Some people just seem to have unlimited money

elantan

determined_new_ms wrote: »

ok this year we went to Morocco in feb for 10 days - flights & accommodation was £350. I got cheap flights then booked accommodation online. I think we spent around £300 while there as everything is so cheap

we always do a sun holiday in Cornwall in the summer really don't spend very much, going for walks, going to the beach chips by the sea. I guess we probably spend around £150 spending money and the accommodation is £60 I think

We also went to Spain for 7 days in Sept and it was around £300 each and was all inclusive. We really just lounged around by the beach alot and then walking! My oh said we spent £300 each spending but I can't imagine I spent that much!

So far for next year my oh found an all inclusive deal in Tunisia for £150pp for 7 days but its leaving on the 15th and I start a new job on the 23rd so have passed on that.

We're going to Brazil in Sept - oh is Brazilian so we won't have to pay for accomm but flights are expensive. We're keeping our eye on the flights and when they are a good price we will buy them. Last year we squirrelled away any additional money - think ebay, foreign students, cash we got for signing up to banks etc -to pay for this

Lastly I have booked a 4* Hotel (saw it on the grabbit board) in Bournmouth in Feb for 2 nights including breakfast & a 3 course meal each day for £119

hths

it really does help alot thank you :T we have done a few holidays cheaply ( but they are few and far between) will need to do more research me thinks

pimento

ab.da54 wrote: »

I didn't think you could take out a mortgage without the mortgage protection insurance, so was surprised that not everyone has this.

I've had several mortgages in my time and have never had PPI. It's a rip-off.

Bella79

I suppose from the outside we seem like one of those families, we have a large new detached house, two cars etc. However what ppl dont know/realise is that the only reason we have this house is we where gifted a house from mil worth 150k that we used for our current home so a large deposit, making our morg less than most rentals. our car is 7 years old but serviced every year so in good nick, oh car we saved and brough cash for £900.

I budget EVERY month we use the cash envelope system ....... see we got this home when oh business was doing very well untill it colapsed :eek: so we have had to struggle cut the cloth accordingly, nothings selling so we cant sell take our cash and buy something smaller we have to manage somehow, oh only earns min wage now and out home is worth 250k madness total madness, !

ppl think where "posh" where not i meal plan,batch cook, look for best deals, dont have a budget for entertainment or clothes, jst make do as and when. not everything is as it seems

pleasedelete

People spend their money in different ways. When I read SOAs on here I am amazed that people spend £50 a month on sky or £300 a month on entertainment. They would probably think I was mad to spend as much as I do on going on holiday.

My brothers sky costs £70 a month (as we found out on a boozy boxing day) as he was going on about the cost of the handbag my sister had bought (as I said to him you pays your money and you takes your choice). The handbag was 5 months sky (she doesn't have sky)

We all have our own luxuries and spend in different ways.