A Time of Magic

We all know that electronic things have been going down in price for a long time and that house prices have been going down for a year or two but what about everything else?

You might not think of books as something that would go down. After all, they need authors to write them and their salaries aren’t going down, plus they need seemingly perpetually increasing amounts of paper to print them on. Yet, whilst way back in 1981 the Encyclopaedia Britannica retailed for £600, you can buy the latest one (if you look around) for £450.

Houses might be dropping in price but surely house improvements would be more expensive? Well, we’re in the process of updating our kitchen and bathroom. Both are around the same price as the original cost some 30 years ago. And the new one will be much higher quality too.

It seems almost a case of looking around for things that aren’t decreasing in price.

We’re into the planning season for summer vacations now so it’s time to start assembling all the little bits & bobs that you need for whatever holiday you’re intending to go on.

As well as all the happy things, don’t neglect the possibility of the downers. You might not want to think of motorhome towing but just about every year I’ve been out on the road I’ve seen someone who’s needed it. Don’t think that it’s a one-off event either as I’ve needed the RV towed twice so far.

The snag with RVs is that they’re both pretty big and likely to be used a long way from anywhere which is a bad combination if/when things go wrong. An expensive combination too.

Although it might sound crazy to even be thinking of summer holidays before Christmas, that’s one of the best times of year to be doing just that.

Places like keystone lodging have loads of accommodation options available at the moment but that situation changes very rapidly just after Christmas. Even as soon as Boxing Day you can find that there’s a noticeable reduction in availability for some resorts.

Which reminds me that I’ve some flights to book myself…