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Time to Face The Music
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alt80 said:I 100 wouldn’t buy a used bed lol.#2 Saving for Christmas 2024 - £1 a day challenge. £325 of £3662
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alt80 said:Money really does burn a hole in your pocket @RelievedSheff and I thought I was bad for the spending. 😆 Seriously, I think it makes sense to buy a new one - ultimately it’s a bed on wheels and I 100 wouldn’t buy a used bed lol.
It's not so much the money burning a hole that's the problem. It's the realisation that we don't have anything to do or look forward too so far this year with the boat gone 🤔
By this time of year we usually have all of our holidays planned out and organised. Not got a thing sorted yet for this year. I have a week off work at the end of April and not a clue what we are doing.
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@JGB1955 lol thanks for that thought very true but FML I feel ill now tbh at the thought of staying at a hotel.
@RelievedSheff are holidays a big thing for you? Suppose they must be if you’re willing to spend used AM money on a van with a bed in back lol.
Tbf I think money does slip through your fingers very easily - not two minutes after you’d sold the old stuff you’d got a new TV bought. I’m not saying I’ve been any better in the past so it’s not a criticism just something you possibly need to think about with regards to why you possibly are in debt. Def not a saint ha.0 -
alt80 said:@JGB1955 lol thanks for that thought very true but FML I feel ill now tbh at the thought of staying at a hotel.
@RelievedSheff are holidays a big thing for you? Suppose they must be if you’re willing to spend used AM money on a van with a bed in back lol.
Tbf I think money does slip through your fingers very easily - not two minutes after you’d sold the old stuff you’d got a new TV bought. I’m not saying I’ve been any better in the past so it’s not a criticism just something you possibly need to think about with regards to why you possibly are in debt. Def not a saint ha.
We had been planning to buy a TV for months. Much the same as the shed. It wasn't a spur of the moment purchase. It was planned and budgeted for, the Ebay sales just meant we could bring the purchase forward a bit.
Which reminds me. I must chase up this holiday refund so we can go and order the shed.
After the shed the next big purchase (other than the van) will be a Weber BBQ. Again we will budget for it and won't buy it until we have the money in the savings account.3 -
Holidays are a massive part of our life too. Can’t beat that feeling of looking forward to a holiday and the relaxation when you get there.I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)0
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Holidays play a big part in our lives too but you probably realised that with us having a MH! That's great news that the dealer has new, auto vans coming in late June/early July.
With your week off at the end of April do you think it might be worth having a look round other dealers to see what other layouts would be available? I know you say you've set your heart on the Benimar but I still think it would be a good idea to have a look round at what else is available.
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joedenise said:Holidays play a big part in our lives too but you probably realised that with us having a MH! That's great news that the dealer has new, auto vans coming in late June/early July.
With your week off at the end of April do you think it might be worth having a look round other dealers to see what other layouts would be available? I know you say you've set your heart on the Benimar but I still think it would be a good idea to have a look round at what else is available.
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It will be a no spends day today.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be from stores. Breakfast was cereals, the other half has taken his packed lunch to work, I am having chips and cheese wrap for my lunch and dinner tonight is peri peri pork chops with sweet potato wedges and roasted curried vegetables.
Today's jobs include:- working from home
- cleaning the kitchen
- cutting the grass (front and back gardens)
- walking the dog x 2
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I can feel a van coming soon
Hopefully you can keep it to an amount that isn't too stretching. I think I understand wanting new for this type of thing although can't really put my finger on why. As long as you can manage it with decent longer term finance it should be OK. I don't think you're people to buy on a whim and then get rid. I suppose the biggest risk is having to get rid and carrying a loss because of the new premium rather than keeping a lot of equity in it as you would with 2nd hand. Am sure you've weighed it up. If I'm reading the press right there is a general shortage of these things and you might not have too much choice anyway.
Its unusual though on the diaries a big purchase like this when you're still in the debt busting phase but you do give off safe hands vibes these days for sure.3 -
warby68 said:I can feel a van coming soon
Hopefully you can keep it to an amount that isn't too stretching. I think I understand wanting new for this type of thing although can't really put my finger on why. As long as you can manage it with decent longer term finance it should be OK. I don't think you're people to buy on a whim and then get rid. I suppose the biggest risk is having to get rid and carrying a loss because of the new premium rather than keeping a lot of equity in it as you would with 2nd hand. Am sure you've weighed it up. If I'm reading the press right there is a general shortage of these things and you might not have too much choice anyway.
Its unusual though on the diaries a big purchase like this when you're still in the debt busting phase but you do give off safe hands vibes these days for sure.
Plus it would be all of our holidays and weekends away for the foreseeable future. We found with the boat that it really isn't an expensive holiday when you take your accommodation with you.2
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