I was reading the newspaper the other day and read that demand for knitting equipment has gone up this festive season, which means that a lot of people would rather knit sweaters themselves to give out as Christmas presents than buy.
It is definitely less expensive to knit than to buy.
Unless you were around in the thirties during the Great Depression, I wonder what historians will call this period fifty years from now.
Wait, I know, "The Credit Crunch.
" Like I was saying, unless you were around in the thirties this Christmas might be the bleakest Christmas you would have experienced.
If the economic forecasts in the United Kingdom should be believed this present economic crisis may last for the whole of next year before we start noticing any change in the economic outlook, which means that we should brace ourselves up for another bleak Christmas next year! It is predicted that up to two million jobs will be lost before Christmas in the United Kingdom and considering the fact that the UK economy will shrink by about 2% next year more jobs will definitely be lost.
It appears that Christmas in the UK will be more miserable than the weather.
Here are a few money saving tips for Christmas: 1.
Make your children priority this Christmas: If you have children make sure you spare no expense to make them happy this Christmas especially the younger ones.
They don't understand what credit crunch means, they probably think it's a new chocolate product from Cadbury.
2.
Make use of you Skills: Whatever skills you possess please make use of it to make Christmas gifts to give out to people.
As mentioned above, a lot of people are making use of their knitting skills to save money this Christmas.
I also learnt of someone who got her children to make paintings, which she wrapped up and gave away at Christmas.
3.
Don't compromise on the Christmas Dinner: In the United Kingdom the traditional Christmas dinner is probably the high point of the festive seasons.
Memories of this occasion usually last till the next Christmas dinner.
Finally, please spend sensibly this Christmas.
Avoid buying stuff you really don't need.
Endeavour to buy things you could always keep and re-use next year.
What usually happens after Christmas is that you find yourself throwing foodstuff that's gone off away in January.
I still have two unopened Christmas puddings in my fridge from last year Christmas.
It is definitely less expensive to knit than to buy.
Unless you were around in the thirties during the Great Depression, I wonder what historians will call this period fifty years from now.
Wait, I know, "The Credit Crunch.
" Like I was saying, unless you were around in the thirties this Christmas might be the bleakest Christmas you would have experienced.
If the economic forecasts in the United Kingdom should be believed this present economic crisis may last for the whole of next year before we start noticing any change in the economic outlook, which means that we should brace ourselves up for another bleak Christmas next year! It is predicted that up to two million jobs will be lost before Christmas in the United Kingdom and considering the fact that the UK economy will shrink by about 2% next year more jobs will definitely be lost.
It appears that Christmas in the UK will be more miserable than the weather.
Here are a few money saving tips for Christmas: 1.
Make your children priority this Christmas: If you have children make sure you spare no expense to make them happy this Christmas especially the younger ones.
They don't understand what credit crunch means, they probably think it's a new chocolate product from Cadbury.
2.
Make use of you Skills: Whatever skills you possess please make use of it to make Christmas gifts to give out to people.
As mentioned above, a lot of people are making use of their knitting skills to save money this Christmas.
I also learnt of someone who got her children to make paintings, which she wrapped up and gave away at Christmas.
3.
Don't compromise on the Christmas Dinner: In the United Kingdom the traditional Christmas dinner is probably the high point of the festive seasons.
Memories of this occasion usually last till the next Christmas dinner.
Finally, please spend sensibly this Christmas.
Avoid buying stuff you really don't need.
Endeavour to buy things you could always keep and re-use next year.
What usually happens after Christmas is that you find yourself throwing foodstuff that's gone off away in January.
I still have two unopened Christmas puddings in my fridge from last year Christmas.