#NoSpendJanuary: Can it really be done?

This is a list of key vocabulary and expressions from the article in order of how useful they are. The student must choose 6 items from the list to study in the lesson.

Awful

To be on your way

To feel like (doing) something

Beyond

In a row

A bargain

There’s no point (in (doing) something)

To be tempted (to do something/ by something)

To put someone off ((doing) something)

To put pressure on someone (to do something)

To miss out (on something)

Out of the question

To turn (something) down

Leftovers

To come up

Booze

To give (something) a go

Mindset

Sustainable

(To get your) fix

A chore

To embark (on something)

To get caught up (in something)

Enticing

To get into the swing of it/ things

15 conversation-provoking questions related to the article.

1.     What is ‘No Spend January’?

2.     What do you know about Nicola?

3.     What is the FIRE movement?

4.     What did Samantha say?

5.     ‘I’m going to try a ‘No Spend January’ next year.’ Is this true for you?

6.     ‘Everyone should join the FIRE movement.’ Do you agree?

7.     ‘My partner (or best friend) and I have a very different attitude to money.’ Is this true for you?

8.     ‘It’s easier to save money in my native country than it is in the UK.’ Is this true for you?

9.     ‘Cash should be banned.’ Do you agree?

10.  ‘I’d rather be poor in a job that I loved than rich in a job that I hated.’ Is this true for you?

11.  ‘The thing I waste most money on is clothes.’ Is this true for you?

12.  ‘Children should be taught more about money at school.’ Do you agree?

13.  ‘There are many things that I want but can’t afford and I suffer because of it.’ Is this true for you?

14.  ‘Big businesses control what people desire.’ Do you agree?

15.  ‘Humans would be happier without money and consumer goods.’ Do you agree?