There are upsides of having D&V! Oh yes. Tom and I are currently doing the Lent Challenge, whereby we live off the minimum wage for the period of lent and experience what it is like to have less and then get to give away all the cash we've saved at the end of it. SO, when we didn't eat last week due to being ill, we saved some money which we could then put towards treats which we couldn't otherwise afford - like going to the theatre this staruday night with some cheap tickets which come through a work social club!! Great news!