End of life care nurse Francesca Ramsden, 35, from Rossendale, has made it her mission to cut the cost of holidays, saving where she can and hunting for a bargain at every turn.
“My husband is sick of me, he’ll ask ‘have you found anything yet’ and I’ll say no, rocking in the corner after looking for 10,000 hours.
“The longest I’ve booked a holiday in advance is two to three months and I find that the closer you get, the cheaper it is.”
She said she spent hours trying to save as much as possible on a May half-term break to Fuerte Ventura for her family of four which came in at £1,600.
She now shares her budgeting tips on social media.
“I’ve mastered the art of packing a week’s worth of clothes into a backpack. I always book the earliest or latest flight I can, and midweek when it’s cheaper.”