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"I posted this on another thread,365 penny challenge. Everyday put pennies in a jar,so on day 1 you put a penny in,day 2 two pence in jar,day 100 a pound.you get the idea,apparently saves over £600 for year. I started this new years day. Miss" So the last month you put in about £112 It makes December bloody expensive. | |||
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"I posted this on another thread,365 penny challenge. Everyday put pennies in a jar,so on day 1 you put a penny in,day 2 two pence in jar,day 100 a pound.you get the idea,apparently saves over £600 for year. I started this new years day. Miss" I'm going to start doing this but at Day 101 I will start at 1p again. | |||
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"I posted this on another thread,365 penny challenge. Everyday put pennies in a jar,so on day 1 you put a penny in,day 2 two pence in jar,day 100 a pound.you get the idea,apparently saves over £600 for year. I started this new years day. Miss So the last month you put in about £112 It makes December bloody expensive." I think some start it in reverse for this reason | |||
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"I posted this on another thread,365 penny challenge. Everyday put pennies in a jar,so on day 1 you put a penny in,day 2 two pence in jar,day 100 a pound.you get the idea,apparently saves over £600 for year. I started this new years day. Miss So the last month you put in about £112 It makes December bloody expensive. I think some start it in reverse for this reason" Nearly as bad in January lol | |||
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"1. Dont spent out on costly porcelin. Half an egg shell painted white. Makes a less expensive urinal for your male pet hamsters. 2, change expensive rowing oars by glueing tennis rackets to the end of a broom stick. This also makes rowing a lot easier." Have you considered using stale bread as a tea coaster? | |||
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"1. Dont spent out on costly porcelin. Half an egg shell painted white. Makes a less expensive urinal for your male pet hamsters. 2, change expensive rowing oars by glueing tennis rackets to the end of a broom stick. This also makes rowing a lot easier." Wondered how far down we'd get before it all went a bit 'Viz'. | |||
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"1. Dont spent out on costly porcelin. Half an egg shell painted white. Makes a less expensive urinal for your male pet hamsters. 2, change expensive rowing oars by glueing tennis rackets to the end of a broom stick. This also makes rowing a lot easier. Have you considered using stale bread as a tea coaster?" if the tea spills you can eat the bread as a tasty tea flavoured snack also. | |||
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"1. Dont spent out on costly porcelin. Half an egg shell painted white. Makes a less expensive urinal for your male pet hamsters. 2, change expensive rowing oars by glueing tennis rackets to the end of a broom stick. This also makes rowing a lot easier. Have you considered using stale bread as a tea coaster? if the tea spills you can eat the bread as a tasty tea flavoured snack also." It's winning all around. | |||
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"I posted this on another thread,365 penny challenge. Everyday put pennies in a jar,so on day 1 you put a penny in,day 2 two pence in jar,day 100 a pound.you get the idea,apparently saves over £600 for year. I started this new years day. Miss So the last month you put in about £112 It makes December bloody expensive. I think some start it in reverse for this reason Nearly as bad in January lol" january sales don,t forget should help some what. | |||
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"1. Dont spent out on costly porcelin. Half an egg shell painted white. Makes a less expensive urinal for your male pet hamsters. 2, change expensive rowing oars by glueing tennis rackets to the end of a broom stick. This also makes rowing a lot easier." Thats Interesting about the egg shells and the hamsters.. | |||
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"1. Dont spent out on costly porcelin. Half an egg shell painted white. Makes a less expensive urinal for your male pet hamsters. 2, change expensive rowing oars by glueing tennis rackets to the end of a broom stick. This also makes rowing a lot easier. Have you considered using stale bread as a tea coaster? if the tea spills you can eat the bread as a tasty tea flavoured snack also." | |||
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"1. Dont spent out on costly porcelin. Half an egg shell painted white. Makes a less expensive urinal for your male pet hamsters. 2, change expensive rowing oars by glueing tennis rackets to the end of a broom stick. This also makes rowing a lot easier. Have you considered using stale bread as a tea coaster? if the tea spills you can eat the bread as a tasty tea flavoured snack also. It's winning all around." don't have kids is my next tip. | |||
