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　　For shopoholies, the post-Christmas period means only one thing-sales! Across the country, prices are reducing sharply on clothing, electronics, home furnishings and more, but London is the place for serious shopping, and you can certainly pick up some amazing bargains．

　　The sales start on Boxing Day-26^th December, and continue for the month of January, but the keenest bargain hunters get there early to be first through the doors．In Oxford Street queues formed outside shops ahead of pre-dawn openings for the start of their sales．At Brent Cross, in north London, more than 1, 000 people were queuing at 3∶30 a．m．for the "Next" clothing store's sale which began at 4 a．m．Some eager individuals even camped outside the shops to be first in the line．

　　Consumers who hit the shops were rewarded with discounts of as much as 80％ as department stores joined the sales frenzy．The shops are absolutely crowded as the sales get into full swing, with more than half a million people gathering on London's West End．

　　Famous sales include the biggest, most popular shops such as Harrods, Selfridges, Liberty and John Lewes．Department stores are always a good bet-you're likely to find everything you need under one roof, including much-needed food and drinks!

　　It's a good time to stock up on cheap gadgets, and there's no better time to invest in some designer clothes．

　　Some people are taking their partners shopping with them, and buying their Christmas presents in the sales-a practical but unromantic way of making sure you get the gift you really want, For a less exciting but less stressful shopping experience, online sellers are also getting into the act with January sales of their own．

　　The most organized of all are those who are already doing their present shopping for next Christmas, in the January sales!

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　　The First Rule of Finance is to live within your means by spending no more than 80％ of your take-home pay．If you take home ＄ 100 per week, spend no more than ＄80．

　　But ever look at what people spend their money on? I have relatives and friends deeply in debt, spending ＄ 12 for every ＄ 10 they earn instead of the ＄ 8 you know they should be spending．When I see them, they're proud of their new whatever．"What do you think of my new truck? " asked one from the driver's seat．"Do you like my new shoes? " asked another on high heels．"Check out my new big screen．" said a third while holding the remote in his living room．We've all heard people fishing for compliments(赞扬)on their new toys．

　　Every one of them was proud of what they'd financed．They seem to have bought it for the purpose of being proud, of showing off, of keeping up with the Joneses．"Look at my new …? " is everybody's favorite phrase, even when the object in question isn't theirs at all and won't be new when they've finally paid for it, if they ever do．

　　They're proud of being stupid．They think it's cool to drive the financed car, wear the financed shoes, and watch the financed TV, but to smart people, whose opinions are the only ones we should respect, these people look dumb(愚蠢)as rocks．

　　The Joneses, nine times out of 10, are financially stupid．That's why they have all that stuff on borrowed money．Why try to copy them? Worse, why try to impress them? Copy and impress smart people, the ones who own their stuff．If you want to impress smart people, debt is the last way to go about it．Trying to impress a money-smart person by going into debt is like trying to impress Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps by drowning in a pool．Michael Phelps is impressed by good swimming and a money-smart person by good money management．

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