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bills
Saved about £200 a year by switching my E-on bills to online only! I didn't even know this was possible until I watched a TV program the other day. Highly recommended to anyone with internet access :)
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Dartford Crossing
Check the rejected coins slot, there is usually money in them. Thereby making your crossing free. Cant comment on the legality of this though.:j
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How much should I be saving? 16.5K per annum
Hi People! How much should I be saving per month... or more importantly what sum on money should I try to save for a rainy day? I make 16.5K per annum. Monthly Incoming is: £1,100 after income tax and NI. Monthly Outgoings are: £330 on rent including bills. £20 on phone bill £100 on food Advice would be greatly…
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Saving for a house is never ending....
Hiya everyone, Me, my partner and my little girl are currently with the parents!! Yes I am lucky..:D We have been living with the parents for around 1 year now and have been saving for a deposit for a nice little house. I have around 6k and my partner has around 12k. We aim to have around 30k within the next year to two…
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I found £40 worth of coins under my bed!
It's not really money saving and this might not be the right forum to put this on but I wanted to get this out somewhere on this site because it inspired me to go looking! After spending hours on this site reading through the guides I decided I needed to do something to sort out my future financial woes (I'll be in uni in…
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PPI Claims
I followed Martin's advice for PPI reclaiming, I managed to claim back £1,400 from a loan with HSBC. Who, weren't very happy when I initially called to ask questions about reclaiming. But, were very happy to help after I made a complaint about their staff. Also managed to help a colleague claim back £1,500, with another 3…
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Moneysaving mini break 2.
Last year, I started a thread about a trip away, where I'd bought a concert ticket, and tried to see if I could manage the rest of the trip for free in effect. I am doing it again. Twice in fact. The first one is a Neil Young concert I'm going to in Nottingham next month. My aim is to spend as little as I can as my initial…
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Need to save to pay off my negative equity on my mortgage
Hi All, We are currently in about £18k of negative equity on our mortgate. We have just had a baby and are wanting to move to a bigger house, we are not able to afford this at the moment so we are going to try and save as much as we can over the next 3 years and that's when our mortgage runs out. I have joined a few survey…
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saving tips - help
Is it possible to get a loan with a very low interests and save that money on a savings acc with a very high interests, then pay monthly loan instalments with monthly savings interests and save the remainder.
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Cheap Conservatory
I wanted a lean to conservatory and i had 3 companies in to do a estimate and all came back with a £5.500 mark,i went on eBay and looked in used conservatories and found the exact one i wanted the right size and everything and i got it for £360.00 I'm a very happy money saving bunny:j
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Gatwick Train Tickets
After a bit of juggling managed to get train tix via Southern from London Victoria to Gatwick. If you check the trainline for your dates and times you will find a link below to slower trains...this will give you the list of other fares including the £5 single option rather than the £10.90 option. The £5 option is for…
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Gina Shoe Fund £150
I would like to save up £150 for gina shoes in 2 weeks!! Ahhhhh I have though i could sell odd things on ebay, even if i just get £1 for each - and sell 150 that would work?But dont think i have 150 things, i currently have six things on sale that hoepfully will make at least £1... any other ideas...i already do quidco,…
