I was made redundant a few weeks ago, and due to my daughter, family, friends etc in the Midlands I have always wanted to move back there. My girlfriend is happy to make the move (we planned to do it in August), but she is a teacher and can cannot in good moral leave the school half way through the teaching year (Won't someone think of the children!?). Now I also have a house near Gatwick with most of my assets tied up and willl be trying to sell it from January onwards.
In the meantime I have accepted a job in High Wycombe, it would work if we went to the midlands and it *should* work whilst I am down here waiting for the house to sell/gf to finish her time off at school. it is however a 90min commute from Gatwick to High Wycombe...round the M25 during rush hour.
Now the cheapest way I can work it (without risking exhaustion & stress) currently is a travel lodge from Sunday -> Friday that the girlfriend could drive up and stay with me most nights if traffic allows...and then have my place (she lives with me) to come to when traffic is bad/she has to work late. We then have my house to come back to at weekends.
Now For the next couple of months, all I can think of is the Travelodge for £30 + £7.50 parking per night, and cold sandwhichs & crisps for dinner. I reckon I can hack this with my films & laptop etc, but I just wanted to run it passed the educated masses, some of you who may have been in a similar situation.
It is an awkward 6 months to make it work, and I would rather not commit to anything big at this stage (new job as a contractor), I also don't want to rent this house out due to needing to sell it to free up the capital to house hunt in the Midlands come spring. I am all over Spareroom looking for short term rentals that would work for me & the gf.
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. We need to be half way between her and my work!


