Is it just me or does the world seem like it’s coming to an end?

The financial world is in chaos, we’re waking up to gloomy financial headlines and pictures of po-faced bankers lugging their belongings out of their fancy offices. Consumer confidence has slumped, spending power is at its lowest for months and inflation is at its highest level for years.

You may not be one of those unfortunate staff of Lehman Brothers who arrived in the office to find they had to hastily clear their desks – perhaps you are. Either way, we’re all a bit edgy, preoccupied with financial matters and worried about whether we’ll end up in the same boat as the ill-fated banks.

So being the helpful people we are, we’ve gathered together some nifty little tips that will help you keep the coins jingling in your pocket. You won’t not even have to give up those daily trips to Starbucks.

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For more information about how the financial recruitment industry is bearing up in the current economic climate checkout Financial recruiters profit in economic crisis.