We all have to accept times are changing, money is tight and the future for all is no longer about aspiration if we want to be happy. We have to lose our embarrassment, shame, humiliation about shopping at Aldi instead of Waitrose, Target instead of Nordstrom. It's OK.

Trying to keep up with the Jones has left us all miserable, depressed and fed up with life, isolating us from our communities. A good old fashioned way to lift everyone's spirit and bring people together in this down turn is to hold a modern day street party.

This is such a great idea to get everyone having fun, helping out with food, getting everyone excited, sharing the work load and swapping skills to get something amazing achieved on a budget.

Organise your own street party with the kids at one end having fun and the Mums at the other, swapping clothes and styling each other for your own concrete catwalk fashion show.

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