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crunch" class="clipping-picture"/></a> We ditched organics for low-cost and frozen, and became open to Thermos flasks and sandwich boxes <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/may/22/food-back-to-basics-credit-crunch#start-of-comments" class="comment-count-info pluck-init-inline shorturl-p-2h6z6 comment-count-id-362912635 pluck-commentable"> <span class="link-comment-count"></span><span class="link-comment-count-words"></span> </a> </div> </li> <li class="normal"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/may/22/austerity-chic-credit-crunch">Beauty: 'Austerity chic' is looking good for less</a></h3> <div class="trailtext"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/may/22/austerity-chic-credit-crunch"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Money/Pix/pictures/2010/5/21/1274450585027/Women-have-cut-visits-to--002.jpg" alt="Women have cut visits to hair salons from eight to six times a year during the credit crunch" class="clipping-picture"/></a> Women are going to the hairdresser less in the recession but DIY beauty treatments are flying off the shelves <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/may/22/austerity-chic-credit-crunch#start-of-comments" class="comment-count-info pluck-init-inline shorturl-p-2h6m6 comment-count-id-362909955 pluck-commentable"> <span class="link-comment-count"></span><span class="link-comment-count-words"></span> </a> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class="trailblock"> <h2>Money news & features <span class="page-number">p2</span></h2> <li class="normal"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/may/22/fashion-clothes-sewing-primark">Fashion: Clothes shops shut, sewing soared and Primark peaked</a></h3> <div class="trailtext"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/may/22/fashion-clothes-sewing-primark"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Money/Pix/pictures/2010/5/21/1274451208570/Knitting-and-sewing-have--002.jpg" alt="Knitting and sewing have experienced a welcome revival over the past few years." class="clipping-picture"/></a> Though many retailers closed, we poured into Primark and Peacocks, knitting went rife, as did sales of erotic underwear <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/may/22/fashion-clothes-sewing-primark#start-of-comments" class="comment-count-info pluck-init-inline shorturl-p-2h66g comment-count-id-362872665 pluck-commentable"> <span class="link-comment-count"></span><span class="link-comment-count-words"></span> </a> </div> </li> <li class="normal"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/may/22/car-sales-slumped-pedal-power">Cars, trains and bikes: Motor sales slumped as pedal power pushed on</a></h3> <div class="trailtext"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/may/22/car-sales-slumped-pedal-power"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Money/Pix/pictures/2010/5/21/1274450991320/Bicycle-sellers-reported--002.jpg" alt="Bicycle sellers reported a 20%-25% jump in sales" class="clipping-picture"/></a> Despite the car scrappage scheme, high fuel prices meant we travelled fewer miles – but bicycle sales jumped 25% <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/may/22/car-sales-slumped-pedal-power#start-of-comments" class="comment-count-info pluck-init-inline shorturl-p-2h684 comment-count-id-362874115 pluck-commentable"> <span class="link-comment-count"></span><span class="link-comment-count-words"></span> </a> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class="trailblock"> <h2>Money news & features <span class="page-number">p3</span></h2> <li class="normal"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/may/22/credit-cards-saving">Personal finance: We've cut back on the credit cards but we're still not saving</a></h3> <div class="trailtext"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/may/22/credit-cards-saving"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Money/Pix/pictures/2010/5/21/1274451388326/Credit-card-use-declined--002.jpg" alt="Credit card use declined, but the conversion to thrift was short-lived" class="clipping-picture"/></a> The credit crunch sent our spending into reverse but one in four Britons still has no savings <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/may/22/credit-cards-saving#start-of-comments" class="comment-count-info pluck-init-inline shorturl-p-2h66p comment-count-id-362873193 pluck-commentable"> <span class="link-comment-count"></span><span class="link-comment-count-words"></span> </a> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class="trailblock"> <h2>Money news & features <span class="page-number">p4</span></h2> <li class="normal"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/may/22/ticket-sales-boom-recession">Entertainment: Ticket sales boom in the face of recession</a></h3> <div class="trailtext"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/may/22/ticket-sales-boom-recession"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Money/Pix/pictures/2010/5/21/1274451744071/War-Horse-was-a-hit-with--002.jpg" alt="War Horse was a hit with theatregoers in search of something challenging" class="clipping-picture"/></a> Film, theatre and festivals have seen record receipts during the UK recession <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/may/22/ticket-sales-boom-recession#start-of-comments" class="comment-count-info pluck-init-inline shorturl-p-2h6zj comment-count-id-362913115 pluck-commentable"> <span class="link-comment-count"></span><span class="link-comment-count-words"></span> </a> </div> </li> <li class="normal"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/may/22/staycation-camping-caravanning">Holidays: Staycationers boost camping and caravanning</a></h3> <div class="trailtext"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/may/22/staycation-camping-caravanning"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Money/Pix/pictures/2010/5/21/1274451547319/One-in-12-holidays-booked-002.jpg" alt="One in 12 holidays booked in the UK is now a cruise" class="clipping-picture"/></a> The domestic holiday scene was boosted by a collapse in sterling, but that didn't deter cruise lovers – the fastest growing holiday type <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/may/22/staycation-camping-caravanning#start-of-comments" class="comment-count-info pluck-init-inline shorturl-p-2h6zd comment-count-id-362912927 pluck-commentable"> <span class="link-comment-count"></span><span class="link-comment-count-words"></span> </a> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class="trailblock"> <h2>Money news & features <span class="page-number">p5</span></h2> <li class="normal"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/may/22/nationwide-mutual-friend">Is Nationwide still our mutual friend?