Nettlelondon
Mouseketeer
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- Jan 10, 2013
Just checking in from the UK. Our finances are still doing pretty well, mainly because there is not much we can spend our money on! I am realising just how much we spend on eating / drinking out. But I am not sure we won't go back to it fairly quickly once we can.
DH is still working hard, and his clients are paying up pretty quickly which doesn't always happen. One of his clients has furloughed some of the team that he works with as they are able to get government support for those costs so it is cheaper to furlough the staff and just use DH as and when they have a specific need.
His clients are not expecting to reopen their offices until July at the earliest, and one is thinking they will remain fully working from home until October or November, which will save a lot in travel costs for DH, but that might be offset by the cost of all the cookies and cakes he buys when he goes out for his daily walk.
Not being able to travel, or effectively plan when we might be able to travel, is beginning to get a little frustrating but there isn't much we can do about it so it's just a case of wait and see and work on the fantasy travel list. Our government's lack of clarity on overseas travel restrictions (will we have to quarantine on our return if we do go out of the country or not) is not really helping things, particularly as they are saying "we may impose this at some point in the future" - so great, you run the risk of going somewhere without a quarantine threat but while you are away it all changes.
Both DH and I are involved in a minority sport that has an annual gathering of about 1,000 players from across the country at a holiday camp every September. We have just made the decision to cancel this, the venue is likely to only be able to take about 40% of us, we would have to have staggered mealtimes which doesn't work for the format of the competition and only about half the playing area would be available. The organising committee were worried that if we opted to cancel the association would still have to pay the full bill of about £45,000 but thankfully we have been able to negotiate that down to a maximum of £2,500 if they are unable to fully let the available space - assuming they are allowed to open. That was a big relief as the full amount of money would have wiped out all our reserves.
I had been tentatively planning a trip to WDW with some friends for Sept 2021 but I have no idea where that possibility stands now as we can't really think that far ahead. We would have been booking it about now if times had been more normal but I think we will hold off for now.
Stay safe everyone.
DH is still working hard, and his clients are paying up pretty quickly which doesn't always happen. One of his clients has furloughed some of the team that he works with as they are able to get government support for those costs so it is cheaper to furlough the staff and just use DH as and when they have a specific need.
His clients are not expecting to reopen their offices until July at the earliest, and one is thinking they will remain fully working from home until October or November, which will save a lot in travel costs for DH, but that might be offset by the cost of all the cookies and cakes he buys when he goes out for his daily walk.
Not being able to travel, or effectively plan when we might be able to travel, is beginning to get a little frustrating but there isn't much we can do about it so it's just a case of wait and see and work on the fantasy travel list. Our government's lack of clarity on overseas travel restrictions (will we have to quarantine on our return if we do go out of the country or not) is not really helping things, particularly as they are saying "we may impose this at some point in the future" - so great, you run the risk of going somewhere without a quarantine threat but while you are away it all changes.
Both DH and I are involved in a minority sport that has an annual gathering of about 1,000 players from across the country at a holiday camp every September. We have just made the decision to cancel this, the venue is likely to only be able to take about 40% of us, we would have to have staggered mealtimes which doesn't work for the format of the competition and only about half the playing area would be available. The organising committee were worried that if we opted to cancel the association would still have to pay the full bill of about £45,000 but thankfully we have been able to negotiate that down to a maximum of £2,500 if they are unable to fully let the available space - assuming they are allowed to open. That was a big relief as the full amount of money would have wiped out all our reserves.
I had been tentatively planning a trip to WDW with some friends for Sept 2021 but I have no idea where that possibility stands now as we can't really think that far ahead. We would have been booking it about now if times had been more normal but I think we will hold off for now.
Stay safe everyone.
but i guess that's what happens when mortgage rates hit all time lows (my credit union is offering 15 year fixed at 2.875%
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