Archive for the ‘Frugality’ Category
Thursday, August 27th, 2009
When did you last review your utility bills?
If you have'nt checked your gas or electricity providers rates and seen what other offers are about in a while the chances are you could save money! Swith with Which have saved their average customer £257 Per Year.
What would you do with an ...
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Thursday, July 30th, 2009
Times may be tough and you may be looking for ways to reduce your motoring costs but scrapping Breakdown cover should not be one of them. If you drive you probably know what breakdown cover is, a type of insurance plan for motorists.
The main benefit of breakdown cover ...
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Sunday, December 21st, 2008
Whether you're booking sports, concert or theatre tickets this Christmas, your best bet to save money is to call is the venue direct. Some promoters will only sell via agencies but if the venue sells direct, they often offer cut-price or no booking fees.
You should try this even if ...
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Friday, December 5th, 2008
Debt is a vicious cycle and often, we simply don’t end up with enough money at the end of the month to do much about it, but here are 7 tips that should help you to get organized long-term with your finance.
1. Analyse your monthly expenditure
Check if there are ...
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Friday, October 24th, 2008
If theres one type of bill you can never avoid its your utility bill, gas and electric are just two things you need to keep warm and cook your meals.
You can't avoid these bills but you can significantly reduce them!
Reducing these utility bills just got a lot easier thanks to ...
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008
There are literally hundreds of websites where you can get free stuff, so why not make use of them? It only takes a bit of effort and you can get loads of things for nothing.
You might be reluctant to use them because we tend to assume we’ll get spammed ...
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Sunday, October 5th, 2008
According to recent reports, fuel poverty has become "part of everyday British life".
Ann Robinson of uSwitch.com said that pensioners, single income families and families in receipt of benefits "face a real threat to their standard of living as fuel poverty becomes part of everyday British life".
According to uSwitch.com’s calculations ...
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Thursday, September 25th, 2008
As a new student you’ll find yourself bombarded with offers of loans and credit cards, even though we’re in the middle of a credit crisis. You’ll probably find yourself very tempted to spend all of it too! However, try to remember that statistically, in addition to your government student loans, ...
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Monday, September 15th, 2008
An interesting story on how to survive the credit crunch surfaced this week with news about teacher Kath Kelly who lived on just £1 a day for a year as part of a bet with friends. They bet that she couldn’t do it but she proved them wrong by literally ...
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