This year, the Geneva Motor Show had set up a wonderful scene with many automobile giants lined to launch their surprise packets at the show. The electrifying atmosphere with innovative cars from all round the world became a heart throb for car lovers.

The Top 10 Attractions That Stole the Geneva Motor Show 2009

Some of the major attractions of the busiest Swiss motoring events for car lovers this year included:

Rolls Royce 200EX

The Rolls Royce 200EX made its world debut serving as an entry-level offering. This concept version sedan is priced to compete against Bentley Continental Flying Spur and the Mercedes Benz S-class. Possessing not a very formal look, the car features some excellent exteriors with thin, prominent LED headlamps, large chromed door handles and a hood made of stainless steel for casual car lovers. V12 engine – a new generation engine, will be powering this luxury. A much pleasant integration of the bumper and the front grille together gave a rich front end look to the car making it the best of any current Rolls Royce in terms of design.

BMW 5 Series GT Concept

The BMW 5 Series GT Concept introduced the hatchback idea quite successfully at the Geneva Motor Show as the most fashionable luxury car format. The interior however created more buzz than the exteriors in many ways.

Volkswagen Polo

Choosing the eve of Geneva Motor Show, Volkswagen unveiled its Polo supermini, the fifth generation car. The car enthralled the visitors with its longer headlamps and honeycomb lower grille. The understated design elements have been used intentionally to gain an edge in terms of simplicity and the overall appeal of the car. Though the exteriors looks nice, the too understated interiors give the car a boring look. The material quality is a pleasure like all other Volkswagen-branded vehicles.

Infiniti Essence Concept

Coming to wild concept cars, the grounds of Geneva never left its audience disappointed. This year, Infiniti Essence was one of the few car concepts that left the car lovers astounded. Curvy styled, this two-door two-seater luxury coupe is a gas/electric hybrid combining twin-turbo 3.7-liter V-6 with an electric motor that boasts of giving an enormous output of 600 horsepower. Its silver model looked stunning and graceful with a driver-oriented dark-grey cockpit and a passenger area that was colored in burgundy.

Toyota Verso

The new Verso compact MPV stood out in the segment. The bulging front headlamp units, concave hood surfacing and a swage line sweeping up from the front wheelarch and connecting to the spoiler at the rear contribute to the exquisite exterior. The interior of the car featured a theme that was aptly described by its designers as ‘smart wave dynamism’.

Nissan Qazana Concept

Blending interesting designs of an SUV and a sports car, the Nissan Qazana concept has been designed for a youthful audience. Its suicide rear doors, 20-inch wheels, made many eyes roll with surprise and excitement. The center console, if we talk about the interiors, is designed perhaps taking inspiration from the fuel tank of a motorcycle while the door panels with exposed metal supported the sporty look of the car. Muscular yet curvaceous is the right combination of words that describe the car the best.

Mazda 3 MPS

Powered by 200kW+ turbo 2.5 liter, 4 cylinder engine, Mazda 3 MPS was amongst the few new hot catches at the show. It was indeed a good surprise to see it in an aggressive front apron and body kit add-ons, new look fog lights with beefy tires.

Rinspeed iChange

An offering from Swiss firm Rinspeed, iChange is a high-performance vehicle which flies at a top speed of 137 mph with a powerful 204-hp motor. And guess what? Many functions of the car are controlled by an Apple iPhone. The visitors related its front with a Cobra snake face. Its exciting front and unbeatable interiors made this car stand one amongst the ten outrageous cars at the Geneva Motor Show.

Aston Martin One-77

Representing the most extreme look for an Aston Martin, One-77 boasts of an extremely bold graphic language.

Frazer-Nash Namir by Giugiaro Concept

The design of this striking Italian supercar is dictated by a diamond theme. The interiors feature brown Alcantra and leather.