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"1. Dont spent out on costly porcelin. Half an egg shell painted white. Makes a less expensive urinal for your male pet hamsters. 2, change expensive rowing oars by glueing tennis rackets to the end of a broom stick. This also makes rowing a lot easier. Have you considered using stale bread as a tea coaster? if the tea spills you can eat the bread as a tasty tea flavoured snack also. It's winning all around. don't have kids is my next tip. " You can always try and put them back. | |||
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"Reject the basic assumptions of civilization, especially the importance of material possessions." | |||
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"Tap into your neighbour's electricity supply, and buy Happy Shopper teabags " I can't belive you can suggest something so heinous.....happy shopper tea bags | |||
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"material possessions." Is that them ghosts that look like a sheet? or are they possessed material Serious money saver tip, look at any subscription offerings with great suspicion... Phones... do you really use x "free" minutes or y included texts? TV do you actually watch the subscription channel's? etc. My son is struggling financially but paying out £150 a month on his family's mobile contracts... | |||
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"1. Dont spent out on costly porcelin. Half an egg shell painted white. Makes a less expensive urinal for your male pet hamsters. 2, change expensive rowing oars by glueing tennis rackets to the end of a broom stick. This also makes rowing a lot easier." its money saving tips not viz top tips | |||
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"Use the library." This one. It's like FREE books! You can order any books they dont have for very little money, read them, give 'em back (on time is also good) and at the end of the day your house isn't all cluttered up with books. Well, ok, less cluttered then. | |||
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"i just put change into a tin and cash it in before xmas - since its just been me and the kids we have done this and it started out as at least we know we can afford a good xmas dinner and the extra treats etc - now theyre older they still like the cashing in day - goes on gin now " Pound coins go.out of circulation this year. New ones in Spring. | |||
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"1. Dont spent out on costly porcelin. Half an egg shell painted white. Makes a less expensive urinal for your male pet hamsters. 2, change expensive rowing oars by glueing tennis rackets to the end of a broom stick. This also makes rowing a lot easier." | |||
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"Use the library. This one. It's like FREE books! You can order any books they dont have for very little money, read them, give 'em back (on time is also good) and at the end of the day your house isn't all cluttered up with books. Well, ok, less cluttered then." You can also download ebooks and talking books and magazines from the library service. Thereby saving shoe leather since there's no need to even leave your house. Although if you read in the library you don't need to heat your home | |||
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"Get a smart meter fitted we have halved our leccy bill over this last year..turn things off and see the saving.." It's frightening seeing that red line when you turn the kettle on isn't it | |||
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"Tap into your neighbour's electricity supply, and buy Happy Shopper teabags I can't belive you can suggest something so heinous.....happy shopper tea bags " Yeah granted, that is taking it a tad too far | |||
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"Get a smart meter fitted we have halved our leccy bill over this last year..turn things off and see the saving.." Only filling the kettle with the water you need is quite a big saver. But this is one that gets my goat, used to live with a girl who would randomly turn lights off around the house. You just nipped to the loo, come back light would be off, for what, two fekking minutes? (energy saving lightbulbs cost about a penny a DAY to run.) She would then fill the kettle to the top, boil it and only make a brew for herself. | |||
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"Obey, conform, consume" bollocks.... Like you ever did either of the first two | |||
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"heres a good saver,,,,, have a cuppa round mine lol . saves water...t-bags ...sugar....milk ,,,,,,,,," Had any takers yet? | |||
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"Apparently the microwave is the cheapest way to cook your food then the hob on the stove slow cookers are good to depending on time limits thou 8 hours to cook some meals is not for everyone and left unattended I certainly would,t do times vary and settings obviously but you can still save with them, and dishwashers on a full cycle will cost more than doing your pots yourself in one bowl of hot water and washing up liquid a dishwasher cycle at that setting use,s about 6/9 bowls of hot water pleased I don,t have one now.." also apparently a electric cooker is the most expensive to use. | |||
