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Ladies, this one is for you. If you're going to be at least 25 weeks pregnant some time after 6 April 2009, be sure to claim your one-off, tax-free payment of £190 from HMRC. This is called a Health in Pregnancy Grant, and is designed to help you prepare financially for the birth of your child. £190 doesn't exactly go that far anymore, but it's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.
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Today on BBC Radio 2, as part of their "Don't Cancel Christmas" week long special, they had Alvin Hall on the Jeremy Vine show.
He provided 7 great "sins" of Christmas shopping that you should attempt to avoid at all costs. They'll not only save you money, they'll also save you a lot of stress and anxiety too.
Unfortunately, there's no written record of these, so I've paraphrased the tips from the "Listen Again" feature. These are Alvin Halls' Seven Deadly Sins of Christmas:
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