing me with the stress. (Although if I had been able to stick it out my retirement fund would sure be a lot healthier than it is now)
Worst - not buying a piece of property in my little home town when I received an inheritance in the 80's.
Live and learn....
Suzan J

Best: Going to college & having a career, then retiring young enough to thoroughly enjoy it.

Worst: Selling our mobile home to my sister when she was in a bad situation, along with a long list of other things I did trying to help her out from her bad decisions.

Best - Going back and trusting an old friend to do right by me.

Worst - Losing my trust and not confiding in same person 2 decades earlier.

Lots of bests--sticking it out in college and earning my degrees. Designing a financial plan and savings program with my new DH 45 years ago and sticking to it. That let us put 3 kids through college who graduated debt free.

many bests, as i am ultra analytical/critical of each and every decision lol. a few are: buying my orlando house on my own 10 yrs ago, before the real boom, starting a 401K at 19, moving to orlando 13 yrs ago, taking a leap of faith meeting my now dh thru the gardenweb lol.

worst probably would be that i worked my way thru college, instead of getting loans. i was influenced by my parents' opposition to a loan of any sort (equaled financial weakness to them). i would have had a real college experience but then who knows how my life might not be the way it is now (which i am very very happy with:-))) ~ liz

Best decision...waiting 15 years after marrying to have a baby.

Worst decision...raising horses for so many years.

Best -- marrying my hubby 42 years ago, having our 3 kids and now 8 grandkids... Life is good!

Worst - Can't really think of any....

Best~~~~~~~~~ buying a one story house,really loving that decision these days,now that i'm in my 70's with bad knees and dh has a bad back.Actually buying this house period was the best.We were young,dumb and knew nothing about the process.DH was still in the marine corps,and we knew we wnted to retire here in S.Ca.This house is a ranch,we paid 12,500.00 for it,has a big front and back yard ,with an ocean view,and a canyon behind us that's enviromentally protected.We've been in it for 43 years this coming july.

Worst~~~~~~~~~Can't think of any.
Kathi

Best - marrying my dh; 29 years and still going strong! :)

worst - marry my dh BEFORE i went to college!!!

Best - living within our means

Worst. Listening to hubby when he said I didn't need to work because he made plenty of money. Now when it is getting closer to retirement age, I know that was a big mistake.

Best decision? Moving to Washington, DC.

Worst decision? Moving to Washington, DC.

I moved down here for the job and for love.

I have an excellent job, one that is far better paying than anything I would be able to find were I still living back home.

But I really, really don't like it down here.

The best decision...breaking up with my boyfriend at 22 and leaving home to become a flight attendant then finding the man of my dreams 3 weeks after I started flying...That was 32 years and one marriage ago...

I can't think of any bad decisions...I know I've made some...but I've got a terrible case of CRS right now!

Best Decision - Divorcing 1st Husband

Worst Decision - Marrying 2nd Husband

best decision.. probibly sticking with hubby of 40+ years, even through troubled times..and living conservative,with in our means ( for the most part..)
as for bad, nothing really comes to mind, I believe we experence things in life for a reason.