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"did you know if calls get put on hold you can press the buttons to 'remix' the shitty music they are playing?" don't do this, they cut you off eventually. thought i was getting a free game but now i have to call back. | |||
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"Obey, conform, consume bollocks.... Like you ever did either of the first two " Not by choice | |||
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"Apparently the microwave is the cheapest way to cook your food then the hob on the stove slow cookers are good to depending on time limits thou 8 hours to cook some meals is not for everyone and left unattended I certainly would,t do times vary and settings obviously but you can still save with them, and dishwashers on a full cycle will cost more than doing your pots yourself in one bowl of hot water and washing up liquid a dishwasher cycle at that setting use,s about 6/9 bowls of hot water pleased I don,t have one now..also apparently a electric cooker is the most expensive to use." We used to have a gas fridge years ago when I was a nipper. Thought about getting a gas tumble dryer in the past as well, but decided against it due to the initial outlay | |||
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"Apparently the microwave is the cheapest way to cook your food then the hob on the stove slow cookers are good to depending on time limits thou 8 hours to cook some meals is not for everyone and left unattended I certainly would,t do times vary and settings obviously but you can still save with them, and dishwashers on a full cycle will cost more than doing your pots yourself in one bowl of hot water and washing up liquid a dishwasher cycle at that setting use,s about 6/9 bowls of hot water pleased I don,t have one now..also apparently a electric cooker is the most expensive to use. We used to have a gas fridge years ago when I was a nipper. Thought about getting a gas tumble dryer in the past as well, but decided against it due to the initial outlay " with all white goods now days you never really know the life span in them and I won,t pay any warranty after the year has gone if a good (presumably) Item breaks down in a short period I rather get rid than pay out bills for a load of crap. | |||
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"keeping your router switched on at night apparently costs £21 + pence a year to do I,d switch mine off but if you do it disables Internet connections like catch up which is dissapointing I,m wondering if its worth it or not.. " You must have a very strong signal then... the BT Broadband router Which is quite typical in design costs just over £6 a year to leave switched on 24/7, I use a virgin cable modem and use my own wifi router, my running costs for both work out at under £13 per year. | |||
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"buy everything you can online, research the cheapest prices as well. sell on free sites only, fucking ebay fees are ridiculous." Can you recommend any good sites for selling clothes? I used to use eBay but their fees and lack of seller protection has got ridiculous. | |||
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"buy everything you can online, research the cheapest prices as well. sell on free sites only, fucking ebay fees are ridiculous. Can you recommend any good sites for selling clothes? I used to use eBay but their fees and lack of seller protection has got ridiculous. " Try Gumtree and your local Facebook buying/selling page | |||
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"buy everything you can online, research the cheapest prices as well. sell on free sites only, fucking ebay fees are ridiculous. Can you recommend any good sites for selling clothes? I used to use eBay but their fees and lack of seller protection has got ridiculous. " shpock is good, i've sold stuff on there, all profit belongs to me. any car boot sale app is probably good. over price your stuff though coz a lot of people try to barter and pay less. gumtree is pretty creepy if you're into that. i get guys asking if i'm single or asking if i've worn the clothes, or asking me to send pics of me wearing them (which i might do for a fee haha). | |||
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"save a whopping £147 a year by not having a tv licence " this is a good one...telly is shite anyhow so who needs that in their lives? spend less on shit we don't need, new wardrobes/clothes and other rubbish, swap branded goods for white goods, no meals out, no takeaways, no booze, no fancy gadgets and other crap, go for a cheap phone or like me get rid of it altogether, get a smaller car, check what deals are available for gas/electricity providers or find a spark willing to hop your meter. plant some food in your garden instead of a wasting it on plot of grass. we can all live on a smaller budget than we do if we really need to easily enough. | |||
