Planning a safe night out
Planning a night out: get a lift home, have taxi money put aside, have an emergency number, always stay with someone. Know your limits.
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Short useful messages from Respect Yourself, the guidance site for young people to help make good decisions in life.
Planning a night out: get a lift home, have taxi money put aside, have an emergency number, always stay with someone. Know your limits.
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Always make sure you arrive where you need to be at least 5 minutes before your start time. Being punctual shows potential employers and teachers that you are reliable and can manage your time well.
Always carry with you a 50p coin (to use a public ‘phonebox) and a written-down ‘phone number of someone you can call for help. Always be safe, and always be able to get in touch with someone you can trust.
A chinese takeaway is one meal at £7 per person. For the same amount you can buy a few days worth of food, and your money can go a lot further. Make yourself a fakeaway instead!
When you get your own place to live, an Expanding File is incredibly useful. It’s a categorised folder that stores all your important paperwork, like mortgage documents, bank statements, guarantees and health papers. Finding them quickly when you need them is invaluable, and takes no time at all to keep current – just file docs as they arrive.
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