The anonymous woman was left feeling “upset” with her husband when he surprised her with a £3,000 holiday. Now she turned to parenting website Mumsnet to share the situation
If you’re completely honest with yourself, you’d probably love to be on holiday right now – but at what cost?
One woman was left feeling “upset” with her husband when he surprised her with a holiday because of the way he’d decided to pay for it. He’d picked up on the fact his wife was down as she faced a lot this year, so wanted to surprise her with a massive holiday – but he didn’t have the means to pay for it.
When she found out he’d put the £3,000 holiday onto a credit card, she was annoyed – because he’d been made redundant earlier in the year and so she knew that he wouldn’t be able to pay for it.
Taking to Mumsnet, she complained she was “upset” with her husband “over [his] credit card holiday purchase”.
The woman said she’d “lost sleep over this” situation because her “husband has paid for a £3,000 holiday (all inclusive) with a credit card. He was made redundant in May and doesn’t have a job at the moment,” she explained.
She claimed they “don’t have much” in savings, and what they “do have” has been keeping them afloat while her husband searches for a new job.
His wife said her year had been “c**p”, which may have been part of the motivation for her hubby to book the holiday. “I think he felt bad for me and decided to book this on a whim,” she said.
She finished her post by penning: “I tried to cancel but we still have to pay for the flights and shuttle service. I’m very worried that we won’t be able to pay this back on time and I’m very debt-averse!”
In the comments, people said he should be ensuring he has a plan to cover the costs. One wrote: “Does he have a plan to cover the cost? I would be wanting him to take any job just to bring funds in.”
“You’re not being unreasonable,” another assured, sharing: “Spending £3,000 when he’s not bringing in any money, and you do not have huge reserves, would be a major problem for me too.
“When he’s earning, he can choose to be frivolous but until then, he needs to curtail all spending so you can just survive. Otherwise, he’s just adding to your stress.”
Someone else said: “Your husband’s answer to your bad year is to reward you with additional financial worries. This is a holiday purely because he is a selfish d**k and wanted it for himself.”
A Mumsnet user defended him saying: “I don’t necessarily agree with this. I think it could equally be because he’s stupid with money and actually thought he was doing a nice thing for his wife. No malice, but still the wrong thing to have done.”
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