I'm skint -- post your top "Money Saving" tips here!

[Bry Nylon]

I always turn lights off if not in the room.
I get logs from a nearby farm to burn in the hearth instead of central heating.
I always 'cook' instead of buying ready meals / takeaways etc
I ride my bike instead of driving for anything under 10 mile round trip.
If I buy wine, I get stuff that you could clean out your radiators with
I don't have SKY or anything

What else could I be doing? Suggestions please

 

[¡Cereal Killer!]

Get a JOB?
Disconnect the internet?
Don't pay the bills?

 

[Bry Nylon]

Get a JOB?
Disconnect the internet?
Don't pay the bills?

Thank you.
I have a job.
Internet ... hmmm, yes, possibly, but only 50p / day for wireless Broadband.
Bills ... well, they need to be paid.

 

[Gully]

Check all insurance policies before you renew, check whether there is a cheaper deal available elsewhere, there probably will be.

Don't feel obliged to keep your mortgage with one bank/building society year after year, shop around for the best deal. Do the same with your gas/electricity supplier, internet, landline and mobile phone.

 

[The Large One]

When making apple pie, save money on apples by using onions instead.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

On the wine front - cheap wine is nice mixed with a tin of peaches/juice. Used to make tubs of the stuff for house parties.

Tesco - 3kg pasta for £1

Find a rich old lady and chase her cat stuck up a tree. Rescue it and hope for a mention in the will or a reward.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Never buy a ticket for the Albion. Wait til the day before the game and someone will give you one for nothing.

 

[algie]

Buy stolen goods from me at good prices

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Play algie at pool for big money

 

[algie]

Play algie at pool for big money

As long as i don't have John Boy as a partner

 

[rool]

I ride my bike instead of driving for anything under 10 mile round trip.

Isn't that a bit awkward carrying a hose?

 

[Yorkie]

Make sure you defrost your fridge/freezer regularly as any build up of ice makes it use twice as much electricity.
If you have an immersion heater for your hot water then check the thermostat is working, get a thick lagging jacket for it and a timer so that it isn't 24 hours a day.

 

[Zesh Rehman]

I always turn lights off if not in the room.
I get logs from a nearby farm to burn in the hearth instead of central heating.
I always 'cook' instead of buying ready meals / takeaways etc
I ride my bike instead of driving for anything under 10 mile round trip.
If I buy wine, I get stuff that you could clean out your radiators with
I don't have SKY or anything

What else could I be doing? Suggestions please

dont buy expensive cars

 

[rool]

Turn your tv's and computers off etc instead of leaving on standby.

Use economy 7 time for your dishwasher and washing machine.

Get a woodburning stove instead of burning logs in the hearth as 85% of the heat goes up the chimney. Make sure your logs have been air dried for at least six months otherwise you create steam instead of heat.

 

[Al Bion]

Check out this website and sign up for the newsletter (you don't end up with loads of spam)

Money Saving Website

There's lots of tips about cheap deals and offers where you can get cash-back deals etc and it's continually updated with new offers.

 

[Beach Hut]

Still can't be that bad as you are not signed up to Ocean Finance

 

[Bry Nylon]

Re: Re: I'm skint -- post your top "Money Saving" tips here!

dont buy expensive cars

Yeah, I was forgetting about my luxury 25 year old Land Rover

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

as a STUDENT i am now down to 20 pounds a week to live on(including 12 pound train home every week)

so....every FIVE to SIX weeks i spend 30 pounds on shopping. mainly 20 pounds meat, 10 pounds sauces/tinned tomatos/kidney beans etc.

dont buy anything with a name. by own brand(except marmite and hellmans mayonaise)

in the house we dont have the heating on. if we do we put it on for 1 hour at around 8 to warm up house. and all the doors and windows closed. we also heat the house with the heat from cooking in the kitchen

mains are always off unless something is being used.

if watching tv we make the effort to watch 1 in the lounge together.

not really rules but everyone is very aware of each others finances.

oh and ALWAYS FREEZE MEALS IN BULK!

 

[Bry Nylon]

Use economy 7 time for your dishwasher and washing machine.

That is sound advice, but ALWAYS only use (i) dishwashers, (ii) tumble driers and (iii) washing machines when you are at home and awake.

One of the most common causes of house fires we attend are due to dishwashers, tumble driers or washing machines developing electrical faults and catching fire. It happens alot.

Make sure all your plugs have the "kitemark" too

 

[Horsham Gull]