Are we the only couple who can't afford a holiday?

MessyMare

My only proper holiday this year is going to be to a VW meet down the road at Santa Pod! I'm going away with my sister and her family basically as a babysitter. I've not really got anyone to go with so I really can't be bothered- I'd rather pay off my debts and save up for a house deposit at the moment!

Teenie_D

We cant afford to go on holiday again this year either. The last holiday we had was 3 years ago when we went camping and the last holiday abroad was 5 years ago for our honeymoon.

To be honest with you I dont really mind as a child we never went abroad and our holiday was down to grans 200 miles away but thats all we needed and we didn't expect anything else.

My Dad used to say that surely it was better to see your own country first and appreciate it before going abroad and I agree with him (although yes I know it can be more expensive to do so!).
What I am looking forward to this year is spending a couple of days with my DH on our own We have taken 2 weeks off in August and for one of those weeks we have decided to keep our DD in nursery (it's only 2 1/2 days so i am not being mean she will be with us the rest of the time) not only to keep the consistency with her going to nursery up but also to give us some real desperately needed quality time together. It would be nice to go away a day but if we cant mange that it wont matter, we will be together and that is the most important thing.

nannyboo1

beebop23 wrote: »

i have managed a holiday every year for 4 years but usually end up borrowing my spending money from my parents. I recently made new friends who want me to go away with them and although i should be spending my cash on my c/c its just to tempting and i dont want tobe left out. how sad:( i will worry bout my debt later its only money. maybe thats a bad attitude but if i can keep paying my minimums for a while i can sort it out soon:D

I have been lucky in that hubby and I have had a holiday (even if it did rain all week) this year but due to finances we cannot to go anywhere in September as planned due to me having to reduce my hours at work. Luckily we are memebrs of the NT and EH so we are planning a few days out and if I can work out how Tescos vouchers work we may go to a hotel overnight (see I have learnt so much spending a day on this site already grocery challenge here I come)

Just a word of warning I would rethink worrying about your debt its only money (am I right in guessing you are young not meant in anyway to be patronising although I know it sounds it). For My 40th birthday hubby and I went on holiday and I had never been overdrawn ever in my life. We came back from the most wonderful holiday heavily overdrawn and five years later on I am still heavily overdrawn. This is one of the reasons I have come searching on here for help and advice today. I want to pay off the overdraft and be worry free.

Kate

Lottebear

I am lucky as we can afford to go away, although we have done so less, now we live together and are trying to reduce our debts.

We save money when we go away, as travel and food are our biggest expenses. We have done different types of hoilday and enjoyed them all the cheapest have been 5 star all inculsive, we tend to go as the season starts in March/April therefore work out about £350 per person, we save all year for this.

I also save thimgs like airmiles which mean going away is cheaper.

poppy10_2

Poppy9 wrote: »

I was a bit gutted that a report in the newspapers say there are thousands of unsold summer holidays and that prices are set to plummit as we booked a while ago and I hate paying more than necessary. Saying that I checked our holiday price today and it's £250 more than what we have paid.

Prices haven't fallen that much, the fall in demand has been counteracted by soaring fuel prices in the last couple of months.

I've had three foreign holidays in the last twelve months, it's my one real luxury.

arbroath_lass

Hardup_Hester wrote: »

Hubby & I have 3 weekends away in 8 years, we have no debt, we just don't have any spare cash. One of the weekends was through the Sun but it worked out a lot more expensive than £10. It was £10 per head if there were 4 people sharing, so £40 for the 2 of us, £16 linen charge & £12 for a Park pass, £68 in total.
Last month we spent a weekend in a friends caravan, £40, no running water or other facilities.

We always take our own linen (then I know it's clean) and haven't bought a park pass in years as we never used those either.

andrina_nightshade

According to the latest Tesco magazine, 2009 is the year of the stay-cation i.e. holidaying at home. (I don't normally read it - honest - but I was bored, queueing and it was free)

The article talks about taking a few days/week off work, getting out the deck chairs and just relaxing. No housework or gardening (all done in advance), just some well-deserved rest. After, by the time you've navigated airports/train stations/bus stations, changed currency, packed and re-packed your suitcases, and descended into a last minute panic over not having bought enough sun cream/t-shirts/{insert other holiday essential}, you'll need a break to recover from your holiday. A break at home, with none of this rigmarole, probably does wonders for the stress levels. (At least, that's what I'm hoping)

Poppy9

andrina_nightshade wrote: »

According to the latest Tesco magazine, 2009 is the year of the stay-cation i.e. holidaying at home. (I don't normally read it - honest - but I was bored, queueing and it was free)

The article talks about taking a few days/week off work, getting out the deck chairs and just relaxing. No housework or gardening (all done in advance), just some well-deserved rest. After, by the time you've navigated airports/train stations/bus stations, changed currency, packed and re-packed your suitcases, and descended into a last minute panic over not having bought enough sun cream/t-shirts/{insert other holiday essential}, you'll need a break to recover from your holiday. A break at home, with none of this rigmarole, probably does wonders for the stress levels. (At least, that's what I'm hoping)

What they have missed out is that it pees down with the rain everyday ~!:D

chevalier

we haven't had a holiday for a while, BUT on the other hand, we have taken the children, on treats that have cost quite a bit that they wouldn't have had if we HAD have gone on holiday.

Also having emigrated there is so much to see on day trips, so I know it is a bit different. But I agree with other people in that it seems people feel hard done by if they don't get away somewhere hot every year....

But I feel for the OP in not having a holiday at all, that is really tough. I take it you can't do the sun £10 holiday thingies?

chev

kindofagilr

I think sometimes people think holidays cost more than they do

Me and my friend got a late deal holiday a couple of years ago (like really late lol we booked it and we went 2 days later)

And it was for 2 weeks to Rhodes and it was £195 each self catering.

Some UK holidays cost way more than that.

I would always plump for a late deal holiday abroad cos you can 99% guarantee the weather is going to be nice (if you go in the main summer hols)

Ive been to London for the weekend before and spent more than I did on that holiday to Rhodes.