How to beat the budget

They are calling it an emergency budget and I don’t blame them the country’s finance is in a mess and needs to be tackled ASAP but what does this really mean to me? I know that later today and tomorrow there will be all kinds of commentary on TV, articles in the newspaper and a helpful little guide will be put through my letter box which all helps to explain to me what effect this will have on my personal finance.

I must now be open and confess that I will still struggle to see what it will do TO me (as I don’t believe it will do anything FOR me) but what I can say is that “disposable income” is something that I use to have and is now a definite have not. So what is a girl to do? Do I stop buying my little treats, a pair of shoes, possibly a fantastically gorgeous bag or the beautiful set of bath towels at John Lewis, all the little things that motivate me to get up and go to work? Probably yes as the country tightens it’s belt so to must I tighten mine (and it will be last seasons belt – to add to my misery) but I did find a way of keeping something fantastic going – that is the girls night out – Oh yes we won’t be stopping that!

With things the way they are we will probably have to meet more often so that we can become more of an emergency budget support group. Now for us as a group we like to meet over a great meal and a bottle of good wine at our favourite hotspot (I just love the word hotspot but actually it’s just our favourite local restaurant). How I hear you say if you are tightening up on your finance can you afford to meet up and eat out more now than you did before? Answer; simple this is all about more is less – you see we can get up to 50% off from our local restaurant which means we can go more often and still spend the same as we have in the past.

Clever really! So now you can too at www.realtimeseating.com just sign up and enjoy the fact that you will still be actively socialising and being prudent! Now that is what I call ingenuity!!

22/06/2010 permalink | 0 Comments »

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All things Football

I do love football I must admit, but I think the game has lost a bit of its magic and dare I say passion. The players are treated like divas with absolute obscene salaries and multi million pound merchandising deals. And talking about merchandising; everywhere I look companies are suffocating us with related and not so related football stuff; somehow capitalising on the beautiful game and making it a money spinner.

But above all what I find it even more amusing, and sad ,in a way, is the silent lack of support and trust in our own team. Everywhere I go I see the "Go on England" flags, banners and t-shirts, but look a little closer and you can find the same flags ,banners and T-shirts with ITALIA and BRASIL (correctly spelled in their native languages, must I add) also on sale. Are we meant to be politically correct even in football, can`t we be a little selfish and for once support our team unconditionally, win it or loose it?

However before this becomes a heated debate of right and wrong I must admit that when the whistle blows on Saturday, regardless of what T-shirts are being sold on the shops, I will be with friends glued in front of the telly at my local restaurant, because I support England and my local community unconditionally. So if like me you are a fan of all things football sign up now for www.realtimeseating.com, get up to 50% off your local restaurant and support our team. GO ON ENGLAND!

08/06/2010 permalink | 0 Comments »

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