Ok so I think I am a bit of a tight arse, but I am a banker, what do you expect?

I booked my 3 weeks off at Christmas to come back to the UK and visit family with my employer way back when. The only thing is I hadnt booked the flights. My theory? Gas prices will come down in the Autumn and so will flight prices. Well by early October it was still costing almost $4000 for 2 return flights.

Anyway October comes and I realise that the flights I wanted to go on had been taken (really I should have realised everntually someone would pay that money) so I was gutted beyond belief. I was frantic worrying what to do when I checked it the next day and they had added flights...at half the price they were!!!!

So I ended up getting 2 return flights and 3 weeks car hire for $2200 (about 1000 quid)!!! result.

Moral of the story? not sure, I think if your a lucky git, your a lucky git but it paid off for me to wait, next time I prob wont be so lucky and willhave to swim