</a></h3> <div class="trailtext"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/may/22/nationwide-mutual-friend"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Money/Pix/pictures/2010/5/19/1274286320348/nationwide-mutual-friend-002.jpg" alt="nationwide mutual friend" class="clipping-picture"/></a> Nationwide is no longer competitive and is dumping its mutual customer-friendly ethos and aping the behaviour of the big banks, or so a whistleblower claims. Do you agree? <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/may/22/nationwide-mutual-friend#start-of-comments" class="comment-count-info pluck-init-inline shorturl-p-2h5e3 comment-count-id-362828129 pluck-commentable"> <span class="link-comment-count"></span><span class="link-comment-count-words"></span> </a> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class="trailblock"> <h2>Money news & features <span class="page-number">p8</span></h2> <li class="normal"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/may/22/sky-movies-contract">Sky Movies contract had twist in tale</a></h3> <div class="trailtext"> <p>We cancelled Sky Movies but continued to be charged. Sky accepts it owes us £250 but we can't get seem to get it back</p> </div> </li> <li class="normal"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/may/22/cancel-card-protection-payments">Be quick to cancel card protection payments</a></h3> <div class="trailtext"> <p>I closed my credit card account but Sentinel Card Protection charged £30 to it. 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class="count">p24-33</span> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/22/mainsection/saturday" class="book-section"> Saturday </a> <span class="count">p34-48</span> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/22/mainsection/commentanddebate" class="book-section"> Comment & debate </a> <span class="count">p38-39</span> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/22/mainsection/editorialsandreply" class="book-section"> Editorials & reply </a> <span class="count">p40-41</span> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/22/mainsection/financial3" class="book-section"> Financial </a> <span class="count">p42-45</span> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/22/mainsection/reviews" class="book-section"> Reviews </a> <span class="count">page 46</span> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/22/mainsection/obituaries" class="book-section"> Obituaries </a> <span class="count">page 47</span> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <strong class="book"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/22/sport" class="showerstyle ">Sport</a> </strong> <ul id="drop-2" class="hidebook"> <li class="first"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/22/sport/news" class="book-section"> News & features </a> <span class="count">p1-16</span> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <strong class="book"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/22/g2" class="showerstyle ">G2</a> </strong> <ul id="drop-3" class="hidebook"> <li class="first"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/22/g2/puzzles" class="book-section"> Puzzles and cartoon </a> <span class="count">page 28</span> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <strong class="book"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/22/guardianreview" class="showerstyle ">Guardian review</a> </strong> <ul id="drop-4" class="hidebook"> <li class="first"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/22/guardianreview/saturdayreviewsfeatres" class="book-section"> Features & reviews </a> <span class="count">p2-20</span> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <strong class="book"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/22/travel" class="showerstyle ">Travel</a> </strong> <ul id="drop-5" class="hidebook"> <li class="first"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/22/travel/travel" class="book-section"> Travel features </a> <span class="count">p2-11</span> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <strong class="book"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/22/family" class="showerstyle ">Family</a> </strong> <ul id="drop-6" class="hidebook"> <li class="first"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/22/family/family" class="book-section"> Family features </a> <span class="count">p1-8</span> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <strong class="book"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/22/money" class="showerstyle open ">Money</a> </strong> <ul id="drop-7"> <li class="first"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/22/money/money" class="book-section"> Money news & features </a> <span class="count">p1-8</span> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <strong class="book"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/22/work" class="showerstyle ">Work</a> </strong> <ul id="drop-8" class="hidebook"> <li class="first"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/22/work/features" class="book-section"> Work </a> <span class="count">p1-4</span> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <strong class="book"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/22/weekend" class="showerstyle ">Weekend</a> </strong> <ul id="drop-9" class="hidebook"> <li class="first"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/22/weekend/starters" class="book-section"> Starters </a> <span class="count">p5-10</span> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/22/weekend/features2" class="book-section"> Features </a> <span class="count">p17-42</span> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/22/weekend/fashion-and-beauty" class="book-section"> Fashion and beauty </a> <span class="count">p47-55</span> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/22/weekend/fashionandbeauty" class="book-section"> Weekend fashion & beauty </a> <span class="count">page 48</span> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/22/weekend/food-and-drink" class="book-section"> Food and drink </a> <span class="count">p56-62</span> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/22/weekend/body-and-mind" class="book-section"> Body & mind </a> <span class="count">p65-67</span> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/22/weekend/space2" class="book-section"> Space </a> <span class="count">p68-79</span> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/22/weekend/back" class="book-section"> Back </a> <span class="count">p80-86</span> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <strong class="book"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/22/theguide" class="showerstyle ">The Guide</a> </strong> <ul id="drop-10" class="hidebook"> <li class="first"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/22/theguide/features" class="book-section"> Features </a> <span class="count">p3-98</span> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/22/theguide/reviews" class="book-section"> Previews </a> <span class="count">p19-42</span> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/22/all"> All stories </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div id="book-edition-index" class="trail"> <ul class="books"> <li class="major-heading"><h2>Recent editions of Money </h2></li> <li class="normal"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/22/money">May 22 2010</a> </li> <li class="normal"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/15/money">May 15 2010</a> </li> <li class="normal"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100522125735/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/08/money">May 08 2010</a> </li> <li class="normal"> <a 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