It's firework season again and thankfully this year it’s not been as noisy as it usually is.

Frequently at this time of year it’s like a war zone round here, with fireworks banging and booming into the wee hours, terrifying all but the least nervous pets and filling the air with noxious fumes. Fortunately this year November 5th was the only evening with sustained noise, every other evening it’s just been the occasional explosion.

I think the Credit Crunch may be responsible for the reduction in firework activity this year, after all setting off fireworks is literally like burning money. I know they are pretty and make a nice display for a party, but you don't get much for your hard earned cash and they only last seconds, a crackle, a flash, a bang and they're gone! so, this year it seems that many people opted to attend a community firework display and saved their money for more important things.

The ongoing Credit Crisis is also the reason why so many people are deciding that now is the moment to stop smoking. Smoking is another way of burning money that people are finding they can't afford in this financial climate, and the fastest way to stop smoking, and also the most successful way by far, is hypnosis.

If you want to stop smoking and you choose to do so using hypnosis you can either visit a hypnotherapist who specialises in stopping smoking, or you can buy a hypnotherapy CD. The cost of a smoking cessation session with a properly qualified and experienced hypnotherapist will be in the region of £300 - £400, a CD costs much, much less and has the added advantage that it’s there for you to use again whenever you need to.

Success rates for both personal smoking cessation sessions and Hypnotherapy CDs are similar, as long as the CD is written and recorded by a fully qualified hypnotherapy professional.

With the costs and commitments of the Christmas holidays just round the corner, now is a perfect moment to make your decision to stop smoking, and enjoy your life with more money in your pocket.