City bonus's are generally down from last year. People who spent in the face of adversity last time -some of them took a spanking when having to sort out their reckless spending- are just being a bit more cautious this year. Last year we had a bit of a splurge at bonus time - this year we are being more prudent in retaining an F.O.F ( that stands for eff off fund ) incase hubby wants to chuck it all in, for whatever reason.
If you are looking to get sort out your finances have a swizz at
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/
to get the most competitive rates advice, and trawl the boards to see what other people have done to help themselves - it's well worth the time to look it over and interesting what others have done too.