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WedesperatelyneedtobreakthecycleoffinancialilliteracyintheUK-oneofthecausesofourcurrenteconomiccrisisandahugecontributortocontinuedmissellingepidemics."

Beingcarefulwithmoneypaysoff.BanksinBritainrecentlyfoundthemselveshavingtocompensatealargenumberofpeoplewhowerepersuadedtopartwiththeircashandbuyinsurancepoliciestheydidn'

tneed.Manywastedtheirmoneyoninvestmentswhichwerenotforthem.Fewhavethepatiencetoreadthesmallprint.

TheBritishsay'

takecareofthepenniesandthepoundswilltakecareofthemselves'

.Itmeansyouhavetowatchyourdailyexpensesandnotjustthebigpurchasesinyourlifesuchashouses.

MartinLewishasmademillionsfromhiswebsitewhichadvisespeopletobethriftyandrefusesanysuggestionthatheistight.TheexpertsaysinaninterviewwiththeEnglishnewspapertheDailyExpress:

thebetteryouarewithyourcash,thebetteryourlifecanbe.PeoplethinkIamtellingthemtostopspendingmoneybutIamsimplytellingthemtospenditwisely."

Whataboutyou:

Areyoumoneysavvy?

2.Treasurehunting

Haveyoumisplacedyourweddingring?

Andwhat'

shappenedtothatgoldnecklace-afamilyheirloomyouwerewearinguntil...well,untilyounoticeditwasn'

tthereanymore?

Don'

tdespair-tryyourluckwithTheRingFinders.Thisonlinedirectorycomprisesmorethan250metaldetectoristsandisthebrainchildofChrisTurner,wholivesinCanada.Itwascreatedin2009and,accordingtoTurner,hashelpedpeopletoretrievemorethan1,500piecesoflostjewellery.

Despitefindingsomuchtreasure,manymetaldetectoristsdon'

tdoitforthemoney.Inreturnforfindinglostvaluables,manyonlyaskforacontributiontowardstheirexpenses,andperhapsadonationtotheirfavouritecharity.

That'

sbecause,formanypeople,walkingaroundbeachesandfieldswiththesedevicesthatsqueakwhenclosetometalissimplyahobby.OnesuchhobbyistisRichardHigham,whoworksasaflyinginstructor,butinhissparetimesweepstheground,keentofindrelicsfromthepast.Oncehefoundacoppercoin,madebetween160and260ADandstampedwithaRomanEmperor'

shead.Richardwasexcitedtothinkhewasthefirstpersoninabout1,800yearstoholdthatcoininhishand.

sacommonbeliefthatmetaldetectorsarearelativelynewinvention-butinfactthey'

vebeenaroundsincethedaysofAlexanderGrahamBell,whodesignedonein1881.Theyworkbycreatinganelectromagneticfieldwhichistransmittedintotheground.Anymetalcomingintocontactwithitcreatesitsownfield,andthedetectorpicksitup.

Forthepast17years,theBritishMuseumhasrunaPortableAntiquitiesScheme,whichkeepsrecordsofamateurfindsaroundtheUK.Sofar,ithasrecordedonemillionfinds.

Butwhatifyoudon'

tfindyourringoryournecklace?

Youcanalwaysconsoleyourselfwiththethoughtthatoneday-maybeyearsfromnow-itcouldmakeametaldetectoristveryexcited.Afterthisheart-warmingthought,youmightdecidetogiveupthesearchandjustcalltheinsurancecompany.

3.Areyouaddictedtowork?

Doyoucheckyourworkemailswhenyou'

reonholiday?

Doyoucallyourcolleaguestoaskwhat'

shappeningintheofficeevenonadayoff?

Ido.WhenIseenosignalonmymobilephoneinabusyshoppingcentreornowi-fiinthehotelbythebeach,Igetanxious.Yes,I'

maddictedtowork.

Technologyfuelsourneedtostayconnectedallthetime.Portablegadgetsallowustoworkfromhome,freefromthenine-to-fiveroutineenduredbyourparents,buttheyalsomakeitmoredifficultforustorelaxandrechargeourbatteries.

Indeed,notallemployerswantustobeconnectedallthetime.GermancarmakerDaimler,forexample,hasofferedtoautomaticallydeleteemailssenttoemployeeswhilethey'

reonholiday.Thesenderoftheemailreceivesamessageaskingthemtogetintouchwithanotheremployeewho'

sonduty,ortore-sendthemessageatalaterdate.

Doesthesendergetoffended?

No,saysthecompanyspokesmanOliverWihofszki.Accordingtohim:

Theresponseisbasically99%positive,becauseeverybodysays,'

that'

sarealnicething,Iwouldlovetohavethattoo.'

"

DrChristineGrantisanoccupationalpsychologistatCoventryUniversityinBritain.She'

sbeenstudyingworkers'

inabilitytorelaxwhenoffduty.Shesays:

InmyresearchIfoundanumberofpeoplewhowereburntoutbecausetheyweretravellingwithtechnologyallthetime,nomatterwhattimezonetheywerein."

Employersandemployeesalikearerealisingthatyou'

remoreproductiveifyougetthework-lifebalanceright.

