Bureau Update
Latest updates from Bolton CAB

• Be a smart Xmas Shopper
  Ten top tips to avoid a Xmas debt hangover
• Top tips on budgeting for Xmas
  Plan ahead. Work out how much you can realistically afford before you start spending. The worst way to do your Christmas shopping is at the last minute, in a panic, with a wallet full of credit and store cards, read our top tips here
• Take our Pre Xmas Spending Quiz
  Which type of money personality are you? Different people have different attitudes to money. Answer these questions to see which type of money personality you are. Make a note of your answers and check them against our analysis. It might make you think twice before you go out Christmas shopping.
• Our FAQ page has been updated
  We've updated our Frequently Asked Questions page and added some new ones
• Our Podcasts
  Our Podcasts - subscribe to our RSS feed
• Emerging Communities Integration project
  Our new Emerging Communities Integration Project is being funded by the Big Lottery Fund for three years and will be providing an advice and casework service to asylum seekers, refugees, those with settled status, failed asylum seekers and accession nationals
• New Training courses available
  We're now running a range of training courses that are available for other organisations to attend to get basic information about a range of subjects
• Play the new Citizens Advice online game
  Citizens Advice is today launching a viral game for the first time to encourage 16-25 year olds to get help with their problems. The game, called Remove Your Worries, aims to encourage young people to seek proper advice for the problems they face.
• More outreaches are now available
  We've now opened some more outreaches at new locations
• Donate to us via your mobile
  You can now make a donation to us using your mobile phone, for example, if you want to donate 10 pounds, text BOLTONCAB 10 to 81404
• net:gain - support for VCS groups
  Have you made a net:gain ? - Can your VCS group benefit from it?
• Dealing with Debt
  Dealing with Debt problems
• Advice in Health
  Advice in Health - our partnership project with Bolton PCT
• Volunteer's Stories
  Some Volunteer Stories
• The Masked Adviser!
  Who was that masked man?