Annie , 16
I have just finished my GCSE's and i have had a few weeks off. I have found a job in cartering being a waitress it is hard work but is rewarding, with the amount of money to recieve. I find that saving your money, is the best ever because you will get more out of it. I would spend it on Retail Therapy and course books. The credit crunch has not offended me or my family only limiting the things we enjoy doing, example not eating out so much or cutting down on recent holidays, for the summer. If you guys are still job hunting keep going never quit something will hopefully pop up!GOODLUCK!
beckiie , 15
the recession is affecting my family life because my dad keeps moaning saying that we dont have enough money and we have 11 horses and he is saying that we have to sell them because we are finding it hard to afford to feed them this makes me and my mum really upset and when we do go to sell them he says that there is no point so it does affect us quiet badly :(
Alice, 13
well everyone is sufferign from the recession and its a real pain ! lol but like its hard when you want to buy your friends a presetn for theird birthday and your parents don't want to give you the money cause of the recession but hopefully some time soon it will be over !!! x
Clare, 13
The recession is affecting me loads cos I started at a really expensive private school, so my family were short of money anyway. Now my pocket money has been cut, and cos of school I can't do my part time job (I helped in a ballet school). I love giving bday and xmas prezzies, but as I'm now short of money I'm worried I'll disappoint.
Jodie , 13.
If your looking for cheaper clothes that are still in fashion and nice then go into charity shops. I saw some G-Star jeans for £15, and its all for a good cause. Save your money, look nice and help somone else! All in one.
Honey, 15
i NEED a job to hel around its effecting me too much like all my friends. I feel doo sad because i carnt even go on holiday anymore. we were suppost to go to Spain but looks like ill be staying at home looking for a job.........
Grace, 15
I've just got a saturday job depsite all my friends saying no one was hiring, but now I'm finding it really difficult because there are so amny great things that I want to buy!!! My family aren't going on holiday :( becasue it's too expensive, but me and my friends are going on a cheap and cheerful camp to the coast, so maybe that's better!! Sometimes the simple things in life are better than the extravagant ones!!!
Amy, 15
Its affected me... i got sacked by the echo who i done papers for for 3 years and i have a holiday to pay off aswell thats costing me £3000 to south africa to do community workk and im reallllyyyy struggling to find the moneyy and theres no saturday jobs anywheree!! whats happeningg to the worldd!!!!!! :s zzz
amy, 15
somehow i seem to be constantly skint even though i have a part time job. i seem to spend all my money on friends birthday presents atm, they all come at the same time. xx
Emma, 12
It hasn't affected me personally but it has for people around me. I think if it does hit me, then I will cut back on things like clothes which aren't necessary really.
Effy, 15
The recession has affected me because it means my parents aren't able to give me as much pocket money as they used to. And my mum is getting far more conscious of the amount of money I spend on clothes, whereas before, I could buy what I liked. And there are other inevitable expenses - like getting glasses or braces for example, which would have originially been paid for by my parents, but now they're having to ask me to contribute from my savings.
Sophie, 16
My time in the showers are less, as the gas bill is too much. I can't go out as much as I used to as it costs too much. But I'm walking more places which is good as it keeps me fit.
Sophie, 16
i think im one of the only people my age around here without a job, i get my pocket money monthly now so i have to manage a budget,but i think if you dont spend it on stuff you want at the time but hate by the time your home then its easy to manage even without a job.
Layla, 15
The credit crunch hasn't effected me directly but it's made exams more stressful. Leaving school next year with tons of people looking for jobs like myself, i got to have very good qualifications to get the job i want and beat all those other applicants!
Nicola-leigh, 16
Like many other people, i also have finished GCSES and am looking for a job. i al;ready have a paper round but it doesnt pay enough, as clothes and everything else is so expensive. employers seem to only want people over 18 or don't want anyone at all.There a no jobs going anywhere round where i live.
Kayleigh, 13
RECESSION SUCKS. really.Life is not much different for me- I've always been poor. My mum is in deep trouble- she's a teacher which means she fits just into the end of the higher pay sector- meaning we have to pay council tax ect.... which we can't afford. Never got pocket money, never got new stuff, never had birthdays...All those people who moan at their mums and dada for cash should take a long hard look at themselves. now.x
mary, 15
the reccession is awful; it's hitting my entire family really hard. My parents arn't getting family tax credits anymore so now i have to get a job to help out. bad times.
