Get £155 a week personal allowance from my deputy. Should I save some or live a good life/eat well?

williewonder · 6 January at 9:10PM

I get £155 a week personal allowance from social services which means this is for food and coffees with my support staff a week... I've been scrimping and saving my PA money every week so I'll have some savings in my own bank account but it never comes to much because I spend it anyways.. But I'm saving £755 every 4 weeks in my deputy account at social services...It looks very unlikely I will be able to travel abroad in the future because of my increasing disabilities.... Instead of saving in my own account should I use the £155 a week PA to eat better and enjoy good food and really spend well on my food budget? Should I spend £100 a week on good food just for me and use £55 a week for coffees out with my support workers?

GTR_King · 6 January at 10:42PM

You need to eat! Make sure you spend that money on food shopping to last the week what’s left spend on yourself

boingy · 7 January at 6:50AM

Save a bit and spend a bit. You're a long time dead.

M25 · 7 January at 7:34AM

No pockets in a shroud.

Auti · 7 January at 9:02AM

I would make sure I had good healthy food and money for coffees and enjoy myself - is there something you would like to learn to do? Maybe craft type, sporty stuff, photography, community things - something to enjoy. Then any spare money from food and going out could buy bits for your chosen hobbby/activity.

these are just my thoughts