Before you all come at me, please hear me out. I totally get how people are struggling to eat etc at the minute and impending winter is scary with energy costs! Totally get it.
I know we all have different budgets and income etc. we have a take home household income of around £35, 000. This includes my partners earnings of £32,000 before tax and others such as DLA for my son, child benefit, me carers and maintenance of his dad. We also get a small amount of tax credits.
many of my friends go on regular holidays when they don't earn anymore than us but how?!
we haven't had a holiday in 8 years. I would love nothing more than going away but it's not achievable financially even more so in current times. It's from paying for the actual holiday, spending money, fuel food and sorting kennels for our dog - or we could take her. We don't even have in date passports to go abroad. We've had a tough few years with lots of stuff going on in our personal life which I won't go into and I'd just like to escape the daily grind!
we don't go out, smoke or drink.
house is mortgaged and cheaper than rent in my area. But we've had to spend out quite a lot on house repairs. Don't have any luxuries.
I know I'm sounding pretty selfish round now complaining I don't get a holiday but where do we go wrong??
before anyone asks, we don't have sky or Netflix or whatever. No expensive phone contracts. We are in very little debt.
we don't eat out apart from an occasional McDonald's.
our utility bills are quite high which doesn't help.
I know we are likely in a better situation than most but I have a friend over the road, her partner and 3 kids, neither work (I'm not judging, just stating facts) and they go away at least twice a year! I just don't how people are affording it!
our food bills seems to be increasing week on week too! We are going over drawn month to month. There is nothing spare.
we are fortunate to live in a beautiful part of the country - on the coast which helps somewhat! But my kids had never had a holiday. My mums made me feel guilty saying all kids should go on holiday... my son has been on one in the U.K. as a toddler and my daughter hasn't had any!
Mil has been on 4 holidays this year. Maybe I am just a bit green eyed 😓