Recession proof your hols and buy a cheap caravan - thats what we did. Just over 3k, good nick, plenty of years in her. Love camping but her indoors wouldnt go for it that much - or at least not with kids.
Bringing it abroad at end of this week, total cost of hol (before fuel & food etc. - & lets face it we were planning on eating even if we never went) is about €750 for 2 adults & 2 kids.
Ok its a bit of a dollop in 1 year but if we even go abroad once more with it we'll have pretty much saved the price of it as compared to flying, car hire & hiring a mobile home which we did last year. Plus you have Irish hols for buttons & a weekend "home" if you have appropriately situate parents or in laws you can leave it with.
While obviously not wanting to encourage anyone into debt they cant handle, I've kind of been in the mode of "make a few capital purchases while things are cheap & I can afford it, tomorrow might bring a set back but you'll have the spending done so can batten down the hatches". Not too bad financially at the minute (always a "worrier" so never splashed it) &maybe thats why that policy kinda makes sense to me but I'm not sure its very widely applicable.
Bringing it abroad at end of this week, total cost of hol (before fuel & food etc. - & lets face it we were planning on eating even if we never went) is about €750 for 2 adults & 2 kids.
Ok its a bit of a dollop in 1 year but if we even go abroad once more with it we'll have pretty much saved the price of it as compared to flying, car hire & hiring a mobile home which we did last year. Plus you have Irish hols for buttons & a weekend "home" if you have appropriately situate parents or in laws you can leave it with.
While obviously not wanting to encourage anyone into debt they cant handle, I've kind of been in the mode of "make a few capital purchases while things are cheap & I can afford it, tomorrow might bring a set back but you'll have the spending done so can batten down the hatches". Not too bad financially at the minute (always a "worrier" so never splashed it) &maybe thats why that policy kinda makes sense to me but I'm not sure its very widely applicable.