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How much have you saved?
There were some fantastic notes here before the technical glitch. It'd be great to get them on again and any new ones. It's a very valuable board - both for me - as a testimonial and for other new people on the site to see - just how much it is possible to save people. Please post your messages here if you can. Thanks…
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2010- R your little 1's mythering for the new fur-real cat ??? Save here
I don't know about the rest of you, but my little girl has been mythering for the new furreal lulu cat! But at the price of £50 or more the chances of her getting it this Xmas were quite slim........... Until today!!! Iv found a great offer !!! John lewis's have it on offer at £33!!!! And if your ordering it online the…
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FRUGAL LIVING CHALLENGE part 3, July - Dec 2010
FRUGAL LIVING CHALLENGE 2010, part 3, July - December 2010. This is the follow up thread to the 'Living on £4,000 for a Year' challenge. It has been renamed and adapted to allow a more diverse range of budgets, depending on individual circumstances. The following links will take you to all the previous challenge threads.…
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Weezl and friends Phase 3 - sitting pretty with Kitty
Hello! A new thread is required :) We have a new launch and some brave new testers. A summary of the story so far, a few pals on MSE old style wanted to create a resource for those who are struggling with debts too big for them. We knew that often one of the bits of advice on DFW is to drastically cut your food budget. But…
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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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Old style saving for old style dream home anyone want to join in?
hi everyone, :wave: i have a dream , that oneday i might be able to live in the countryside, (rural) and have a simple , os life. so i have decided to do something about it:T and start a saving fund, im a stay at home mum, so my saving is pretty os and yes its gonna take a long time but if you dont try it will never happen…
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Desperately in need of recipe meal ideas
Hi there, I've done a major shop and parents have done some approved food for me. I get Mr A tomorrow and AF whenever :D . This is what I have ordered: Beef frying steak x 3 Bag of frozen sweetcorn Bag of frozen peas Oven chips Variety crisps 6 Milk Chocolate Bars 2 tins Baked Beans 2 tins Tomato Soups 1 Naan bread Mix…
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Time to go foraging.
I went for a short walk this morning and picked button & flat field mushrooms, blackberries and cob nuts. I shall be going out again later this afternoon to see what else i can get. :j
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Looking for a savings software tool
I have a number of different bank accounts so it takes a fair bit of research to figuire out how much money i have. Not sure where to post this but i'm looking for a software tool to help this and saving. I'm thinking something like a money box that stays on your desktop that you can program to go up or down with fixed…
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Weezl and friends Phase 2 -giving it a whirl for Shirl! Testing meal plan for a month
well, good morning and welcome to batch cooking day :) :j:j:j this is the day before our lovely brave testers will begin cooking like Bob and Shirley for a month-eeeek :) if it would help and people would find it useful, please feel free to post your 'do list' and have the satisfaction of ticking them off :) storage: Can I…
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Top chat topics EVER! (17/11/2007)
Boots Grabbit Bargains..Read first post for offers. = 6,545,777 views Pigsback - Free Gifts for Clicks - Newbies Please Read the First Post!! = 4,677,647 Tesco misprices - please only post misprices here = 2,788,069 Reclaimed Bank Charges SUCCESS stories Tesco misprice discussion area Free cinema preview tickets - NO CHAT…
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Trading in my car help
Hi folks, Apologies if this sounds like a daft question, but if my cars trade in value is 9k (as per parkers) would any dealer be willing to sell me a car worth 9K, taking my Audi as a trade in? (i.e basically swap my Audi for the Alfa in their forecourt) In theory my audi will be worth slightly more in terms of the dealer…
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Odeon voucers
I have saved 5.28 this weekend and will do the same every weekend until the voucher ends (14 October). As pensioners this is a great saving and one of the best offers through this website.
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help with surname
hi all i dont no if im in the right place, but here goes my mum married when i was 2 & gave me my step dads surname but on my birth cert its my real dads, i want to go back to using that, i have my drivers licence in my real name but my n.i is in my step dads name along with banks etc etc, if i go back to using my original…
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Tesco car insurance
Just searched around for cheaper car insurance, i was paying £1060.00 for my wife(as main driver), myself as an additional driver, and my daughter (18 yrs old been driving for 1 yr, with Zurich, did a comparison on tesco site, c/w replacement car, wife,s no claims more than 9 yrs, total price £444.35 in installments,…
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It pays to ask!!!
Kept seeing adverts from my ISP , Plusnet for BB starting at £6.49 a month and was wondering why I was still paying £14.99 a month A quick call to Plusnet to establish monthly down oad rates and I got myself switched to the lower rate! Annual savings 12 x £8.50 = £102.00 a year Every little helps! Tony :j:j:j
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Savings
I have saved £187 in 10 months - simply using Quidco to gain cashback on my normal car/house insurance + Breakdown cover - these were no more expensive than I would normally spend anyway
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Savings for Christmas!
Hi, Do you have a regular habit of saving for Christmas ahead and want to save BIG money while shopping? Is savings a good way to enjoy Post Christmas? Share your experience. I'm much impressed with the way the Christmas Savings Plan works out. Do you have any idea about these types of plan in UK? George
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free haircuts for life
Hi first post, I know you will be kind. Thanks to everyone I have enjoyed soaking up all your knowledge. Thought it was my turn to share.;) Ladies if you want layers in you hair and it is mid length or longer, don't go to the hairdresser do it yourself:eek: . I have been doing it for years. All you need to do is comb your…
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How much I saved via this website
Hi, I've just woken up after a good nights sleep. I had an amazing day yesterday due to this website. I think people must think I am mad when I explain why they need to log on to Money Saving Expert asap. Basically my partner and I are self employed. My partner gave up work three months ago due to the birth of our first…
