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Article: Make a New Year resolution to put on pounds THE CASH CRASH DIET Get your finances in shape with our recession-busting four-week plan. Emma Simon crunches the numbers
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- The Sunday Telegraph London
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- January 4, 2009
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This year make it your New Year's resolution to pile on the
pounds, rather than shed them. We are talking pounds sterling, of
course, rather than lightening the load on bathroom scales.
Many families will already be feeling the pinch because of the
credit crisis and impending recession. The bad news is that the
situation looks set to worsen, at least for the first half of 2009,
with job losses rising, house prices falling and returns on savings
and investments dwindling. Many in the City expect a rate cut from
the Bank of England next week.
But the good news is there are steps that most families can take
to improve their financial position. Number-crunchers at
moneysupermarket.com say many ...