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Would you rather have a fancier house or more holidays?

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londonldn · 04/07/2019 12:56

Just pondering.

Looking at moving house at the moment due to hateful neighbours.

If I stay put in our (mid terrace, small but perfectly comfortable) house, we could afford to spend £5k plus for holidays each year. If we move we can have a lovely home, but won't be able to afford to holiday much (probably every second year).

What would you choose, given the choice?

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TheRLodger · 04/07/2019 18:46

I would say house. I get 11 weeks holiday a year. But don’t get paid all that much . As my contract is 46 weeks a year. So would rather have 6 or 8 weeks of holiday a year instead then be able to get on the property ladder

Blinkingblimey · 04/07/2019 18:46

Ooooo - we’ve done this😁. We holiday in UK 1 week a year but live in a darn nice house. I find it positively 😱 the amount people will spend on one week of their year versus the other 51!! I can see that with just 2 of you the extra space is prob unnecessary though hence your dilemma. Def don’t report or put anything in writing to the neighbours if you’re looking at selling soon!!

ValleyoftheHorses · 04/07/2019 19:05

I’d prioritise holidays over house, but not if I were unhappy in the house. If your neighbours are making your life miserable then that’s different.

user1493413286 · 04/07/2019 19:06

House for me as I would find more daily enjoyment in that

notanotherfucker · 04/07/2019 19:06

Why would people prioritise holiday over house? Just curious, it's one or two weeks a year vs the other 50 🤔

KennDodd · 04/07/2019 19:23

notanotherfucker
I care very little for material things and the house I live in is fine.

KennDodd · 04/07/2019 19:24

Fine for me, I should add, others might be less happy with it.

dinnerpartyhell · 04/07/2019 19:28

House with awful neighbours

dinnerpartyhell · 04/07/2019 19:28

Holiday if lovely neighbours.

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