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car insurance saving
Just had my car insurance renewal through from LV (liverpool victoria) at £205.61, i thought that was a bit expensive so i phoned up and said as much, the requoeted me as a new customer now paying £133.34 the only difference is i do not have fully comp european cover as standard. EASY PEASY
Mazzas £1 a day challenge for 2009
Like I did this year, as from the 1st January I am going to put a £1 a day in a sealed pot/jar/can and not touch it until 30th November, I did it this year and ended up with £335! :j So anyone who wishes to join in, please do. Have a great new year everyone :beer:
Need a new pair of glasses?
I went to Specsavers today for an eye test as they've got their 25% off deal for a pair of glasses / lens (on until 3rd Jan I think) which itself saved me £58.75! Also got an NHS voucher for a free eye test (£19.32 - in case anyone's interested, details here) and £13.40 off the specs as one of my eyes is below -10 (yep I'm…
My mobile phone bargain
My son wanted this mobile phone for Christmas: http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5181728/Trail/searchtext>SONY+ERICSSON.htm My other half wanted to buy it straight away but I wanted to make sure we got the best deal, so I used Martin's shop-bots and found it at £99.99 (BNIB) on ebay, then went via Pigsback…
Fun Ways to encourage saving
Hi Just wondering if any of you have any fun/clever ideas for saving small regular amounts of cash? We are planning a trip to Canada in Feb 2011 and this is our dream family holiday with friends. We are afamily of 4 on a tight budget and our son who is 11 is almost beside himself already with the thought of visiting Canada…
Has OH finally got the MSE bug?
OH is a bit scathing about my MSE habits. Everytime he buys anything, I insist on going through a cashback site and searching for vouchers. Its always "Is it really worth the effort for just a few pence". Anyway, I went out yesterday evening leaving him looking for Xmas presents. I got back and he was as pleased as punch…
Saving is great fun
I saved when I contacted Bristish Gas to take out their Home Care service and haggled over the price, I ended up with £13 pcm with the first 3 months free, I have also saved by not ringing 0845 numbers, I was surprised at how many I was calling over a month, saved at least £6 this week. Best of all I have saved a fortune…
Nominate POST OF THE YEAR for 2008
Update 7 Jan: This thread is now closed. Well done to iwannabeonthebeach for the Advent Competitions 2008 post/thread. Please send me a PM with your name and address so I can get your winnings to you. Update 5 Dec: As suggestions for Post of the Month have become quite scarce over the last year, we've decided this will be…
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