So you have finally decided to pursue your studies the online way. But with so many different courses available, which course would you choose – Management, nursing or medicine? Confused? Don’t worry. There are hundreds of online degrees that are available for pursuing distance learning courses. It is human nature that people tend to choose programs that are more popular to study online rather than others. Go through this list and find out the most popular online degree courses and choose a career for yourself.

Most Popular Online Programs

Business

Business degrees programs are the undisputed leader, when it comes to online programs. The reason is perhaps the vast opportunities that this field offers. Being highly competitive, there is a constant need for executives to upgrade their skills. Though there are various levels of business-related online courses such as Associates, Bachelors, Masters, etc., but the Bachelor’s and the Master’s stand above the rest.

Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice strives to be one among the top ten courses that students prefer to learn online all over the world. Growing number of people are finding huge interest in jobs related to law enforcement, forensics, security services, etc, because of which, there is a huge spur in the demand of this course.

Arts and Design

Art and Design is a natural choice for students having a creative bent of mind. Jobs involving creativity are well paid and well respected today. Hence, there is high demand for this course. Whether it is Animation, Interior Design, Graphic Design or Fine Arts, there is a lot that this field has to offer to the students.

Computer Science

When it comes to the field of computers, certain courses related to its specific divisions such as Networking, Web Development, Java, etc. are in great demand. In fact, a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology is also one of the hot favorite programs in distance learning. With the technological boom at its peak, the sector has vacancies in plenty for the computer professionals.

Healthcare

Healthcare is another popular online program that is opted for by many people, for the simple reason that there is more demand for healthcare professionals all over the world. And amongst the various specializations, nursing degree courses score over the others. The reasons are many – the continuous evolution of healthcare industry, availability of well paid jobs in nursing, short supply of professionals in nursing vis-à-vis their demand, etc.

Education

The education program has suddenly got new buyers. The reason behind it is said to be the growing number of opportunities in the administration line. People are rushing to enroll themselves for the Bachelor’s and Master’s online degrees in education.

Engineering

No matter that it is the business program that has been able to gather all the hype, the engineering program is also sought after by many when it comes to distance learning. Though undergraduate engineering programs are not much in demand, but with the foray of graduate online programs in the market, people have grabbed the golden opportunity with both hands.

Psychology

The field of psychology has also made a successful attempt in invoking interest in the minds of online learners to pursue this subject. The focus area in this field is cognitive science. Offering higher levels of learning such as Ph.D and Masters, these courses help in shaping up the career.

Culinary

When it comes to the field of Culinary, the most attractive online course is Bachelor of Arts in Hospitality and Restaurant Management. Offered by various schools of reputed genre, this stream is going to be in great demand in a short time.

Accounting

Accounting is yet another field of study that has made its mark in the top ten online degree programs.

Now that you are aware of the fields of study that have caught the fancy of numerous people like you, select the course that best utilizes your skill set in a positive manner. The demand for online degree courses is on a greater side due to many reasons. The demand for online degree programs changes with a change in the economic trends.

The People’s Car! It is indeed a deserving title bestowed upon Tata Nano, the world’s cheapest car introduced on the ramp recently. Link of this car with reputed Tata Empire of India itself states the glory of Nano, which has been in news for long. And there are more than few aspects of this car that certainly enforced the eyes of international audiences to stick to the grand launch of this super-affordable compact car of the year. If you have been fascinated by the view of this splendid road-runner, here are the 10 most interesting facts about this small wonder of the world.

What Triggered the Idea?

Indian roads are often seen flooded with two-wheelers, carrying small families in the form of father, mother and two or three children. The idea of designing a safe drive for such families inspired Ratan Tata, the Chairman of Tata groups and the brain behind Nano, to introduce a compact car with five seats. The dream called Nano was put into reality to provide a safe and comfortable, yet economical car for those hailing from the lower segment of the middle class. But, the luxurious appearance of the car can certainly encourage even affluent individuals to get attracted towards it.

Nano – What’s in the Name?