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"buy everything you can online, research the cheapest prices as well. sell on free sites only, fucking ebay fees are ridiculous. Can you recommend any good sites for selling clothes? I used to use eBay but their fees and lack of seller protection has got ridiculous. Try Gumtree and your local Facebook buying/selling page " Yeah I'm going to try to flog a fridge on facebook | |||
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"buy everything you can online, research the cheapest prices as well. sell on free sites only, fucking ebay fees are ridiculous. Can you recommend any good sites for selling clothes? I used to use eBay but their fees and lack of seller protection has got ridiculous. shpock is good, i've sold stuff on there, all profit belongs to me. any car boot sale app is probably good. over price your stuff though coz a lot of people try to barter and pay less. gumtree is pretty creepy if you're into that. i get guys asking if i'm single or asking if i've worn the clothes, or asking me to send pics of me wearing them (which i might do for a fee haha)." I might give shpock a go...have seen the advert but wasn't sure how many people actually used it. I've heard other people say that about gumtree too...but I'd probably send pics of me in the clothes if it would get me a higher price Thanks | |||
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"buy everything you can online, research the cheapest prices as well. sell on free sites only, fucking ebay fees are ridiculous. Can you recommend any good sites for selling clothes? I used to use eBay but their fees and lack of seller protection has got ridiculous. shpock is good, i've sold stuff on there, all profit belongs to me. any car boot sale app is probably good. over price your stuff though coz a lot of people try to barter and pay less. gumtree is pretty creepy if you're into that. i get guys asking if i'm single or asking if i've worn the clothes, or asking me to send pics of me wearing them (which i might do for a fee haha). I might give shpock a go...have seen the advert but wasn't sure how many people actually used it. I've heard other people say that about gumtree too...but I'd probably send pics of me in the clothes if it would get me a higher price Thanks " it's pretty dead in my area at times on shpock. just put stuff on every site going if you can (i did), get a feel for the sites themselves and which are best for you. ask for money for the pics first, time is money. otherwise you'll get people who only want free pics and wasting your time. even if it's only a £1 paypal gift that you charge, you'll at least know they genuine or feel less messed about if they had no intention of buying. | |||
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"Save money on heating: Keep your coat on when you come in from the cold. " I've always been told since a kid to take your jacket off indoors lool | |||
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"Reject the basic assumptions of civilization, especially the importance of material possessions." I was doing that, then I had a hard drive that started to fail...£120 later, I'm a whore to consumerism again | |||
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"Save money on heating: Keep your coat on when you come in from the cold. I've always been told since a kid to take your jacket off indoors lool " Thank of the money that could have been saved had you ignored that advice! | |||
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"Go and live on an island somewhere" ...oh, wait a mo', we already do... Hmmm. | |||
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"Save money on expensive binoculars by standing closer to the object you wish to view" | |||
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"Save money on expensive binoculars by standing closer to the object you wish to view" Tried that, but my stalk'ee complained about the cost of removing nose prints from her windows | |||
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"Save money on heating: Keep your coat on when you come in from the cold. " But then you won't feel the benefit when you go back out | |||
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"Save money on heating: Keep your coat on when you come in from the cold. But then you won't feel the benefit when you go back out " Easy! Wear two coats but only take one off. | |||
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"Save money on heating: Keep your coat on when you come in from the cold. But then you won't feel the benefit when you go back out Easy! Wear two coats but only take one off. " Wear a woolly hat indoors, makes a big difference if you are a little chilly... | |||
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"when i was little used to put our wintercoats over us in bed as a extra layer " Us too. My mum used to feel cold so she would put coats on our beds while we were asleep whether we were cold or not. I often woke up with my dad's huge overcoat on my bed unable to move it was so heavy | |||
