'Should you go on holiday while in debt?'
Poll started 22 June 2009: Should you go on holiday while in debt? A family with total earnings of £35,000 has nearly £15,000 on a credit card (at 6.8% life of balance). They’re slowly chipping away at it, but are still five years from debt-free status. Yet they haven’t been away for two years and are desperate for the guaranteed sun and a bit of the luxury of a foreign holiday, which would push off substantial repayments for a long time afterwards. What would you suggest they do?
Poll started 22 June 2009:
Should you go on holiday while in debt?
A family with total earnings of £35,000 has nearly £15,000 on a credit card (at 6.8% life of balance). They’re slowly chipping away at it, but are still five years from debt-free status.
Yet they haven’t been away for two years and are desperate for the guaranteed sun and a bit of the luxury of a foreign holiday, which would push off substantial repayments for a long time afterwards.
What would you suggest they do?
Results
| A. No holiday until debt-free. Then life gets easier anyway. |  |
3,471 votes (23 %) |
| B. Camp in the UK. It's dirt cheap but still a break. | |
6,836 votes (45 %) |
| C. Cheap overseas break's fine. After all, the debts aren't that costly. | |
3,203 votes (21 %) |
| D. Time for a treat. They’ve been good for ages. | |
1,520 votes (10 %) |
15,030 votes received.
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