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    Every Day in the UK
    318 people are declared insolvent or bankrupt every day (based on Q4 2011 trends). This is equivalent to 1 person every 62 seconds during each working day.

    1,473 Consumer County Court Judgements (CCJs) are issued every day (based on Q4 2011 trends). The average value of a Consumer CCJ in Q4 2011 was £2,949.

    Citizens Advice Bureaux in England and Wales dealt with 8,518 new debt problems every working day during the year ending December 2011.

    It costs an average of £28.44 per day to raise a child from birth to the age of 21.

    93 properties are repossessed every day (based on Q4 2011 trends).

    30 new people a day became unemployed for over 12 months during the year ending January 2012.
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    Re: Every day in the UK.......

    £28 a day? where do they shop?!?

    seriously i think a thread about where to go to save money and things would help.. what do you reckon?

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    • #3
      Re: Every day in the UK.......

      Originally posted by puffrose View Post
      £28 a day? where do they shop?!?

      seriously i think a thread about where to go to save money and things would help.. what do you reckon?
      Not sure, but I think we might find ourselves poaching Martin Lewis's territory if we do that, Puff - he IS the Money Saving Expert after all !!!

      Allegedly.

      I wonder how many people per day sign up to a help forum like LB ? I bet that has rocketed over the last few years.

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      • #4
        Re: Every day in the UK.......

        bet he cant save money like a mum!!!

        My late mother in law would walk the length of Caledonian Road London cos the thing she wanted was a penny cheaper in that shop!! and I have her recipie book.. im saving a fortune!!!

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        • #5
          Re: Every day in the UK.......

          Originally posted by puffrose View Post
          bet he cant save money like a mum!!!

          My late mother in law would walk the length of Caledonian Road London cos the thing she wanted was a penny cheaper in that shop!! and I have her recipie book.. im saving a fortune!!!
          Any chance of scanning the money saving recipe book and sending a copy?

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          • #6
            Re: Every day in the UK.......

            no scanner but I will start a thread with her tips in it hun.. hows that sound?

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            • #7
              Re: Every day in the UK.......

              Go for it Rose all contributions gratefully accepted, you could start a thread in the Lamp Post and call it something like 'saving money, hints and tips' it will be amazing how many people will contribute ideas.

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              • #8
                Re: Every day in the UK.......

                Originally posted by puffrose View Post
                no scanner but I will start a thread with her tips in it hun.. hows that sound?
                Sounds good to me... Look forward to it.

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