stock photo If you’re in a hole, stop digging – it’s true of most things, and it’s certainly true of debt. So maybe The Times brought us good news when it announced that 58% of Britons were planning to cut back on their summer holidays, and 19% cancelling their summer holiday plans altogether. Maybe it’s encouraging to see people re-prioritising, keeping their money for essential things like rent, food and petrol. On the other hand, it’s worrying to see so many cutting back on their holidays. Holidays might not be ‘essential’, but many of us see them as an important annual tradition: a reward for a year of hard work and a way to relax and ‘recharge the batteries’ before returning to the realities of bills, debts and work. It’s hard not to wonder how many people aren’t choosing to economise, but cutting back because they simply have no choice. read more ...
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stock photo If you’re in a hole, stop digging – it’s true of most things, and it’s certainly true of debt. So maybe The Times brought us good news when it announced that 58% of Britons were planning to cut back on their summer holidays, and 19% cancelling their summer holiday plans altogether. Maybe it’s encouraging to see people re-prioritising, keeping their money for essential things like rent, food and petrol. On the other hand, it’s worrying to see so many cutting back on their holidays. Holidays might not be ‘essential’, but many of us see them as an important annual tradition: a reward for a year of hard work and a way to relax and ‘recharge the batteries’ before returning to the realities of bills, debts and work. It’s hard not to wonder how many people aren’t choosing to economise, but cutting back because they simply have no choice. read more ...