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‘We’re being really careful’: Are Londoners worried about spending too much this Christmas?
National World - LocalTV
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04/12/2024
After GoCompare revealed over 35% of people are looking to spend less on Christmas this year, we asked Londoners how it was affecting them.
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New research from GoCompare has found that financial worries are affecting how Brits
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are planning for the festive holiday, with over 35% saying they've made tough decisions
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to cut their Christmas budget this year.
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The comparison site asked over 2,000 Brits about their plans and worries for the festive
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season and 37% admitted they will have to be very careful with their money this year.
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A further 35% stated they plan to spend less than previous years or 8% of people are taking
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the decision to spend money they don't have in order to fund travel, gifts or other festive
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expenses.
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But how are Londoners feeling before Christmas this year?
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So I do, I mean I do buy Christmas presents.
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And I think I've always considered how much money I'm spending, not just now.
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And I buy presents so rarely that when I do, I usually buy something that's really nice
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anyway.
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It costs what it costs.
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Try and figure out how we're going to save the same amount next year as last year.
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Usually you'd want those savings to kind of creep up as you get older and you start moving
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on in your career and all those things, but actually the opposite's happening and we're
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struggling to maintain that consistent level of savings.
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