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Competitions Time, Old Style MoneySaving, Techie Stuff, Crafting

Competitions Time

Share and find new competitions you’d like to enter to win here.

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Old style MoneySaving

Some classic, simple ways to save money: thrifting, spending challenges, charity shopping, meal planning and more.

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Gardening

Gardening help, plant identification tips, and practical MoneySaving insight for your garden, allotment, or indoor plants

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Crafting

Discuss knitting, crocheting, card-making, modelling and all types of crafts - with a MoneySaving twist.

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Techie Stuff

Got a question about computers, tablets, software or other tech matters? Find help here.

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Research Studies & Surveys

Requests to take part in academic/research surveys or studies. Not for discussing paid survey sites or earning from surveys.

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