How do you spend your £1?

RichardH_4 · 14 July 2003 at 2:47AM

Folks,

I spent my monthly £1 over the weekend as my charity donation hasn't started yet. This started me thinking on how everyone else spends their £1 if they aren't using a charity donation.

So, as a bit of light relief, has anyone got any better suggestions than my two 50p large Snickers bars at a garage?

;-)

RichardH.

Milarky · 14 July 2003 at 2:13PM

First month,

£5.00 - 8 cans of lager - as there was a card minimum.

Then tried £1 to Charities Aid Foundation online (with a different card as a 'dry run'). Nothing appeared on the card for a week or so, so despatched a second £1. They then wrote querying the amount - saying it was not 'tax-efficient' (is this going to be the case for all these donations to other charities ??? - it may well be) and then wrote a second time saying they would accept this one (two) off payment, but in future they would only accept £10 on a card!

This month, ::)

Was going to order up my credit file from Experian (£2.00 online, £2.50 by phone) but couldn't get the form to submit.

Have now sent £1 (yesterday) to Charter88 - not a charity, a pressure group - and that seemed to go in nicely. Have e mailed them to set up a regular £1 if possble - tried bribery by saying I would increase my existing standing order to them by 50p - to cover their costs - if they will oblige! Didn't mention BC but said they would 'be benefiting' me by taking the damn £1!

BTW, has anyone considered the implications of Euro-entry? Will BC then be asking us for 70p a month or about E1.40 instead? (sorry, no Euro symbol on my keyboard!) ;D

andrew · 14 July 2003 at 4:30PM

£1 at Tesco petrol pump with apy at pump facility, works fine

MarcusB · 14 July 2003 at 5:59PM

I just set up the paypal payment to Martin, loads easier
Paypal security payment this month, then Martins payment should go next.

Can't spend on the card as I cut it up

RAB_3 · 14 July 2003 at 8:31PM

I need to change the payment date of my paypal and was told by paypal to email Martin. Also they sent Martin a payment of 1.20 early. How do I contact Martin

RAB

MSE_Martin · 14 July 2003 at 9:25PM

If it is your personal details send an email about it to martin@moneysavingexpert.com and i will look out for it and read it

System · 14 July 2003 at 10:28PM

You can go into any London Underground station and purchase ticket from the machine using your Barclaycard. You could buy the cheapest child ticket possible, nothing wrong with that, as long as you don't use it!

Uncle_Fester_4 · 14 July 2003 at 10:36PM

Why spend a pound when you only need to spend 1p with the platinum card?

Last month I spent 57p at ASDA.

Got suckerd by a deal this month though it was a two for one at Tesco 59P

M_Thomson · 20 July 2003 at 9:50PM

I purchased a National Lottery Ticket for Yestedays draw!!

fraseryzf · 15 October 2004 at 4:50PM

I had loads of problems with my 0% card at first, they kept charging me interest, moving my balance onto a higher interest rate etc etc, but eventually it settled down and now works ok. I have 2 paypal accounts, one for myself, and one for my wife. I pay 10p/month to her paypal account, which either gets spent on ebay or saved up and paid back into my bank account

How do you spend your £1?

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