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"i just put change into a tin and cash it in before xmas - since its just been me and the kids we have done this and it started out as at least we know we can afford a good xmas dinner and the extra treats etc - now theyre older they still like the cashing in day - goes on gin now " Lol. Such a good idea. Love that you arequire buying gin with it x | |||
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"If you are cold in bed a fleece blanket under the duvet makes a huge difference or a sheepskin rug on top..." using a fleece or fur as the bottom blanket (over your sheet) can make your bed nice and cosy too, hmm luxury. | |||
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"Take your own lunches to work! " take it one step further and pinch your colleagues lunch | |||
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"don't spend any...go shoplifting instead " ...and my pickles were so | |||
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"I posted this on another thread,365 penny challenge. Everyday put pennies in a jar,so on day 1 you put a penny in,day 2 two pence in jar,day 100 a pound.you get the idea,apparently saves over £600 for year. I started this new years day. Miss" That would mean saving £2,569 in the last week of the year. | |||
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"I posted this on another thread,365 penny challenge. Everyday put pennies in a jar,so on day 1 you put a penny in,day 2 two pence in jar,day 100 a pound.you get the idea,apparently saves over £600 for year. I started this new years day. Miss That would mean saving £2,569 in the last week of the year." Oh ignore me! I'm thinking pounds not pence | |||
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"Avoid parking tickets by leaving your windscreen wipers going whenever you park on double yellows." hahaha, how did i miss this one? | |||
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"i just put change into a tin and cash it in before xmas - since its just been me and the kids we have done this and it started out as at least we know we can afford a good xmas dinner and the extra treats etc - now theyre older they still like the cashing in day - goes on gin now " I like your style! Think I might to have to set up a secret gin fund | |||
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"I posted this on another thread,365 penny challenge. Everyday put pennies in a jar,so on day 1 you put a penny in,day 2 two pence in jar,day 100 a pound.you get the idea,apparently saves over £600 for year. I started this new years day. Miss That would mean saving £2,569 in the last week of the year. Oh ignore me! I'm thinking pounds not pence " If you can do it with pounds apparently it works out at a about £1 million a year... | |||
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"Take your own lunches to work! " This saves me a fortune! | |||
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"As the pound falls faster than an escorts knickers and the price of condoms gets ever stiffer we thought it may help if we share some money saving tips. Here's one...Oral b electric tooth brush heads are expensive to replace! Amazon are selling comparable replacements 4 heads £2.50 free postage! Who's next with a tip!" Get Martin Lewis Money Saving Tips - Google it and sign up to email. He covers everything you can possibly think of from pot hole claims to tax refunds for washing your work uniform | |||
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"when calling customer services choose an option where the company know they will lose money, like cancellations. they will put you through instantly. " Oh I like that! Great tip | |||
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"If you are cold in bed a fleece blanket under the duvet makes a huge difference or a sheepskin rug on top... using a fleece or fur as the bottom blanket (over your sheet) can make your bed nice and cosy too, hmm luxury." Use a big fleece and fold it in half like a sleeping bag in your bed... | |||
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"Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need." We? | |||
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"Get Martin Lewis Money Saving Tips - Google it and sign up to email. He covers everything you can possibly think of from pot hole claims to tax refunds for washing your work uniform " That's the one, The Money Saving Expert | |||
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"Run your tax via an offshore company in Panama " Have a Swiss bank account too | |||
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"I sold the same homing pigeon 23 times " Haha that made me laugh | |||
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"If you are cold in bed a fleece blanket under the duvet makes a huge difference or a sheepskin rug on top... using a fleece or fur as the bottom blanket (over your sheet) can make your bed nice and cosy too, hmm luxury. Use a big fleece and fold it in half like a sleeping bag in your bed... " ooh gonna try that with my fake fur blanket tonight. when i was ill the other week i fell asleep wrapped in that blanket on a massive bean bag, it was lovely. they should make bean bag mattresses. | |||
