Archive for the ‘Money saving’ Category
Friday, November 14th, 2008
I found this article on the Times site yesterday and really loved the writing style. The article is an extract of a money saving book by a journalist called India Knight, I haven't heard of her before but I believe she has written an number of other popular books in ...
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Thursday, November 13th, 2008
It’s really easy sometimes to stick with what you know and never think about alternatives, but with the economy on a downturn more of us are thinking about whether we should try cheaper alternatives to our normal brands as a way to economise. Is it really worth it though? ...
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Thursday, November 13th, 2008
What money saving websites do you visit on an regular basis? I normally check out Money Saving Expert and Fool.com on a frequent basis but I have been trying to swing the net a bit wider recently a started looking for more personal blogs about money saving.
The most recent 2 ...
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Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
The other day I needed to buy some new batteries so being thrifty I decided to buy the cheapest ones that I could find :) I managed to get a whole pack of batteries in Poundland for guess what = £1, what a bargain I thought.
After I got home and ...
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Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
I read an article in the newspapers on the way home from work yesterday. The story raised the point that not all businesses are suffering because of the credit crunch - in fact some are seeing business increase as are people economising.
One such business that has seen an increase in ...
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Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
A lot of us have been feeling the pinch recently with the higher costs of gas, electric, food prices and petrol. A little of that has been alleviated recently with the government pushing the petrol stations to drop their prices in line with oil prices having come down slightly ...
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Monday, September 22nd, 2008
With all the current turmoil in the banking industry and because I bank with HBOS I have been reading up on the rights I have if my bank does collapse.
At the moment if a bank goes bust a scheme setup by the government (financial services compensation scheme) will compensate you ...
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
Most of us want to buy or do something nice for our dad on fathers day, after all it's our dad, we want to celebrate him. Doing this without buying into the hallmark holiday attitude of spending a fortune and getting very little for your money can be quite hard ...
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008
If I said that I could run a website for 2 years for less than £2 would you believe me? I used to think that I was getting a good deal on my web hosting which costs around £20 per year, until someone on the forum kindly pointed me in ...
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Rising fuel costs, house prices, rents, spiraling food bills; it all gets a bit much. We all find ourselves watching the budget, and looking for new ways to budget. One way is to take up sewing. At first glance, this may seem an expensive proposition, but this is not so.You ...
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