surviving the recession

Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, a celebration of romance where you feel cheated if you don’t get a gift (everyone has experinced the situation in the office where people ask what you got and you feel like a loser if your boyfriend/husband hasn’t gone to town with the gift) but which retailers use to bump up prices extravagantly.

I finally got my hubby to tell me what he usually spends on a bouquet of flowers and nearly fell off my chair in shock - £55! For flowers that barely last a week. Anyway, I’ve banned him from buying me flowers (to his relief), and Valentines Day will consist of the two of us giving each other a massage at home.

Seriously, people need to stop spending so much on these “commercial” holidays. Yes, it’s nice to get a gift, but with a little imagination you can always give something that is personal and romantic, but which doesn’t break the bank.