Clearly we’ve got holidays nailed, considering our unexpected bill for a staycation is probably an extra game of bowling and possibly some wifi usage.<\/p>\n
But according to stats just released by Asda Money, families can be hit with up to \u00a3491 in unexpected holiday costs. This is in addition to the average holiday price \u00a31212 UK families will spend going away during the summer.<\/p>\n
The additional \u00a3491 was found to go on food, activities, holiday accessories and gadgets to occupy children, with children aged 6 to 12 years being more expensive than teens.<\/p>\n
It’s not obvious why clothing was an unexpected costs considering it’s quite easy to open a wardrobe door, remove clothes and put them in a suitcase. But, apparently it’s quite difficult for some families to buy cheap shorts in hot weather – \u00a3128 average extra spend – or avoid buying teens expensive gadgets instead of them just reading a book – \u00a3101.<\/p>\n
And bizarrely, it’s a staycation in the UK which is the most expensive in terms of unexpected costs according to 39 per cent of parents or carers.<\/p>\n
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