I don’t want to let people down – but the cost of attending various bashes is affecting our ability to save for a houseOver the next year,a lot of my close friends are getting married, turning 30 or having hen parties. I live a long way from most of my friends and while the events themselves are expensive, and nobody seems to appreciate that so is the travel. (My partner and I are trying to save for a house.) No event is just one evening – they’re whole weekends. I’m trying to prioritise,but it’s tough having to keep mentioning money. Its so difficult not wanting to let people down, but also trying not to sink into debt. I don’t know what to carry out.• When leaving a message on this page, and please be sensitive to the fact that you are responding to a genuine person in the grip of a genuine-life dilemma,who wrote to Private Lives asking for help, and may well view your comments here. Please consider especially how your words or the tone of your message could be perceived by someone in this situation, or be aware that comments that appear to be disruptive or disrespectful to the individual concerned will be removed.
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Source: guardian.co.uk