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Blue Monday 2012- the most depressing day of the year?
As the date of ‘Blue Monday’ is calculated, we offer you some simple steps you can take to lessen the blues.
The January blues have suddenly become a lot more specific, being at their most vivid on 16th January according to a formula used to calculate the most depressing day of the year. This takes into account the weather, the distance from Christmas, the level of individual debt and failure of New Year’s resolutions; ‘Blue Monday’ is decided.
The outlook becomes even worse when you think about the large gap between most people’s December and January payday, combined with the delivery of active credit card users’ January statements.
The current economic climate means that Blue Monday is going to affect more demographics than ever before youth unemployment over a million, house repossessions forecast to rise again, to name but a few bleak statistics- it could feel that these January pressures are reaching their peak.
The outlook isn’t all doom and gloom though and there are steps you can take to put you on the right track.
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