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Santa talks exclusively to Netmums
December 11, 2008 10:13 am
We ran a quick poll on Netmums last week to find out if the credit crunch is reaching Santa's Sack this year. Of over 1000 Netmums, 44% said they'll be explaining to their children that even Santa will be tighening his belt this year. 5% admitted that they are so hard up they are considering shattering the myth of Santa’s existence completely and having a frank conversation with their little ones about family finances. Despite the downturn though, many parents…
Credit crunch beauty tip...passing it on
December 8, 2008 10:00 am
P.S. Talking of the journalist India Knight - I read a little tip from her recently on the subject of credit crunch beauty and it'd just be mean not to pass it on: The Aspirin Face-mask. Apparently aspirin contains em, something scientific that is also in some very expensive beauty products (you'll have to google for the science bit - I don't care how it works as long as it works). I bought a packet of Aspirin in Superdrug for 16p! Crumble 5 or 6 using…
Over to you, India Knight
December 7, 2008 12:20 pm
"I'm going to complain" I say regularly to myself. I regularly compose letters in my head in bed - perfect, eloquent letters about stuff that doesn't really matter much: disorganisation in airports, bad service in restaurants, packages that arrive late.The letters never actually get written, never mind sent - I have enough trouble remembering to sign the school forms and turn up to dentist appointments - but they are always good letters. Words seldom fail…
