This is an excessive amount of holidays /nights away isn't it?

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In a year ,this is a ridiculous amount in 12 months ....I understand a few but there becomes a point where is silly
Edinburgh,Lake district ,Newcastle x2 ,York,Gran Canaria ,Ibiza ,Barcelona and Cyprus
In 12 months !

I never even consider that stuff …..it’s gonna happen anyways🤷‍♀️

We go away every month for a minimum 2-3 night break, UK and Europe.
Love our home and area where we live thank you! Love going away though!
This year have booked 5 UK breaks so far...plus 6 trips to London.

YOLO. Life is for living and all that !

Such as? I don’t ever think I’ve said this on here before to anyone… but you sound jealous.

Says who!?

Unless they're then asking you to borrow money or obviously struggling and asking your advice, it's absolutely none of your business.

The UK trips seem perfectly normal and reasonable- to visit friends, weekends for sightseeing etc.
Assuming the overseas trips are being done by air and are all separate I’d be concerned about the carbon footprint. But it’s still only one holiday per quarter.

And may not even be weekends. Weekday travel can be cheaper, especially if you're in a position to do it during term time.

Jealous much?

I love Newcastle.

My DD went to uni there and I love going and staying by the beach in either tynemouth or Whitley bay.

Great place for a holiday

I might not be able to resist laughing at her and pointing out the obvious if she went on to complain about being skint, but can't imagine keeping a tally of someone else's trips away from home.

What's the issue?

Is she in debt?

4 trips to Europe in 12 months! And the issue is? Oh crikey, she's been to Newcastle twice, the Lakes, Edinburgh and York. If she loves in Cornwall, that's quite far to go; if she lives in Durham, not so much.

I'm always surprised at how little of the UK most Brits have seen.

How old is she and what are her circumstances?

It depends. If she is young and he is going halves, fine.
If she is 30+ and financially stable with a house, fine.
if she is funding it all, not fine.
if she has no rainy day savings, less fine.

Why would it bother you if somebody was using inherited money to travel? It's not your business.

Sounds fab. I was doing this in the early days of my relationship. It was amazing fun and I was young.
Now 2 kids and one divorce later sadly....
Let her enjoy herself. Life is short.

This is less than one trip a month, so to be honest I think she could do much better in 2025 :)

Completely agree with this - but there’ll be loads on here that don’t & will try & justify their POV I’m afraid.

Doesn't sound like it's any of your business OP. Also comes across as a bit of jealousy

We've done more than that some years

Is she asking you or family for money to pay for this? If not I’m the nicest way possible it’s non of your business

It would depend on how much they had inherited tbh.

And how tax works is everyone's business.

Define 'excessive'. Is there a medically approved recommended maximum number of nights away from home, akin to the recommended maximum calorie or alcohol intake, or sunlight exposure? Would it be on the NHS website?

Or they are just interested in stuff/places/history/art. What an unpleasant attitude. My home life is lively thanks. Still like to get away.

I'm reading this while eating breakfast at the airport as I head off for a week. I had a long weekend away in December too.

I've no kids, a fairly well paid job, I rent my spare room out to a lodger so my house is secure in my absence and that's disposable income.

After a couple of life threatening health scares, I've decided so see as much of the world as I can. There's no-one that is waiting to inherit from me, so I'll spend my money on doing exactly what I want.

You need to MYOB.

I disagree.

I suspect the OP is home all the time with two small children and a shit partner.