The jury is currently out on the action we should take about energy prices, as the cost of gas and electricity threaten to go through the roof.
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Free Sky+ Box
It’s probably a little cheeky to use my blog in order to try and get free stuff for myself, but here’s an offer that has something in it for both you and me if you’re thinking of having Sky TV installed.
10 Top Tips For A Successful Car Boot Sale
Whilst you might not think it from the weather, we’re now slap bang in the middle of car boot sale season, certainly for those enough who aren’t hardy enough to go during the winter months.
If you’re planning your trip to a car boot sale, here are ten tips to help you make the most of your items for sale.
Would You Eat This To Save Money?
Should I ignore the way this mince meat looks and just cook it, or should I go on my instincts and resign myself to having to spend money on something else? What would you do? How far should we go to be frugal?
Are You Feeling The Crunch?
FreeMoneyFinance recently asked are you feeling any economic pain, so I thought I’d look at the same subject from a UK perspective, and poll Money Watch readers on whether you are feeling the effects of the credit crunch yet? When I say crunch here, I’m using the term loosely, as I’m referring to more than […]
Finding Cheap Petrol
I came across this page with suggestions on tips for finding cheap petrol on the ThisIsMoney website, a forum post which was originally started back in 2005. It’s funny now to see people talking about prices of 90p per litre – if we’d have known how expensive petrol would be now, we’d probably have all […]
Frugal Fun: Saving Money On Toilet Paper
Here’s a frugal tip for saving money on toilet paper: make sure you hang it the right way. According to this article, the way you hang toilet paper off the roll has a big effect on the amount of paper wasted. Apparently, the best method is the “over-hang” configuration, which allows for great paper visibility […]
Smoking Ban One Year On
July 1st 2007 saw the ban on smoking in public places come into force, and by several accounts, the results have been pretty impressive, with an estimated 400,000 people giving up smoking since then. And as far as the personal finances of those who have given up go, then should they have now been a […]
Why Saving Money Is Like Losing Weight
In the past couple of years, a sedentary job and a little over-eating has meant I’ve been putting a little bit of weight on, and it’s come to the point now where I feel that I really need to do something about it. Whilst I’ve been developing a plan to combat the extra pounds I’m […]
What’s The Biggest Discount You’ve Negotiated?
John at FindFinancialFreedom suggests that it doesn’t hurt to ask for a discount when you’re making a purchase. Most of us would balk at the suggestion of trying to haggle on the price of something (“it’s just not the British way to do business!”), but he’s right – there’s no harm in asking. Personally, I’d […]