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"If you're a multinational corporation, just pay no tax and see how long you can get away with it " Forever cos you 'employ' those who make or interpret the rules | |||
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"Always poop at work - you save on toilet paper and you are getting paid for it." Love this one | |||
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"Be born monarch and live on state handouts. £350m for the NHS? No, let's buy the Queen some new curtains! " Boom...and there it is... | |||
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"keeping your router switched on at night apparently costs £21 + pence a year to do I,d switch mine off but if you do it disables Internet connections like catch up which is dissapointing I,m wondering if its worth it or not.. You must have a very strong signal then... the BT Broadband router Which is quite typical in design costs just over £6 a year to leave switched on 24/7, I use a virgin cable modem and use my own wifi router, my running costs for both work out at under £13 per year." It was a quote from the daily telegraphs power saveing page on line dated from last week, if the bt router costs just £6 a year to have on I,m not sure of the kind of routers their talking about in the telegraph. | |||
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"Ladies, buy packs of cheap knickers, wear them for one day and them sell them... You sell the knickers for more than you paid for them, at the the same time you are saving water, electricity and washing powder... Win win... " This is my favourite idea | |||
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" I use a virgin cable modem and use my own wifi router, my running costs for both work out at under £13 per year." Hark at Lord la de dah spunking 3.5p a day on leaving the blinky LEDs on | |||
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"Go and live on an island somewhere ...oh, wait a mo', we already do... Hmmm." The worlds biggest Island. | |||
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"I sold the same homing pigeon 23 times " | |||
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"Save money on expensive binoculars by standing closer to the object you wish to view" I wish I had thought of this before... | |||
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"Go and live on an island somewhere ...oh, wait a mo', we already do... Hmmm.The worlds biggest Island. " He lives in Greenland then?? ... xx | |||
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"Be born monarch and live on state handouts. £350m for the NHS? No, let's buy the Queen some new curtains! Boom...and there it is... " The refurbishments on buckingham palace are estimated to cost 300 million | |||
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"Avoid parking tickets by leaving your windscreen wipers going whenever you park on double yellows." I,ve got visions of the traffic warden arms flaying everywhere muttering I,ll get him I,ll get him.. | |||
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"One which is relevant to swingers - stop booking your hotel rooms through travel agencies! They aren't the cheapest option - it's nearly always cheaper to book directly through the hotel and if it appears not, call them and most of the time they will price match and throw in an upgrade or something else." Or free cooked breakfast. | |||
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"Be born monarch and live on state handouts. £350m for the NHS? No, let's buy the Queen some new curtains! Boom...and there it is... The refurbishments on buckingham palace are estimated to cost 300 million* " Over 10 years though so it's fine. *Prices are subject to change and may go up or down. | |||
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"Go and live on an island somewhere ...oh, wait a mo', we already do... Hmmm.The worlds biggest Island. He lives in Greenland then?? ... xx" Its an education comeing here.. | |||
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"1. Dont spent out on costly porcelin. Half an egg shell painted white. Makes a less expensive urinal for your male pet hamsters. 2, change expensive rowing oars by glueing tennis rackets to the end of a broom stick. This also makes rowing a lot easier. Have you considered using stale bread as a tea coaster? if the tea spills you can eat the bread as a tasty tea flavoured snack also. It's winning all around. don't have kids is my next tip. You can always try and put them back." The fuckers keep coming back | |||
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"If you live in London, using contactless is cheaper than using oyster, Google it " Is it really? Wow I'm definitely gonna be having a look on Google as I thought it was the other way round! Thank you | |||
