Unfiltered Story #128682

(I work for a roadside insurance company. I deal with phone calls from people who need help outside the Netherlands. Lots of things turned out to be very typical. One of these was quite often made by people who probably travelled from the Netherlands to Morocco by car (through France and Spain) and suffered a breakdown while on the way back:)

“But I can’t pay for the repair costs. The vacation was expensive and I haven’t got any money left.”

I understand that people want to have a vacation and I also understand people who like to visit their fatherland or family abroad. But is it really so hard to budget for emergency expenses? Like… not spending all your money?