When an unexpected expense ruins plans temporarily

Chrysanthemum5

Thanks everyone thanks for letting me rant!

Husbands glasses have just broke so that's another expense now not prepared for arghhhhh will I ever get a head start on this

crazy_cat_lady

I find that these things tend to happen in groups of 3 or 4 things at once then all goes quiet for a while. x

Sharon87

I've got a situation coming up which means spending more money, as oppose to paying off my credit cards - my landlord wants the house back to renovate so I have to find somewhere else to live... So moving costs and possibly an increase in rent or travel costs to work or gym, or increase in gym costs if I can't find somewhere nearby.

I moved here only a year ago and wanted to stay a bit longer before I moved, which is really annoying! My previous places I've lived in I have been there for 2.5-3 years before moving.

thriftychick

There's no such thing as a quiet month! I agree that there is nothing more important than your children so you've definitely done the right thing.

I think an emergency fund is the way forward...getting it together is difficult though!

GwylimT

Our bed broke on Monday, as my wife is disabled she has to have a special bed, so until our new one arrives we are having to rent a specialist bed at £30 a day!

Bobarella

GwylimT wrote: »

Our bed broke on Monday, as my wife is disabled she has to have a special bed, so until our new one arrives we are having to rent a specialist bed at £30 a day!

Gosh that seems hideously expensive. Sorry to hear that. Do you know how long you might be waiting?

katy_ann

I hate unexpected costs My car died last month, it was so old, it only went for £55 scrap metal and then I had to PAY £75 to cancel my insurance I had just built up a little savings aswell, then boom, its gone!

Bobarella

katy_ann wrote: »

I hate unexpected costs My car died last month, it was so old, it only went for £55 scrap metal and then I had to PAY £75 to cancel my insurance I had just built up a little savings aswell, then boom, its gone!

We got stung with an insurance cancellation fee too when our car, which we'd only had for 6 months although it was about 10 years old, developed a terrible oil leak that we had a quote for around £900 to fix, plus the garage weren't even sure that would be the end of the costs. As the car only cost £1600 we cut our losses but as we'd borrowed the cash it was a horrible lesson to learn. So we had no money for a new car. Plus had to pay off the money. And then the insurance told us we'd have to pay to cancel. Yuck and yuck. We've been car free through choice for over a year now. Horrid expensive things!

GwylimT

Bobarella wrote: »

Gosh that seems hideously expensive. Sorry to hear that. Do you know how long you might be waiting?

Six to eight weekd as they are made to order on the individuals spec! Thankfully we only need a new mechanism so the actual replacement arriving wont be expensive.

Bobarella

Oh lord how expensive in the meantime. I hope it will be nearer the 6 weeks than the 8.