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Are you in touch with financial reality?

Are you in touch with financial reality?

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Some people are so careful with their cash they'll go through the supermarket shopping receipt with a calculator, checking for overcharging and a correct total.

Others will walk into a coffee shop, hand over a fiver for a latte and not even glance at the change.

If you spend more than your salary each month, as an increasing number of people do, it might be time for a reality check.

Taking the following quiz might give you an idea of how in control of your spending you are, or if you need to pay a lot more attention to it:

 

Do you know the cost of these everyday items?

Q1) Small latte or cappucino at Starbucks







Q2) Pint of milk







Q3) Mars bar







Q4) Litre of unleaded petrol







Q5) 'Normal' sized can of Heinz baked beans







Q6) 5lb bag of potatoes







Q7) Pint of lager







Q8) TV licence (colour)







Q9) A cinema ticket







Q10) Prescription charge







Q11) First class stamp







Q12) Tin of tuna chunks (in brine)







Q13) Cost of Christmas tree lights







 
 

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