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Credit Crunch

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Hve your say on the credit crunch

Have your say on the credit crunch

This is your chance to share your experiences and views of life in the credit crunch. Are you noticing a difference? Is your budget being stretched? What money saving tips have you discovered?

Each day new announcements about continued hikes in fuel and food prices hit the headlines. More and more people feeling the pinch are coming up with ways to save money.

Families and individuals are rethinking their household budgets, swapping their cars for public transport, or even taking more drastic action, like diversifying their businesses.

  • Life in the crunch Click here to read what some local residents have to say about the credit crunch. >
Every penny counts!

Unusual measures

From the Cornish farmer who transports his goods using beasts of burden instead of his gas guzzling tractor, to the North London pub that now doubles as a hair salon, across the country people are coming up with dynamic and creative ways to tighten their belts.

What about Birmingham?

So what are Brummies doing to ease the pressure on their wallets? Are we being affected by the economic downturn? Is it making us rethink the way we live, and how we spend our money? Have we changed our lifestyles? Let us know using the form below, or email us your credit crunch stories at birmingham@bbc.co.uk.

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last updated: 29/07/2008 at 19:26
created: 22/07/2008

Have Your Say

Share your views on the credit crunch here

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Moz
If you already attend the gym have yourshowers there and use their soap.Buy fruit and veg in seasonwear extra layers in the housecook meals in batches at weekends then freeze.Dont thrown left overs away i.e roast chicken makes a great curry the next day.Drink more water, makesyou eat less.

Its Not all doom and Gloom
Not everyone is suffering.. I launched my business in March of this year and have already expanded and employed more staff and most of the people that I speak to say business is up.. a lot of the issues we see are results of self fullfilling phrophecys.. a rumour went around about HBOS people lost confidence and what resluted was a tumble of what was a solid institution- just goes to show how damaging "loose comments" made by individuals in positions of influence can do.

Julia
A lower income and higher outgoings have been one of the best things that have happened to us as a family. Having to selective about what to buy in the supermarket means our meals have to be healthy ...there is no budget for junk ! Taking on an allotment is much cheaper than the gym and we have an organic harvest to look forward to and thinking before we use the car has to be better for everyone.

A B
I THINK THE WHOLE THING IS A SHAMBLES.THE GOVERNMENT JUST WANT MORE MONEY FROM US

Patricia
I now leave my car at home and catch the bus to work, by doing that I now save £130 a month. I wished I'd done it sooner rather than wait till there's a credit crunch. A bus pass for the month is only £42.00.

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