Holidays are just not worth the money

[Phonicshaskilledmeoff]

Holidays are just not worth it.

The kids are desparate to go on holiday. I struggle to see the value though. For the 5 of us an abroad holiday is about £3k minimum. I struggle to get over the cost whilst I’m there - £500 a day and I sit wondering whether it was worth it.

The kids are excellent travellers and beautifully behaved when on holiday so it’s nothing to do with them. I just think it’s insanely expensive for what you actually get.

I enjoy it whilst I’m there - how do I stop being a cheap killjoy?!

Well the flights, hotel, transfers, food, spends
seems totally reasonable to me

Individual families choosing to not fly on holiday is not going to do anything to impact global warming.

Me being vegetarian for the past 35 years hasn’t stopped the world getting hotter either.

China alone contributes 30% of the world’s carbon emissions, add in India and the US and you’re up to 50% of the world’s emissions.

If you’re not flying in order to save the planet I assume you’re also not buying anything that arrives in this country on a cargo ship or flight?

Do you put aside a monthly saving over the year ie £375? Or credit card it and pay off..? Hope not too personal an ask but always interested in the different ways people cover the big treats in life :)

We get, if we are lucky, 18 summers with our children before they've fledged and left to live their own lives.

I'd far rather take a trip and immerse them in another culture and enrich their lives than buy another "thing" that will hold their interest for a few months before probably being sent to a charity shop.

See the world through their eyes. Give them experiences and the memories will last a lifetime, for both of you.

Someone of the Facebook thread said tell them how much stuff they could have for the price of the holiday but, while it works for some things (I.e. the stated Easter eggs), you absolutely cannot compare the experiences of being on holiday with a
another dust-gatherimg possession.

We never went on holiday as kids as my mum never liked to go away. I really wish we had.

You can just say you don’t like holidays…

Look. Fly or don't fly. I'm not going to tell anybody what to do. Fill your boots. You're obviously feeling a bit guilty though, because you got very defensive with someone who wasn't even talking to you.

But for fuck's sake just stop using asinine excuses that you think are clever but obviously haven't taken a nanosecond to think through properly.

I’d misunderstood and thought OP was spending £500 a day on top of the £3000 holiday cost. OP clarified this.

thanks though

Correct - our pensions are very large. If anything we should be reducing.

This is more of feeling like I have value for money rather than being able to afford it.

Our flight was cancelled today due to the airport strikes in Italy. Instead of going through the hassle of trying to find different flights/airports, we just extended the holiday by 3 days. I love holidays!

We do a 3 bed cabin. Can be as cheap as chips! We did a cabin for a week in September about 3 years ago for 275. Then flights were about 1k for the 5 of us.
But typically we'd expect to spend about 1k per week for a 3 bed cabin.