What’s the story behind this wonderful car being called ‘Nano’. In one of the Indian languages, Gujarati, the word translates to ‘small’. Rattan Tata, the uncrowned king of Tata Empire, belongs to Gujarat state of India and hence, the name has been adopted from the genius’s mother tongue. Another reason for choosing the name is to reflect the high technology performance of the car.

Price – Yes! We Need to Mention

It is no more a hidden truth that Tata Nano enjoys the status of being the cheapest car in the world, but the discussion remains deficient without mentioning it once again. Available at the price of 100,000 Indian rupees, equivalent to $2,000, the car costs a little more than the famous auto-rickshaws spotted on the Indian roads. Hence, it definitely calls for a pleasing change expected to be seen on the roads of the country.

Promising a Compact Drive

Tata Nano perfectly fits the frame of Indian roads, which are famous for high traffic loads and traffic jams. Nano is expected to bring some improvement, because of its compact size and impressive dimensions to facilitate the person sitting on the driving seat. What we can expect is the introduction of more compact cars in the country, only after Nano confirms its success with time.

Most Eagerly Awaited Car

Tata Nano became the hot topic for Indian as well as the international media since the first news was released regarding the car. The people had been eagerly waiting for the car to make its debut and it became clear from the statistics measured from the official website of the car. While the official website of Tata Motors experienced 7.9 million hits on the day of Nano revelation, the Tata Nano website recorded 4 million hits in the time period of 30 hours. You can expect the heavy load these websites must have faced in all these months.

Guinness Book Entrant of 2009

And as the 54th edition of prestigious Guinness Book of World Records 2009 was released, Tata Nano became successful in entering the list deservingly. Being a great performer, a compact vehicle and most importantly, the cheapest car of the world, Nano was righteously endowed with this honor.

Low Design Cost is the Secret

What makes Tata Nano the cheapest car of the world at present? The credit goes to the low production costs of Indian manufacturing industry, which enabled the engineers to subtract certain features, without compromising with the performance of the car. Steel was removed efficiently and less sheet metal was consumed to manufacture this car. Also, the tubeless tires, light-weight engine and many other features brought down the production cost impressively and hence, the world saw the dawn of a profit-oriented car.

Environment Friendly Small Angel

Tata Nano is expected to contribute fewer pollutants than the most popular two-wheelers of the country. With impressive tailpipe emission and low generation of carbon dioxide, the car can contribute to remove the black spots from the pollution-oriented image of the country.

Stupendous Demand for Nano

The demand for Tata Nano seems to scale new heights and the company expects to run out of stock to fulfill the demand. Hence, only 100,000 car buyers will be entertained with the car, by selecting them at random. Nearly 30,000 booking locations in the country have been chosen to sell the number between April 9 and April 22.

Comparison with Most Popular Family Car

Maruti 800 has been the favorite family car in India so far and hence, its comparison with Nano is inevitable. To begin with, Nano costs half the price of Maruti 800. Apart from this, the bumper to bumper length of the former is 8% less than the latter. Finally, Nano has 21% larger seating capacity as compared to the Maruti model. Certainly, there are many more features which can enforce the Indian audience to change their preference.

And before the discussion ends, it is important to mention that the international version of the car, called Nano Europa, was unveiled at Geneva Auto Show 2009. So, the global audiences have all good reasons to wait for the car to debut on the international pathways.

Want a killer pet? No we are not talking about your pet’s killer looks alone. These are pets that are deadly for they can really give you a run for your life. It surely takes more than a good caring heart to tend them. The below mentioned few top the list:

The Ninja Munjas

These innocuous looking amphibians tend to carry the germ salmonella on them. This makes them pose a great risk to kids who are allured by their look and more by the baby turtles. Make sure your kid always washes his hand after touching them.

Constrictors (Red Boa)

Evidently you can guess how this beautiful looking reptile can be deadly. But do not think that it just possesses venom in it to give you a toxic laden bite. You would be amazed to know that it happily swallows on the rabbit that you would feed him daily. Also, when it gets the chance it could as well prey on your dog or cat. No wonder they are let lose into the wild by many owners when they grow big. Now that is another concern!

