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智课网IELTS备考资料雅思阅读材料之女性消费 出国英语考试有哪些 雅思6.5是什么水平 雅思阅读评分标准 托福阅读评分标准 雅思和托福的区别 Britons are once again taking on more debt than they are repaying. Photograph: Murdo Macleod Recession? What recession? Research into the shopping habits of Britains women has found that spending on clothes, gym memberships and holidays has recovered over the past six months and is now higher than before the credit crunch. The research, by Post Office Financial Services, also found that millions of women are quietly borrowing from relatives to maintain their spending, in what it says is an attempt to uphold an image and avoid potential redundancy. Consumer spending psychologist Donna Dawson says: What we are seeing in the shopping habits of these women is not escapism or avoidance of the truth – it is actually more shrewd and calculated than that. When the economy is insecure, people and jobs can fall with it, and so these women have gone into survival mode, polishing up their images to ensure their economic and emotional survival. Also, a woman knows that investing in herself is the best way to boost self-confidence, especially in troubled times. Sophie Stringer, a 28-year-old freelance researcher for a non-profit organisation, has continued to buy smart clothes during the recession as she believes it is important to look your best when you are your only representative. She has also recently joined a gym for the first time in her life to keep herself fit and healthy, as sick days are a no-no when youre not permanent staff. Sophie says: When youre working for yourself youre your own brand to an extent, so I look after myself … and tell myself its an investment. She says she justifies buying clothes and shoes for work and would get miserable if she was constantly telling herself, no, you cant. Another reason women are continuing to spend in the recession is that they have been less affected by job cuts than men. Professor John Philpott, chief economist at the Chartered