Hands up! Who is obsessed with.........

SAP_Saver

I am slightly obsessed I must admit. I tell people about this and even gave out Martins Book to people at Christmas. I save all my small change, plan meals, eat less snacks, only drink water a work, and have paid off £13,000 worth of dect thanks to this site! I think that Martin should be recognised by the British Public once and for all as he is saving us collectivly a fortune! Must be millions wiped off of National Debt thanks to him! Can we vote for him to get an OBE or something?

mancitychick

ruyareece wrote:

I am obsessed with:

saving money, how much I'm spending, can I get it cheaper elsewhere?, can I make any more money?, getting freebies, getting bargains!!

Hey, you sound just like me!!!! :rotfl:

Simonkey_2

I am absolutely obsessed and also bored at work too!

My family love the fact that I am on MSE - we are always going charity shop shopping and I love getting bagfuls of clothes for the price of full price high street stuff. I wash it all, iron it up and wear it out and no one knows any difference!

I know my friends get bored of me going on about saving money here and there but I know for a fact that a lot of them are in dire financial situations. I have shared all that I have learnt on here as I have made savings on the gym, contact lenses, mobile phone and meal planning etc but if they don't want to know then that is up to them. It is a comfort to me to know that I will be in a good position money-wise as I get older!

I love this site and always pop on everyday - I def get less done at work now than I used to! - and whenever I'm shopping or on the tube I wonder if the people around me are MSE'rs.

bluekp

Okay....I am completely and utterly obsessed with MSE and moneysaving - I love it!

My dad told me about this site a couple of years ago after he heard Martin on Radio 2 - at the time I was on dial-up and everytime I tried to have a look I just got an error message.

Now on broadband and now on this site for at least 3 hours a day!

Getting onto this site came at a perfect time for me - I bought a house with my OH last year (our first) and all the hints and tips for saving, cutting down and freebies have come in soooooo useful.

I make a point of passing on any good info or freebies to my family so they can benefit too.

My OH told his work colleague about my moneysaving the other day - it inspired his colleague to search the internet for the item he was looking for rather than popping down the shop to buy it - he saved £60 - another convert!

Only downside of all this is that now my OH gives me a list of things we need to buy and asks me to find the best possible price on the internet - it takes ages!!!

*zippy*

Yes I'm totally obsessed, but it has replaced my obsessve spending thank goodness so very healthy. I spend hours on the site and have an untidy house to prove it I love spend ages on the snowballing and egg mortgage calculators rejigging my figures, and every night reviewing my spend diary seeing where i can save a few extra pounds.

piptiddlepip

I'm on this site all the time. I'm surprised my boss hasn't splatted it on our firewall. Perhaps he knows I post on the Debt Free Wannabe board and has taken pity on me. Maybe he thinks I owe thousands (well I do, but "only" 6!)

Since finding this site I've done my SOA and I plan my meals, shop only for what I need, have a per week "entertainment" budget (which I regularly bust, but at least I'm trying hard!), have changed my 15-months-to-go personal loan for a 12 month one with a much lower rate, paid off my credit card, started seriously collecting store points (I have a free month's gym membership coming up!) and shopping around for the cheapest petrol (I can't BELIEVE I used to fill up at Texaco!) :rolleyes:

I'm always on the lookout for bargains, but only those I need. Last month I got a fantastic Peter Storm jacket for only £17.99 (I love Peter Storm, it is excellent quality and will last me about 5 years). I was well chuffed and it's keeping me lovely and snug during this nasty weather.

newmum1

ruyareece wrote:

I am obsessed with:

saving money, how much I'm spending, can I get it cheaper elsewhere?, can I make any more money?, getting freebies, getting bargains!!

I totally agree with you, i rarely pay full price for anything, knowing that i can can get it cheaper or even free. Moneysaving has taken over MY LIFE...........AHH :money: :money:

lucylu23

hi loubie_lou! im totally into trying to save as much money as I can things like getting the buy one get on free offers in supermarkets for meals, cheap supermarkets like lidl are godd to, and i always search the internet for the chepest prices and have a daily budget to spend.

Turning_into_scrooge

Absolutely, compleatly, totally obsessed with saving money and soing my accounts daily. I'm also an MSE bore and tell everyone they should log on here and take a look

Snowpixie_2

I'm sooooooo obsessed with this sight, it's like my church and Martin is God!!!

And I know that you all agree.....

If I feel like I want to buy something, I have a look at this site and it keeps me strong! I sleep on it and have no intention of spending money the next day.....

I'll change anything - insurance, gas, food - to save £1 !!!

Happy Birthday!!

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