I think 2019 is going to be a somewhat limited family travelling year for us. I am in the middle of saving an emergency fund and I have decided to give it a big push in 2019 and hopefully reach my target of £10,000 by the end of the year. This means we probably won’t be going on any big holidays in 2019, unless I suddenly discover a lot of extra cash or my workload goes through the roof!
[Update – we saved it during the first half of the year! Read all about it at how we saved £6500 in 6 months to reach our £10k emergency fund savings goal]
I’m self-employed and so earnings are always a worry and something I feel anxious about constantly. To ease this anxiety I want to have a substantial emergency fund saved up that will cover my household contributions for several months should work dry up for me or I need to spend time finding employment.
It’s also to cover unexpected bills, such as our Mazda Bongo camper repair bills! I fear we purchased a money pit having already spent £400 on a new turbo and it now being back in the garage for over one week already with an engine problem that will cost us £1200 providing they don’t find anything else wrong in there…
Arg!
This means we probably won’t have as many luxurious holidays away as we have been in 2018 – Fuerteventura, Center Parcs and Bluestone and several smaller camping trips/nights away.
We do already have a couple of festivals booked as I purchased tickets this year to take advantage of early bird prices. So it’s great to already have something paid for to look forward to. I’d also like to go away at Christmas again if we have a great time at Bluestone this year. I’m really looking forward to our last adventure of 2018 which is a 3 night stay at Bluestone in Wales with lots of festive activities booked for the children.
I’ve got an idea of things I want to do in 2019 and I’ve asked the kids and Ben for their input too: Continue reading “Our 2019 family travel, events and days out bucket list” →
