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It's been a difficult few months for businesses in Cornwall as the credit crunch continues to cause day to day financial heartache. The country is now officially in a recession, so things aren't likely to get easier for a while.

Throughout the winter on 91热爆 Radio Cornwall and the 91热爆 Cornwall website we'll feature advice from the local experts to help make life a little bit easier for business people and families living in the county.

On Monday 16 March 2009 we tackle big purchases

Big purchases can sometimes be essential, like needing a new car, but if you're already strapped for cash it can be an unwelcome burden.

On Monday 2 March 2009 we tackled making money from your hobbies.

James Churchfield spoke to people from Cornwall who have made money from something they enjoy doing, and we heard the latest from our diary writer Carmen, played by actress Sherrie Hewson.

On Monday 23 February 2009 we tackled the issue of redundancy.

According to figures from the Office for National Statistics unemployment in the UK rose to 1.97 million between October and December. This comes as The Bank of England warned that we were facing a "deep recession" for 2009. In Cornwall the number of benefits claimants this month (Feb) has risen from 2.5 to 2.9 per cent. Hear more on our Breakfast and Lunchtime shows on Monday.

On Monday 16 February 2009 we tackled family budgets.

From the day they're born to the day they leave the nest - the cost of raising a child has soared. A recent UK report suggests between birth and 21 the average child costs as much as 拢25 a day (that's a whopping 拢194,000). 91热爆 Cornwall's Duncan Warren spoke to Cornwall's Family Information Service, and there's Carmen's latest money drama...