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Cheap family recipes website offline?
I used to use the cheap-family-recipes.org.uk website but the last time I went to visit it, it was offline. I've sent a message to lesleygcooper but haven't had an answer. Does anyone know what's going on? I decided to put it back online but the website isn't available so I registered cheap-family-recipes.org and put it up…
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Saving for the Mortgage
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Vax Sale
This weeks email actually came in handy for me for a large purchase (I've had a few small savings/freebies from previous emails but nothing worth shouting much about and don't make many larger purchases). I've been putting some money away to get myself a new Vax pet vacuum cleaner after Christmas and saw the Vax sale…
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Zola's pursuit of 20k+
My partner and I are saving for a house. In all my accounts right now I have about 16k. She has about 20k. I see others have a bit of a diary on here so thought I would do the same for motivation / hear tips from others. My aim is to save about £500 a month, I have spreadsheet where I mark all my fixed costs, another for…
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Staff Discount cards - How much do you save?
I am a 17 year old student and work weekends at Marks & Spencers :T and get 20% off.. This saving means I can save 30p on a £1.50 m&s sandiwch while at College (I usually buy two and save 60p = £3.00 a week saving) We spent £40.00 on a shop at M&S and got £8 off! What staff discount do you get?
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Vax hoover
I placed an order of 2 hoovers. Same colour, same price. Little surprise for my 2 oldest daughters. Still waiting on the second 1 to be delivered!! Great hoover. It's just causing a lot of friction LOL No seriously I have paid for the item and 3 weeks later I still havn't received it.
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Catcherupper's spending and savings diary
Hi all I hope this is the right place to post this. I am not good with money and over many years have overspent on trivia with nothing to show for it. I seem to have made poor financial decisions all my life. A few years ago I got into serious trouble and started a DMP which helped me focus on necessary spending. I was…
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today I saved £500 a year....
I changed my buildings contents insurer from LLOYDS TSB TO ADMIRAL GOLD saving £208 ,switched my bank from Bank of Scotland (ditching my £10 card fee per month for only using it for breakdown cover to First direct gaining £125 and will sign up to their regular saver account 6% interest £93 net p.a for £300 per month ,…
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Hopefully some inspiration to saving!
I've been a MSE reader for years, using numerous advice services - best currency, credit card switching, etc, but I've always felt I haven't had the time (or actually the need) to sit down and go through my expenditures and see where I could save. However, I have a 3-hour daily commute to work so I decided to use that time…
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My Saving's diary - operation get a house with my boyfriend ♥
Hi, I'm Helen! I'm 21, living with my parents but saving like mad to get a house with my boyfriend of 4 + a half years. I had a thread on here previously tried to edit it thinking i was all technical + somehow deleted my posts and ruined it so here goes, fresh thread for a fresh month as it's 1st October :) We need a £5000…
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Saving to move out - my savings diary
Hi everyone! I've read a lot of savings diaries over the last week or so and it's really made me want to write my own... so here I am! :j I'm 25 and I live with my grandparents but I've been here for five years and I'd really like to live on my own now. They are lovely people and played a big part in my upbringing but…
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Starting a more indepth saving diary please ignore this.
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Savings for House!
So i'm 28 and looking to get a place with my girlfriend. We have over half saved for a house deposit. We are saving for different things, My Girlfriend is saving for the Deposit and i am saving for the furnishings, fees, and other stuff we may need. I am just writing this now basically for any advice. We are both using…
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The Emperor's Saving Diary
Hi all, I am new here and, motivated by all you amazing savers, I've decided to start this diary to help me with saving. I hope that you can all keep me to account and motivated to reach my goal. My money balance is -£2 but pay day is soon approaching. My goal is to save enough money for a house deposit, to move out and…
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badtzmaru's saving diary | not stopping until I move out :)
Hi everyone, A little about me, I am a British Born Chinese aged 27, turning 28 this year, live in North Wales and have currently saved up £16,050. I also have around £2,000 worth of red pocket which I am not touching no matter what. Even though I live with my parents at the moment, the amount I saved up is not a lot…
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Addicted to saving!
I have opened an ISA for the first time and I am determined to put as much money into this as I can, ideally I would like to go on a road trip across the USA for a couple of months.. this will be very expensive so I need to get saving! I don't have very much spare money with mortgage, kids, bills.... I have been lurking…
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US cheque
Hi does anyone know how long it takes for a cheque to clear from the US to a UK bank account
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Miss.M Saving Diary
Hi guys, After reading a load of diaries on here I've decided to start my own, particularly after seeing people achieve there goals! I've just finished uni and I live at home. My income is low, but so are my outgoings. I have some debts that I want to clear by the end of this year, and then start saving for my fitness…
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Cutting out to Save up - Diary
Hey there guys - I've decided to keep a 1 month diary as a form of mini-blog and to track my progress over the next month. We assign ourselves £250 each per month to spend on bits and bobs, going out, having fun etc. and I am always looking at ways to cut down my spend and save as much as I can (to add to my own savings…
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lily saves in 2014
Hope I'm in the right place. Can see a few other diaries on here so hopefully I am and I'm sure someone will point me in the right direction if I'm not. So, reading some of the diaries has prompted me to take a look at my financial situation and hopefully come up with some targets for focussing my budget and savings in the…
