Teryl @ Work

We really could write a book! Believe it or not, this article is about subsistence allowances. And yes, we were once sent a business claim for an out of town visit which included toothpaste, cotton wool and dental floss… All bought in South Africa before the trip….. Hence our response, “You were going to brush your teeth, anyway”. He was quite taken aback. We assumed he thought incidental meant something to do with teeth.... Discussing this with some business associates, they trumped this story with the guy whose dog became extremely stressed when his master travelled and the company was asked to pay for dog psychology treatments. Over the years we have looked at how other companies manage out of country/out of town expenses. Some give a baseline - you can’t spend more than x and you need to validate all your expenses. Others give a value, often in line with revenue service guidelines, and no slips are necessary. The question is whether travelling should be income producing f...

Impossible to arrange?  Or a much needed, occasional escape from reality... I do love travelling, both business and pleasure.  I am a B & B fan, and I try and stay in the same ones as often as I can. I have built up great relationships, and am really well looked after.  I am also a bit of a security freak, so need to feel safe, years of living behind gates and burglar bars have had their impact. Regular business travel started between having my daughter and my son.   Up till then, it was my husband who got away a lot and his trips were always very well timed. My personal favourite was when we were doing an owner/builder alteration and he landed up going to the States for three weeks, leaving me with 2 kids under 5, a very unreliable builder (we had to bail him out of jail for drinking) as well as my own full time job. Somehow, though, we managed for around ten years, with our trips not coinciding.   We were lucky enough to have some lovely friends wh...