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Thursday 8 December 2022
The turtle’s nickname was… Piggy Bank.
“I still wear my favourite pair of jeans from high school.”
Children are now being taught how to handle money at school.
Two thirds of people in recent savings index think government policy discourages saving.
New research on spending and saving habits also shows that fewer people plan to use their credit card for festive spending this year.
“The way they acted has prompted the suspicion that these were not professional thieves,” said the police.
The Nationwide/ESRI savings index shows a significant increase in the amount of cash that worried consumers are keeping aside.
THE EIGHTH OF December is an important day in the run-up to the festive season.
For many, it signifies the beginning of the Christmas period and the decorations should only be put up today or after today. For others, the Christmas period began weeks ago and decorations are already up.
It’s also a day when hordes of shoppers from outside Dublin flock to either the capital or their nearest large town/city to pick up bits for Christmas.
So today we’re asking… Is 8 December the start of Christmas?
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