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Sounds like a good weekend 😊I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.
Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
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The hidden London trips sound amazing. We sailed past Battersea along the river and it looked lovely with all the lights out in November when we were in London.January spends - £587.584
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Agree that holiday cottage prices have just gone crazy, @EssexHebridean. We've pushed the boat out on booking one for my big birthday, but it wasn't our first choice - though is bigger & will be fab, I know. The small apartment we intended to book has a sea view & we have stayed several times before at a similar time of year not all that many years ago. It used to be under £500 for a week & while lovely, isn't top luxury spec or anything, then it went up to over £600 & we weren't too bothered as we were mostly off camping in our tent then.....so when we had a look at the tariff for my birthday week this year, we were shocked to find that it was £1000 for the week! Well, nice as it is, it isn't worth that much. We found the cottage (bigger, same village & with a garden but no sea view) for a little less & Mr F said 'Are you sure you don't just want to pay that extra £100 for your birthday holiday?' but I declined as that is money we can be using for food while we are there. I think I was making a point really, as £1000 for a non-summer peak week's rental on a small upstairs apartment is just more than I am prepared to pay. Yes, we save up for our holidays now, they don't go on credit cards, but it's kind of the principle of the thing. I think some places have got very greedy & are taking the p*ss - it seems to have worsened during the pandemic when people couldn't go abroad so were all frantically trying to book UK cottages. Hope you find something nice at a price you are prepared to pay.
F x2025's challenges: 1) To fill our 10 Savings Pots to their healthiest level ever
2) To read 100 books (46/100) 3) The Shrinking of Foxgloves 8.1kg/30kg
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Glad you had a nice weekend
"Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee5 -
That's a huge price jump. I don't usually do cottage holidays so haven't noticed that things have gone so expensive. I guess if bills are rising, owners are feeling the pinch as well. Not great for people also feeling the cost of living increases.September 2017 Debt = £25330
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Is the price to do a lot of people using them at the end of lockdowns as they couldn't go abroad. I know caravan rentals have soared as have the prices the site owners charge the caravan owners.
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Blimey @foxgloves that’s an incredible amount of money. Wow.I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.
Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
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That's a ludicrous leap @foxgloves, good on you for saying no. It's easy to think a hundred quid isn't that much in the context of a large amount then when you say 'hold on, a hundred pounds is grub for two for a week on holiday' you realise they really are taking the mick!5
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The prices of things have gone crazy……January spends - £587.585
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Double - wow that is a steep increase!4 YEARS 10 MONTHS DEBT FREE!!! (24 OCT 2016)(With heartfelt thanks to those who have gone before us & their indubitable generosity.)...and now I have a mortgage! (23 AUG 2021)Original Date - Sept 2041 New projection - Dec 2039 (reduced by 21 months)5
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