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"You buy furniture. You tell yourself, this is the last sofa I will ever need in my life. Buy the sofa, then for a couple years you're satisfied that no matter what goes wrong, at least you've got your sofa issue handled. Then the right set of dishes. Then the perfect bed. The drapes. The rug. Then you're trapped in your lovely nest, and the things you used to own, now they own you." I am Jack's liver... This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time... | |||
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"Using premium fuel on longer journeys, especially motorways, gives more mpg so its actually cheaper in the long run (have proved this with both diesel and petrol vehicles especially performance ones)... xx" Also don't put in more fuel than you think need, carrying excess weight lowers mpg too... xx | |||
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"Go and live on an island somewhere ...oh, wait a mo', we already do... Hmmm.The worlds biggest Island. He lives in Greenland then?? ... xxIts an education comeing here.. " Used to think it was Australia but that's classed as a continent... xx | |||
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"I don't know if these work in the U.K. But they work in the USA.... Whenever I order something online , I always call when it arrives and say it's missing a part. They usually ship me another one free of charges. So I use the second one as a gift for someone. I did this during Christmas with Alexa from Amazon. When I go out with a lady friend and there is candle with a flame on our table , after 2-3 drinks I tell her to burn a tip of her hair enough so people can see it. Usually the manager will buy all or drinks for free all night. But we always tip the wait staff very big . If you go to a restaurant and if the waiter/waitress doesn't ask if anyone has a peanut allergy . Always order the Thai salad with your meal. Then once you started eating tell the manager you are allergic to peanuts and you didn't know the salad contained nuts. You will get half or the whole meal for free. Just make sure you tip the wait staff big like $100-150. " From Amazon I ordered two packs of good quality AA size batterys that had been reduced in price in the post I recieved one pack of AA batterys and one pack of AAA batterys I contacted them afterwards and they casually said if your not happy with the AAA batterys just send them back well quite Innocently I said I,d keep them they were happy with this I was even happier a short time later because I recieved another pack of batterys from them and this time they were AA,s no more was said my first ever Items from Amazon to it was certainly a lucky win win win occasion one you never forget. | |||
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"I posted this on another thread,365 penny challenge. Everyday put pennies in a jar,so on day 1 you put a penny in,day 2 two pence in jar,day 100 a pound.you get the idea,apparently saves over £600 for year. I started this new years day. Miss" You realise that by doing this stupidity you actually lose money right? | |||
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"If you live in London, using contactless is cheaper than using oyster, Google it " I always use Contactless, I thought it was the same as oyster. I think they cap it at a weekly bus pass from Sunday to Monday though; not sure about the travel card. | |||
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"Get a better paid job " And move back in with your parents. | |||
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"If you live in London, using contactless is cheaper than using oyster, Google it I always use Contactless, I thought it was the same as oyster. I think they cap it at a weekly bus pass from Sunday to Monday though; not sure about the travel card. " I thought oyster was the same as contactless too. If you're a student with a railcard, they'll also set your oyster card to discount your tube and train journeys' - which contactless wouldn't achieve. | |||
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"I don't know if these work in the U.K. But they work in the USA.... Whenever I order something online , I always call when it arrives and say it's missing a part. They usually ship me another one free of charges. So I use the second one as a gift for someone. I did this during Christmas with Alexa from Amazon. When I go out with a lady friend and there is candle with a flame on our table , after 2-3 drinks I tell her to burn a tip of her hair enough so people can see it. Usually the manager will buy all or drinks for free all night. But we always tip the wait staff very big . If you go to a restaurant and if the waiter/waitress doesn't ask if anyone has a peanut allergy . Always order the Thai salad with your meal. Then once you started eating tell the manager you are allergic to peanuts and you didn't know the salad contained nuts. You will get half or the whole meal for free. Just make sure you tip the wait staff big like $100-150. " It's called "Money saving ideas" not "How to get a criminal record and fuck up the rest of your live to save a little bit of money" | |||