Scorpions

All of us have been at many times charmed or put off by the tale of the scorpion charmer, the person who had spent hours with these little insects inside a box and let them crawl all over him. Well I would never be game for that when I think of the venom a scorpion sting will carry.

Camel

These lofty animals who look so composed may not always be so, if you happen to rub them the wrong way. Camels are known for spitting at and there have been even instances of a camel gone off your rocker and kicking and sitting on the owner.

Ostrich

You might think these animals best known for hiding their head in sand. You would think of it as anything but deadly. You have to be really fast or lucky to survive when an ostrich is chasing you.

The Chimps

They can maul you, they can bite you, and they can even give you an infection. Agreed that these little monkeys carry oodles of charm with them, but handle them with real care.

Venomous Snakes

See these slimy crawling reptiles are most beautiful for those who are not faint hearted. But when the snake you have is venomous, be sure it does not bite you or a friend for not all anti venom can guarantee you survival.

Crocodiles and Alligators

When they are infants, these resemble a garden lizard. But fully grown ones come with a thick set of jaws and are ready to pounce on you. Keep them safely enclosed; if you are planning keep them in the backyard.

Tiger

Nothing looks more endearing and royal than a tiger cub. But watch out when these fellows grow up, they will need all the raw meat and they will never be as friendly as you might be to them.

Kinkajou (Sugar Bear)

Alright, many of us have not even heard this name. But you will surely adore this furry little thing with big limpid eyes. They are not just cute but also able to work up their claw on you.

Whitewater rafting is an experience, which can literally prepare you to face any type of challenge in your life. It is a good idea to be on an adventure trip with your family. There are many destinations around the world, where your family members can enjoy their vacation, while you participate in the most stimulating ride of your life.

Adventure is no more the feed meant for few daring spirits. The concept of going on a family adventure holiday has flourished in past few years. Among all other adventure rides, white water rafting certainly ranks higher, because of the element of thrill and excitement associated with it. So, if you are ready to accept the challenge of untamed waves of river, here is the list of top 10 whitewater rafting destinations around the world.

Zambezi River In Zimbabwe

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The splashing waves of Zambezi River in Victoria Falls are ready to make your rafting experience wild and violent. The long rapids, stubborn gradients and highly built-up pressure can send a chill down your spine. Only an experienced rafter, with ability to raft at grade 5 should take up the challenge.

Colorado River Rafting

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Colorado River rafting is the experience, which will remain intact in your memories for long. What makes it special is the natural beauty offered by this river. The rafting tours in Colorado are innumerable, with many majestic rivers, like the Arkansas River, the Colorado River and the Dolores River offering splendid rapids waiting for you.

Costa Rica River Rafting

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Costa Rica is a treasured destination with more than few whitewater rafting opportunities. You can find everything, from cool water to wildlife expedition, while rafting on the roaring waves of the river. Reventazon, Sarapiqui, Savegre and Pacuare are few convenient water bodies to extract fun out of rafting.

Nepal –The Ultimate Rating

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Nepal, the country with highest mountain peak in the world, offers tempting whitewater rafting experience, with uncultivated form of rivers housed by it. From River Kosi to river Marshyandgdi, the rafting experience offered by this destination is only for brave hearts. But, if you are capable of accepting this challenge, you can bet upon the pure fun of adventure.

Australia River Rafting

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If you want to explore the ancient rainforests, while riding the white frothy water of the river, you need to visit Australia, the country offering ultimate whitewater rafting experiences. From the North Johnstone River to Nymboida River, you can’t ask for more, after riding these storming rivers.

Futaleufu River In Chile

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Chile offers a number of other adventurous rides, apart from whitewater rafting in Futaleufu River. You can also participate in horse riding, kayaking and mountain biking, after facing the growling waves of these gigantic rivers. The Bio Bio rafting experience in Chile is also getting popular with more and more rafter exploring the fun and thrill.

