December 2009 Archives

Christmas is always an expensive time of the year but in the midst of a global recession, we are all feeling the pinch a bit more.

Countless parties, demands for the latest games console or hot new toy and pressure to make the day perfect mean its impossible to get through the holiday season with your bank balance unscathed.

Earlier this week, charity Save the Children warned that hundreds of thousands of Scottish families will fall into debt to make ends meet this year.

So the Glaswegian took to the streets to find out if people in Glasgow have cut back on their spending in the run-up to the big day.