Today is the 17th of the month. Instinctively, you know that that means. The Petrol gauge is flirting with the wrong side of the half-mark. The improvised wine-collection is running dry. The packet of cigarettes is looking dangerously roomy, and the Salticrax are beginning to look more austere than opulent. And as the cash-coffers dry up, the first of the budgets to suffer is Entertainment.

I don’t normally get too excited over this kind of thing, but there are certain matters that a man simply cannot turn a blind eye to. One of those things is a good lamb shank. Moreover, a good lamb shank in winter is not only good for the body, but good for the soul. I swear.

Groupon are offering a 60% saving on delicious, sweet, succulent, unctuous, lamb shanks – two of them – served with slow-roasted vegetables and a bottle of Sweetwell Farm Cab Sav. You get that for R106.

Really. No lies. There you are. Your entertainment budget is salvaged. If you want the deal then visit mycitydeal.co.za. On Friday and Saturday you can nab the lamb on the Stellenbosch page, and on Saturday you can Saturday you’ll also find the deal on the Cape Town page.

Just because we love you.