Idaho River Rafting

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The Snake River and the Middle Fork of the Salmon River are among most admirable rafting destination offered by Idaho. The rivers offer raft-soaking rapids to make it’s the best experience of you life. The surrounding beauty of mountains and forests can further motivate you to enjoy your ride.

Yangtze River Rafting In China

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The Great Bend of the Yangtze River in china can be a favorable whitewater rafting destination. The crashing water can kick your passion and invite you to grab some precious moments of your life. The scenic landscapes offered by the mountains can add delight to your adventurous journey here.

Magpie River Rafting In Canada

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The whitewater rafting ride on Magpie River in Canada can pack your vacations with action and satisfy your enthusiasm beyond expectations. The 80-foot Magpie Falls can provide you with a fantastic river rafting experience.

Victoria Nile White Water Rafting In Uganda

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The Victoria Nile River is an awesome whitewater rafting destination in Uganda, not only for the tourists from different corners of the world, but also for local residents. It is one of the places, which exhibit the real essence of term rafting.

Size does matters and the world is going bananas over the small and compact cars. These street smart cars are here to stay and are set to change the conventions of cars on its head in the days to come. Eye popping designs pop up every day, pushing the massive gas guzzlers into oblivion. Breaking your bank to own a monstrous car that chokes the highway is no fad these days. These small and cute cars are going to give sleepless nights to many conventions players in the car industry. The count down has already begun! Watch out. Here are some of the chart busters in the sleek and small car segment that are all set to stir up quite a lot of interest in the car market.

The Volkswagen Polo

A supermini car from the cache of Volkswagen, available in various convenient variations like hatchback, saloon, estate and coupe. Super small, Polo has a transversely mounted engine and front-wheel drive. Available in both petrol and diesel variations, Polo is a popular brand among users who go for sleek and trendy designs without making any climb down on the performance.

Maruti Suzuki A-Star

This hatchback will be the fifth car that would roll out of the cache of Suzuki and the first one to be manufactured in India. This model has a sporty charm in its broad front bumper and spruced up fenders. It will have a euro 5-compliant 1.0-litre aluminium petrol engine with significantly lower CO2 than most of its European competitors. Maruti is planning to bring out a limited edition of just 50000 cars in the initial stage so it would a run riot among car aficionados to lay their hands on this smoking option from Suzuki, which is well cut for Indian roads.

Maruti Suzuki Splash

An eye candy among the next generation small cars, ‘splash’ has whipped up a frenzy in the auto world. It is smaller version of and would be offered in both petrol and diesel models.. Featuring an optional 4-speedautomatic transmission Splash is Euro4-compliant and is likely to catch up the fancy of budget buyers.

Nissan Ultra Low Car

Renault joined hands with Bajaj to build a $2,500 car, targeting the middle class consumers of India. Driven by a petrol engine, it is expected to have a mileage of 35km on city roads. Most of the features are still kept under wraps and when rolled out, it would offer the Tata Nano, a run for its money.

Honda Jazz

Stylish and trendy, these vehicles would flaunt sharp lines, central bonnet ridge. Roomy and spacious Jazz boasts of Alloy wheels and ellipsoidal glass area that add up to its style quotient. Honda’s Jazz stands out for its innovative central fuel tank which ensures a flat floor cabin and more headspace at the rear. The five seat layout, allows easy expansion of load area at the pull of a single lever.

Volkswagen Beetle

The Volkswagen New Beetle, which hit the roads in 1998, was designed drawing heavy inspiration from the original Beetle. However, in the new version engine is placed in the front and luggage storage in the rear. Some of the features of the Old Beetle would give nostalgic memories to car buffs. Separate wings, large dainty tail lights and vestigial running boards, would bring back vivid memories of the original version.

