{"id":1633,"date":"2010-09-14T07:36:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-14T07:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/79.170.44.80\/livingwithkids.co.uk\/are-you-consumer-confident-or-are-you-still-feeling-the-pinch\/"},"modified":"2019-01-04T10:46:03","modified_gmt":"2019-01-04T10:46:03","slug":"are-you-consumer-confident-or-are-you-still-feeling-the-pinch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/are-you-consumer-confident-or-are-you-still-feeling-the-pinch\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you consumer confident – or are you still feeling the pinch?"},"content":{"rendered":"According to reports this morning, consumer confidence is returning, with more of us shopping for big purchases again.\r\n\r\nI really hope this is true. But I keep hearing about families who are still finding it pretty hard going. I know a few who haven\u2019t had a holiday at all this year, and who rarely buy anything for themselves any more, shopping only for their kids.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nSo I\u2019d love to know what you think. 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