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There’s been a lot of talk in the media, in both news reports and opinion pieces, about people in the western world changing their consumption habits in response to the huge upheaval in the global economy.



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I am always hearing how expensive kids are. Folk often proclaim that they would love to have kids but they ‘can’t afford to’. Personally, I think bigger issues to consider are ‘I’d rather not give birth/change nappies/become a sleep-deprived zombie who can’t go out at night for fear of being referred to as a ‘bad parent’. However, from my meagre experience with kids (a few brief encounters with cousins’ babies and the like) I understand that these issues fade into the background because of… Continue

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After many years of over-spending – while suffering from conditions I like to call ‘obsessive fashion coveting’ and ‘a penchant for vodka & dry’ – I think I’ve got an idea about what makes my fortnightly pay packet disappear in less than three days. In fact, I think I have identified ten emotions - so far - that make me (and others, I’m sure) fling my cash around as… Continue