Five Year Fix, Five Year Plan

Merlin's_Beard

redofromstart said:

I'd start ringfencing the savings at the car savings fund till it does get to 'beyond economical repair' stage, we have had a few from the easily accessible place near the airport without problems but I've always had the funds and traded in rather than finance and private sale. 

If it came to it and I didn't have the funds ringfenced, I'd drain the emergency fund to add to trade in value + whatever I had saved (and shuffle from elsewhere if necessary). Definitely not considering finance.

You've stumped me with the easily accessible place near the airport though.

redofromstart

Cryptic crossword time.

South_coast

Motorway 🤔?

Merlin's_Beard

Finished for Christmas now! I do have to say, I've worked a 44 hour week this week and I'll work a 30 hour week next week with the BHs catching my day off and my short day, so I'm not really feeling like it's any time off at all. Better luck next year, I guess! This is where I look at everyone with an office based job and regret my life decisions.

Last two working days have followed the time honoured ritual of being either dead or crazy (this year, crazy) so I'm looking forward to a day tomorrow of no obligations before the family stuff sets in, and I'm getting all my jobs done today to make sure it happens.

Also because if I sit down I'm never getting up.

FlacosFloozie

This was always the time of year I regretted my career choice- when freinds excitedly talked about what they were going to do when the office closed for 2 weeks. I worked on call for many years at Christmas so I could have New Year to go home. I was so excited the first year I got Christmas and Boxing day off!

Mr F is going to be the most senior body in his office job between xmas and new year and all his collegues are so grateful that he's 'giving up Christmas' to work for them. They have bank holidays off, I'll be working, he works from home and the odds of there being more than one or two calls is very low...it really is a different world.

Hope you have a lovely break MB and enjoy the family time.

KajiKita

I saw a neighbour of mine last night at the traditional other neighbours’ Christmas Eve ‘do’. She works for the local council and is working Wednesday and Thursday next week, one day in the office and one day from home. As she says though, with finishing a day earlier than everyone else (how her rota landed), it being very quiet during that period and a good long weekend afterwards she doesn’t feel short changed for a break and gets two days back for when she wants them to go away 😊

Wouldn’t work for me (I really need the downtime at this time of year), but I am happy for her. 

KK

Merlin's_Beard

FlacosFloozie said:

This was always the time of year I regretted my career choice- when freinds excitedly talked about what they were going to do when the office closed for 2 weeks. I worked on call for many years at Christmas so I could have New Year to go home. I was so excited the first year I got Christmas and Boxing day off!

Mr F is going to be the most senior body in his office job between xmas and new year and all his collegues are so grateful that he's 'giving up Christmas' to work for them. They have bank holidays off, I'll be working, he works from home and the odds of there being more than one or two calls is very low...it really is a different world.

Hope you have a lovely break MB and enjoy the family time.

I am very grateful not to be lumbered with Christmas Day or Boxing Day on call (I got it a lot because no kids, despite being hours from family at the time). And I'll spare a thought for you Wednesday when the chaos hits if you're working!


Happy Christmas to all those who celebrate, and a peaceful time off to those who don't! 

rtandon27

Merry Christmas MB 🎄🤶🎅 - Wishing you a very festive season!

FlacosFloozie

Hope you had a nice Christmas MB and yes, I'm on morning and late evening consults tomorrow- bracing for the madness. I'll be thinking of you too.

savingholmes

Sorry you're not getting much of a break. Hope the time off that you do have helps.