AnAmericanappdeveloperhasbeenworkinghardonjustthat.Hewasworriedaboutspendingtoomuchtimeonhissmartphone,sohecreatedanapptomonitorhisusage.Theappwarnshimifhegoesbeyondacertainlimit.

Perhapsweshouldalltakesometimeouttoconsiderwhetherwe'

readdictedtowork,addictedtotechnology,orboth.It'

sgoodtoswitchoffonceinawhile.

4.Foodwaste

Areyouguiltyofthrowingawayfood?

Manyofusendupbinningunwanted,uneatenorout-of-datefoodwhilemillionsofpeopleintheworldstarve.

TheUnitedNationsFoodandAgriculturalOrganisationestimatesthat33percentoffoodproducedischuckedaway.Thisfillsuplandfillsitesandcreatesgreenhousegases.

Partoftheproblemseemstoliewiththesupermarketsthatencourageustobuymore.Theyofferpromotionssuchasbuy-one-get-one-free（BOGOF）thattemptustostockuponfoodthatwe'

llneverbeabletoconsume.InEuropealone,peoplethrowaway100milliontonnesoffoodeveryyear.

Buttheproblemisn'

tjustusthrowingawayleftoversinthefridgeorcupboard.Althoughwealllovetheconvenience,priceandchoiceoffoodthatsupermarketsoffer,alotoffoodisdiscardedbeforeweevenseeit.Somestoresrejectfruitandvegetablesbecausethey'

rethewrongsizeorshape.Andshoppersareequallytoblamebecausetheydemandthatitemsliketheselookperfect.

BBCreporter,CarolineHepker,lookedintotheproblemintheUSAandsaid"

FoodwasteisahugeissueinAmerica.Fortypercentofallfoodgoesuneatenandit'

saproblemthatstartslongbeforeyougettothediningroomtable."

Anotherissueisthe'

sell-by'

and'

use-by'

datesprintedonfoodpackaging.Thisconfusesshoppers,includingme.Anythingolderthana'

datemakesusthinkitisoldandthefoodhasgoneoff.But,infact,thisisjustthedateuntilwhichsupermarketscanguaranteeitsfreshness.

Meanwhile,insomepartsoftheworld,peoplearestrugglingtobuyeventhemostbasicfood.AreportbytheUN'

sFoodandAgriculturalOrganisationfoundthatthereisenoughfoodforeveryone-justalotofinefficiency.Sowhatcanbedone?

Appsandwebsitesthatdistributeexcessfoodarebecomingmorepopular.Andfoodbanksarebeingsetuptoo.Thesearecharitableorganisationspeopledonatefoodto.It'

sthendistributedtothosewhohavedifficultybuyingtheirownfood.

Perhapsthebestideaisthatweallthinktwicebeforewefillourbasketsupwithtoomanygroceriesandweputpressureonsupermarketstochangesomeoftheirwastefulpractices.Howmuchfooddoyouwaste?

5.Sleepingonthejob

Ilovesleeping.It'

ssomethingI'

mgoodat.There'

snothingbetterthannoddingoffonthesofainfrontoftheTVandwhenmyheadhitsthepillowatnight,Ihavenoproblemfallingintoadeepsleepwithinminutes.ThereisoneplacewhereIneversnoozeandthat'

satwork-butnewresearchsuggestsIshould!

Theideaofyouandyourcolleaguesheadingoffforaliedownintheafternoonmayseemodd,butsomecompaniessuchasGoogleandtheHuffingtonPostactuallyencourageit.

Thisisn'

tbecausetheiremployeesareinsomniacs–peoplewhostruggletogettosleepatnight–butbecauseit'

sthoughtthatapower-napmakesthemmorerefreshedandmorealert,andthisinturnmakesthemmoreproductive.Butwillthisideacatchon?

AnAustralianhealthwritercalledTheaO'

ConnorisafounderofacampaigncalledNapNowwhichistryingtomakesleepingatworkmoreacceptable.Shecallsherselfa'

naptivist'

!

Shesays:

Ithinkthatourcultureisabitcrazynottoembraceit…it'

stimetodisrupttheprevailingworkethicwhichisallaboutworkinglongerandharder."

Soshouldweallbetakingasleepingbagandpillowtoworkwithus?

Afewyearsago,researchbytheEastofEnglandDevelopmentAgencyfound30%ofpeoplehavetheirbestideasinbedcomparedtojust11%whohavethemattheirdesk.Thatsuggestspeoplearemorecreativewhentheyarerelaxed-andtheagencyhascalledforcompaniestoinstallbedsintheworkplace.

Anapintheafternoonisnothingnew.Incertainhotcountries,suchasSpain,ashortrestorsleepintheafternoon–calledasiesta-isperfectlynormal.Butmyproblemwithhaving40winksintheafternoonisthatIusuallyfallintoadeepslumber.

Butmaybeweshouldbreakfromthetraditionalnine-to-fiveworkcultureandembracethesiesta.TheUK'

sSleepCouncilclaimsthenine-to-fiveworkingdaydoesnotfitintothenaturalsleepingpatternofthehumanr