Holiday, car or Home.

Sankari · 7 Jun 2009 at 09:20

Depending on the current value of your house, you might be might be over-capitalising with a £7k conservatory.

A new car will depreciate faster than anything else you own, so don't bother with that.

Take the US trip and buy a cheaper conservatory. Win-win.

4T5 · 7 Jun 2009 at 09:27

Cheaper than 7k & it'll look like members of my family built it.

They look Crap anyways.

O.P. Are you Dying or summit ???

toucam · 7 Jun 2009 at 09:35

Holiday. Your wife and you children would be so happy after the trip, after all I doubt your conservatory would bring that much of enjoyment to your family.

Aero · 7 Jun 2009 at 09:35

At the end of the day you're only on this planet once make of it what you will. Look at it like this, you say your wife has always wanted to go and asks you every holiday season. If she keeps asking then you obviously haven't been. You now have the possibility of taking that trip. When are you likely to get similar funds/opportunity again?

In this day and age you never know how long your family life will last for so in my opinin I say make the most of it with your family go and have a fantastic time and cherish your memories. The conservatory can wait as a retirement project.

Aero

Cosimo · 7 Jun 2009 at 09:45

Spend it on her dream, go on holiday.

POB · 7 Jun 2009 at 10:15

Spend it on a great trip to California, its 100 times better then Florida.

moremoney · 7 Jun 2009 at 11:26

malc30 said:
Cheaper than 7k & it'll look like members of my family built it. They look Crap anyways.

O.P. Are you Dying or summit ???

Sooner than most.
Nuf said.
May stay longer than expected. With Luck.

moremoney · 7 Jun 2009 at 11:28

Thanks guys.
Still not decided yet because even tho a holiday would be nice, i want to make sure my money leaves somethink useful.

[TR]SweetSpotOz · 7 Jun 2009 at 11:38

danza · 7 Jun 2009 at 11:45

Holiday £2-£3K
Small fun car (decent Mazda MX-5 or similar) - £3-4K

Then spend the rest on a massive telly if by this point you don't feel good for doing something awesome for your wife. Any remaining ££ goes on beer.

Sorted.

Caseh · 7 Jun 2009 at 12:27

I can't see how your still thinking about this. If going to America on holiday is your wife's dream, it's pretty crap that you are having to think about it.

Andrew_McP · 7 Jun 2009 at 12:35

If your wife wants the holiday you're stuffed.

Personally I've never spent much on holidays. I prefer to improve my everyday quality of life, then I have less need to escape from it.

Andrew McP

moremoney · 7 Jun 2009 at 13:18

I have just commited myself to a holiday, and told the wife she can have her dream.

Her answer, "i was never that serious i don't really want to go to the USA."

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ShaolinDreams · 7 Jun 2009 at 13:20

women -.- lol

take em anyways and show them the time of their lives

danza · 7 Jun 2009 at 13:30

moremoney said:
I have just commited myself to a holiday, and told the wife she can have her dream.

Her answer, "i was never that serious i don't really want to go to the USA."

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Of course she does. She'll love it, and only feel like she wished she had when looking back.

moremoney · 7 Jun 2009 at 13:40

I am now getting the awkward silence because she has in effect turned down the offer.

Women make me *************mad.

I am sure she will say yes tommorrow, at least i am hoping she will, because now that i have guarenteed the finance I want to go.

Puzzled · 7 Jun 2009 at 13:44

moremoney said:
I am now getting the awkward silence because she has in effect turned down the offer.

Women make me *************mad.

I am sure she will say yes tommorrow, at least i am hoping she will, because now that i have guarenteed the finance I want to go.

Leave her at home and have an awesome time anyway.

chipperhead · 7 Jun 2009 at 14:12

If you know what you're doing you can easily get a conservatory for 7k, however we're just about to knock ours down and build a summer room.
Conservatories are freezing in winter, too hot in summer, too noisy when it rains and generally nasty things. If you don't need a car then don't bother and if she doesn't want to goto America just leave the money in the bank, you can spend it another day.
How about going on holiday somewhere else and cheaper, you could go on a lovely holiday for a couple of grand.

Velocity · 7 Jun 2009 at 14:21

Conservatories are either too hot or too cold, I have one (I didn't pay for it) but its very rarely used...

Holiday, you can't put a price on memories with loved ones really.

Doonhamer · 7 Jun 2009 at 14:21

moremoney said:
I am now getting the awkward silence because she has in effect turned down the offer.

Women make me *************mad.

I am sure she will say yes tommorrow, at least i am hoping she will, because now that i have guarenteed the finance I want to go.

Not surprised she is mad, she is likely unhappy that you had to think about this for so long and then grudgingly offered to help her realise one of the greatest dreams she has had in her life.