Hadn't really thought about it in that sense but you're onto something there - if every penny was a prisoner for your budget in January, it's even more so now.
One of the ones I had to knock back as I wasn't available has gone and booked my brother this morning for marginally less than I was charging and I suspect he could have got the same fee as me if he'd just asked.
The other one was so desperate to book she was offering to pay the full balance on the spot, to hell with the fact I had a current client to look after