Toyota iQ

Smart and snappy IQ is only 2.98 m long and is a 3+ 1 seater with adequate luggage space. Toyoto has made every effort to reduce the emissions in this model through innovative technologies. The sleek and compact heating and ventilation unit spruces up the centre console, giving it a roomy air.

Tata Nano

Feted as the common man’s car, this super compact car from the coffers of Tata, is a comfortable, all-weather people’s car that would be available at easy prices, a tad greater than the cost of motorbike. 624cc, 33BHP petrol engine ensures a mileage of 20km on city roads and this 5 seater is Euro 4 compliant and can pick up a top speed of 90 km/h.

Volkswagen Upper

This petrol model has a new turbocharged 1.2-litre three-cylinder unit and turbocharged 900cc two-cylinder to tug this car will power the small car. Some of the jaw dropping features include 30 liter petrol tank, Seats for 5 passengers, rear engine and 4 speed manual gear box.

Fiat Grande Punto

It belongs to the third generation cars of the Italian car brand Fiat. It has been very popular among racers due to its low cost and the easy availability of spare parts. Available in both petrol and diesel models, it offers full value for your money with its exceptional styling, driving comfort and exceptional reliability.

When I started my relationship with my beloved, I considered myself to be the most fortunate man on Earth. A year passed and our relation discovered new essence of love and intimacy for each other. Not only our bodies, but our minds and souls were immersed into the ocean of love. The whole world became a wonderful place of prospering our emotions. I was least aware of the fact that harsh reality of life was waiting to encounter our love life. Now I understand that it is more difficult to maintain the efficacy of a relationship than to initiate or terminate it.

I was least aware of the fact that we were riding on the road endowed with potholes to make our ride rough. We often had issues in our relationship, but these exist in every type of relationship. We both shared an eagerness to resolve the issues surfacing on the scene, which were potent enough to shatter our love bond. We used to have long discussions on our difference of opinions and used to come up with a solution at the end.

And today, we are on the verge of parting our ways. Is it our destiny or are we not perfectly matched for each other? Are we ready to beak-up with mutual consent? In order to find answers to these questions, I headed my way towards a relationship counselor. After analyzing my story, she endowed me with an elaborated outlook regarding various reasons, which may act as culprits for break-up of relations.

When you start believing a person, the relationship becomes trust-coated. However, this may provide the liberty to your partner to misuse your trust and mould it according to his or her own convenience.  A relation starts with trust and ends, when this feeling starts evaporating from your relation. The day you start doubting your partner, the long journey traveled together holds no more significance.

The fumes of break-up start developing, when you feel a lack of understanding power in your partner. Understanding each other is very important to weed out small problems arising in love relationships. Even if a person does something wrong and the other person has great level of understanding, certain issues can be resolved. This understanding helps in building strong bonding between opposite genders and lack of this may act as severe blow for relations.

Your love may experience an interesting start, but as it moves further, it tends to lose this gluing power. It is necessary to keep you relation as fresh as every morning in your life. Loss of interest is mostly seen in young couples, who have recently entered into a relation and are not married. In due course of time, they get bored with their respective partners. The relationship ends, when the person feels suffocated and feels that his or her freedom is being hampered.

You and your partner started dating, when you both found each other as eligible match. But what happens, when one of you find a person with better qualities entering your life? Is it worthy enough to keep on changing your options and that too in such a sacred bond of love?  Although this is not planned, but when any of the partners finds a better person, who makes him or her more comfortable, the differences start in a relation. When the drift in the relationship happens, a break up is an expected event in the relationship.

It has been seen a number of times that relations tend to fall flat, if one of the partners has high set of ambitions. It is good to be ambitious in life, but one must not let his or her ambitions pollute the relationship shared with opposite gender.

Every relationship demands the irrigation of time to get nurtured. If one of the partners has more than overloaded schedules, the other always feel lacked behind and neglected. It is important to expend quality moments with your partner to make him or her feel special and wanted.

