The Lazy Girl's Guide to the High Life on a Budget

Worried about how you'll be able to afford all the things you love in the midst of the credit crisis? With almost twice as many people aged 18-24 as stressed by their financial situation as those aged over 55, and a third of 18-30 year olds cutting back on going out due to limited funds, this is an essential survival guide to living it up without losing the plot. Full of tips on how to do everything from the frivolousshop smartly and be supermarket savvyto the seriousdownshift and bounce back from redundancyit's the most prudent buy of the season.

Anita Naik is a freelance journalist who has contributed to Closer, Glamour, Just 17, and Red magazines.