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"I don't know if these work in the U.K. But they work in the USA.... Whenever I order something online , I always call when it arrives and say it's missing a part. They usually ship me another one free of charges. So I use the second one as a gift for someone. I did this during Christmas with Alexa from Amazon. When I go out with a lady friend and there is candle with a flame on our table , after 2-3 drinks I tell her to burn a tip of her hair enough so people can see it. Usually the manager will buy all or drinks for free all night. But we always tip the wait staff very big . If you go to a restaurant and if the waiter/waitress doesn't ask if anyone has a peanut allergy . Always order the Thai salad with your meal. Then once you started eating tell the manager you are allergic to peanuts and you didn't know the salad contained nuts. You will get half or the whole meal for free. Just make sure you tip the wait staff big like $100-150. It's called "Money saving ideas" not "How to get a criminal record and fuck up the rest of your live to save a little bit of money" " There is nothing criminal about what I just posted... it's called great customer service.... Ohh and don't repeat this a same restaurants and pubs | |||
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"Swap all your £ for $ and €, then vote for brexit " I like this guy.... my pound notes are going in the crapper... I'm dumping all my real estate holdings in the England ... I'm buying large plots of land in donegal Ireland and starting a hippie commune. I'll grow magic mushrooms and cannibus and use all the sheep shit as fertilizer | |||
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"Swap all your £ for $ and €, then vote for brexit I like this guy.... my pound notes are going in the crapper... I'm dumping all my real estate holdings in the England ... I'm buying large plots of land in donegal Ireland and starting a hippie commune. I'll grow magic mushrooms and cannibus and use all the sheep shit as fertilizer " *books place in imaginary commune* | |||
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"Swap all your £ for $ and €, then vote for brexit I like this guy.... my pound notes are going in the crapper... I'm dumping all my real estate holdings in the England ... I'm buying large plots of land in donegal Ireland and starting a hippie commune. I'll grow magic mushrooms and cannibus and use all the sheep shit as fertilizer *books place in imaginary commune*" Pack your Wellies | |||
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"Swap all your £ for $ and €, then vote for brexit I like this guy.... my pound notes are going in the crapper... I'm dumping all my real estate holdings in the England ... I'm buying large plots of land in donegal Ireland and starting a hippie commune. I'll grow magic mushrooms and cannibus and use all the sheep shit as fertilizer *books place in imaginary commune* Pack your Wellies " i don't mind barefoot outside, even if it's muddy. | |||
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"Swap all your £ for $ and €, then vote for brexit I like this guy.... my pound notes are going in the crapper... I'm dumping all my real estate holdings in the England ... I'm buying large plots of land in donegal Ireland and starting a hippie commune. I'll grow magic mushrooms and cannibus and use all the sheep shit as fertilizer *books place in imaginary commune* Pack your Wellies i don't mind barefoot outside, even if it's muddy. " I don't think I have ever been outside bare feet in my life.... | |||
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"Swap all your £ for $ and €, then vote for brexit I like this guy.... my pound notes are going in the crapper... I'm dumping all my real estate holdings in the England ... I'm buying large plots of land in donegal Ireland and starting a hippie commune. I'll grow magic mushrooms and cannibus and use all the sheep shit as fertilizer *books place in imaginary commune* Pack your Wellies i don't mind barefoot outside, even if it's muddy. I don't think I have ever been outside bare feet in my life...." it's nice, if you like not wearing shoes. i even go to the shop without them on sometimes, if i have a day out of town my shoes are off asap. try grass first, natural things feel better than roads. have a good squish of things between your toes when you can too, like wet sand or mud. | |||
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"I don't know if these work in the U.K. But they work in the USA.... ---*SNIP*--- It's called "Money saving ideas" not "How to get a criminal record and fuck up the rest of your live to save a little bit of money" There is nothing criminal about what I just posted... it's called great customer service.... Ohh and don't repeat this a same restaurants and pubs " Its not called 'great' customer service, Its recieving customer service for douchey behavior. It might not be criminal, but its a little bit fookin shadey! So my money saving tip is to all small business owners, and its keep their eyes peeled for you. | |||
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