In a relation, both partners need to share a breathing space, but over possessiveness of one of them leads to serious setbacks in the relation. Every person needs to maintain his or her individuality, apart from being a lover. So, providing space to your partner is very important.

It may be physical abuse, emotional abuse or sexual abuse; all these forms are not desirable for a relation to work. If one of the partners is abusive in any of the above mentioned regards, the relation becomes a burden for other. The private as well as public compatibility of two partners comes to an end with these pollutants making their way into a relationship.

Being in a relation doesn’t mean that your partner has no right to express his or her take on different matters. You must respect his or her opinions and demand same from him or her. In fact, a discussion session on any topic is a healthy way of knowing each other, rather than developing negative vibes for each other.

You need to have the flair to make adjustments in your relationship. Lack of this power and existence of stubbornness may add fuel to the fire in which, your relation is about to get burnt.

After going through that meeting with the consultant, today I sat down and realized what went wrong in my relationship with my partner. Finally, I have realized that we both are equally responsible for whatever has happened to our relation. I think if these reasons of break up are understood and weeded out from relations, the world will definitely become a good place to live with your beloved ones.

With Christmas comes the festive season and hence, begins the preparation for the arrival of New Year. Christmas means celebration time, and celebrating with friends and folks means splurging money extravagantly. We all rejoice and revel on this occasion by spending whopping amount of money buying clothes, gifts, cards, accessories, decorations, etc., every year, and why not after all its party time. Isn’t it? However, this year, with recession and inflation going hand-in-hand in the global market, Christmas won’t be as merrier as it used to be. So, here are a few reasons for you to not to rather splurge, the money this Christmas:

1. The current financial crisis, globally, is affecting everyone by and large, directly or indirectly. Thousands of people have lost their jobs, and many of them do not even have enough money to buy two meals everyday for their family. Splurging grandly just to have some fun wouldn’t be a good idea in such a scenario.
2. When half of the people will be celebrating this day, the other half will be praying for a better tomorrow. In such a case, spending money lavishly to keep oneself happy and content won’t be a justified reason. Ask your conscience if it allows you to do so.
3. Unlike earlier times, Christmas has now become more of a commercialized exercise. Just because People have enough money to splurge, they’d prefer spending it for no reason or for a mere showoff. Buying expensive gifts, cards, trees, etc., is more of a trend now. In such exhibition people often dismiss the fact that it’s not the time to commercialize; it’s rather a time of spirituality and reflection.
4. With major hike in prices for everything, inflation is one good reason that makes you think to spend money on unnecessary things. From bread to gifts, everything has gone out of the reach of people. It’s better to take a wise decision before stepping out of the four walls or checking out an online shopping store to shop for things.
5. With instability in the stock market, your stakes are at high risks. Sensex is playing a foul game with your life. With that in mind, how can you even think of being extravagant this winter, no matter how financially stable you are at the moment.
6. Moreover, with global warming, the environment has also become unstable. You never know when a calamity can come knocking off your door. It’s rather preferable to keep your hard earned money for those times of need, instead of spending it unnecessarily.
7. Just look at the number of resources being wasted for the Christmas – cutting down of trees, woods being fired, plastic being misused, etc. This not only leads to environmental degradation, but also a lot of money is spent in the process. So avoid that!
8. Christmas is the time to share, not to spend lavishly. In stead of spending money on buying gifts and cards for others, spread happiness around. Buy them unforgettable, good times instead of buying useless materialistic show pieces.
9. Even if you wish to spend your money, spend it wisely. Celebration doesn’t always mean spending lavishly. It’s the time to have fun with family, to catch up with friends and to spend some quality time with your loved ones.
10. Invest your money wisely to secure your kids a good life. Think twice for your next generation before dispensing it. Save it for your and your kids’ future.

If these aren’t enough reasons for you to avoid splurging this winter season, then it’s high time you should think what should be your responsibility towards your brethrens, and being human how you can help them to overcome this not-so-good time. Have a Merry Christmas!