DS and his holiday and refusing to bail him out

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Ds is due to go on holiday in 13 days. He has only just realised in order to travel he needs to purchase a private PCR test.

I say only just realised I’ve been telling him for months to either move the holiday or make sure he has enough money for the test.

Two days ago he could have moved the holiday (TUI) free of charge.

The holiday was cheap, but now not cheap with the added PCRs on top.

Some of his mates are now making noise about losing their money if it can’t be changed, a couple of them are still going to go and take the PCR tests they have the funds.

We are not well off financially at all, however I could bail him out and pay for the PCR tests. Part of me thinks do this, the other part of me thinks. No I told him to bloody sort it and this is a shitty way to learn the hard way but he needs to grow up.

I’m not sure why they have left it so late, I can’t even wrap my head around that. I think lead booker just thought they would lose their deposits. The holiday needs to be paid, however they haven’t paid the final payment.

Can anyone advise? Can TUI move the holiday outside the 14 days? Should I bail him out? If they don’t pay for the holiday will they be liable for the cost still.

Ah that's good that they managed to change it to next year!
However, it would be well worth sitting down and having yet another chat with your DS about monthly saving, rather than just delaying this year's situation to next year and having exactly the same problem a couple of weeks out next year as well!

I'm sure you do constantly have chats with him about money and budgeting, but get him to set a specific amount to be saved each month - sweep it into a holiday savings account or something - so he KNOWS he's got it when it comes around.

Oh thank goodness for that, I was getting rather vexed for you. Adolescents are such annoying buggers sometimes lol

I wish my MIL had let my DH learn some lessons the hard way! He still relies on me and outsources his thinking to me. I’d let him learn the lesson. It’s a valuable one that you shouldn’t rely on the women in your life to make things happen. You’re responsible for the full admin shit.