January 2009 Archives
I've over dosed on spending again
Posted by Samantha Castle on January 20, 2009 11:29 PM
OMG. Is it me or is everyone broke already this month?
It's only four days after payday and I'm already up to my £700 overdraft limit.
How did this happen? I'll tell you what Christmas and New Year happened, despite my mantra that staying in is the new going out, I still managed to blow my budget on doing just that!
January can be depressing enough what with going back to work, the cold, wet weather and not to mention this blooming credit crunch (I hate calling it that but hey it's happening)
I had a couple of bills that I put off paying until this month so I guess that's what broke the bank for me, normally I would just take it easy and ride the poverty storm but this month I have two birthdays and Valentines day to shell out for.
I refuse to ignore my beautiful mum's birthday even if she would rather forget about it, as this is the women who has bailed me out financially on a couple of occasions and I owe her everything because not only did she help me out but she made me see the error of my ways. Yes I am still in debt but at least I'm more aware of it and trying my dammed hardest to pay off my debts slowly but surely. She of all people knows the intricate details of my money worries and will probably say she doesn't want anything for her birthday so I am sure she won't mind that her birthday present was bought in Debenhams blue cross sale.
But prehaps just this once I will have to forgo the commercially forced celebrations of Valentines day and be original and think of a homemade way to celebrate my love for *loml. I am sure my other half won't complain at some old fashioned home entertainment instead of an overpriced meal in a crowded restaurant! Well I hope so because that's all he's getting this year.
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The lengths people will go to to save money on their 2009 getaway
Posted by Samantha Castle on January 15, 2009 9:01 PM
ONE in three parents will be more likely to take their kids out of school in this year to save money on the family holiday compared to previous years according to a new survey.
2008 has been a challenging year in travel and with the current economic climate Brits are embracing online media more than ever in a quest to seek cost effective, reputable holiday opportunities.
A poll of 1,250 adults by webTV travel site, Holiday '09 has revealed that six out of ten people don't trust traditional holiday brochures anymore. Over half of the people polled said they would be looking for advice on how to save money and get the best deal on their holiday this year. For nine out of ten consumers this research will be done online.
Encouragingly, a getaway is very much on the cards for the majority of respondents with a beach holiday taking poll position. Over a quarter of those surveyed revealed that UK city breaks are in their plans for 2009 while a fifth of respondents are planning something more long haul. One in ten of us are planning a camping trip for 09.
Ceriann Mullins, Editor of Holiday '09 said: "It's clear that following recent events in the industry and the global economy that customers want reassurance from travel companies placing openness, transparency and interactivity higher up their decision making process."
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Money in a wink
Posted by Samantha Castle on January 5, 2009 4:52 PM
WITH the credit crunch continuing to bite, would-be models are turning to alternative ways of making money by renting out their eyelids as advertising space.
I kid you not!
feelunique.com, the online beauty boutique, is offering people the chance to earn 10p per wink in return for displaying the company's logo on their eyelid space.
Amy Rebours of feelunique.com said: "We all take notice when we're being winked at so what better way to advertise a beauty company than on people's eyelids. It's a genuine marketing first, which encourages people to spread a feel-good winking moment and earn some much-needed extra income in the process. So far, it's been brilliantly received with people fancying a different kind of flutter and registering to be feelunique.com winkers."
People who sign up to star in the campaign will have the feelunique.com logo temporarily transferred onto their right or left eyelid and will be paid on a Pay Per Wink (PPW) basis - up to a total of £100 per model.
Visit www.feelunique.com for more information on how to take part, become a winker and make money from fluttering your eyelids.
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