{"id":4106,"date":"2011-11-16T12:06:38","date_gmt":"2011-11-16T12:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.livingwithkids.co.uk\/?p=4106"},"modified":"2017-06-22T14:39:20","modified_gmt":"2017-06-22T13:39:20","slug":"a-life-without-luxury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/a-life-without-luxury\/","title":{"rendered":"A Life Without Luxury?"},"content":{"rendered":"I\u2019m not surprised to hear that a new survey from Aviva shows millions of us have been forced to change our lifestyles and cut out and cut down on everything from days-out to even bubble bath.\r\n\r\nApparently one in five of us doesn\u2019t spend anything on make-up and \u2018non-essential toiletries\u2019 and nearly 40 per cent spend nothing on leisure, while 25 per cent of us say no to holidays and nights out at the cinema.\r\n\r\nAs a family we\u2019ve certainly cut back and felt the pinch, taking out \u2018treats\u2019 such as expensive holidays, meals out and trips to the cinema but it hasn\u2019t hurt as much as we expected.\r\n\r\nFor starters holidays aren\u2019t much fun with a toddler intent on jumping into the pool every two minutes, and paying \u00a313 a ticket or more for the cinema plus babysitting fees doesn\u2019t feel like a treat, especially when we have SKY at home and the film is rubbish.\r\n\r\nHaving said that I am not in the 1 in 5 who doesn\u2019t buy make up or has struck bubble bath off my list. And while we definitely don\u2019t spend as much on leisure as before we still have a good time seeking out cheap and free family events (of which there are plenty thanks to Halloween, Fireworks night and Christmas).\r\n\r\nSo even though on first glance this survey looks depressing I\u2019m sure many families aren\u2019t as bereft as the figures make out. Certainly when I went Christmas shopping last week it didn\u2019t look as if people had stopped treating themselves. Quite the opposite in fact.\r\n\r\nSo what do you think? Are you missing anything you\u2019ve had to cut back on? Do you yearn for more luxury or has cutting back been a pleasant surprise. Let me know.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I\u2019m not surprised to hear that a new survey from Aviva shows millions of us have been forced to change our lifestyles and cut out and cut down on everything from days-out to even bubble bath. 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