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Valkyrie_2

Cathy, your tips are fantastic. Don't let someone put you off helping others. It seemed a rather strange comment to make anyway so perhaps it was made to stir things up a bit. Who knows? Keep up the good work.

pennymakespounds

hey girls,,, you're being a bit harsh !!!.
it was some of the reply posts that you got that narked me , along with reading about dead cats and colours for painting walls.

I am a massive follower and supporter of martin and this site.
I read every post and am on board with all the saving ideas.
Don't see where my other posts have been negative.

Was also at the time i posted this following note regarding trying to push even harder for every one's benefit ....................



Martin, a few thoughts and comments about the site .. and for the future.

It has become massively successful and full credit to you for your efforts. I like many have saved £thousands and i reckon i'm with 99% of all best deals.

I read all postings on chat, checking about 3 times a day. Seems there has been a significant rise in posting numbers in the last month or so.

There is a danger of it becoming “too big” and losing some of its’ benefits ….
Eg….when a goodie is spotted and lots of people dive in to it ,,,, either sell out very quickly and / or supplier will suss the rush and may shut the door.
Eg….the more word spreads the more savvy the suppliers will become and think twice before offering something silly in the first instance. !!

The main point I wanted to put over was the discussion about “charitable donations”.
I do believe in charities and do make one specific donation each year rather than pennies here and there to anyone rattling a tin...i'm not being miserable !!
I think it’s an impossible task in your circumstances to do something really meaningful and tangible as there is no "one size fits all" way of doing it. I’d prefer to see you be able to make profits , and after rewarding yourself suitably , to then use any remaining monies .. to re-invest in the concept… specifically to either take on one or two people to assist you … or to pay a "consultancy fee" to specific members who can bring value to us all.

As time goes on and your own career develops and no doubt diversifies, it’s highly likely you will have less and less time available to do the “nitty gritty” , particularly the investigative side and I guess having “right hand” men/women or boys/girls would not only help you but have more time to dig deeper , which is what a lot of this is about. I’m sure there must be loads of young and enthusiastic, not expensive , people who could want to develop a career with you.

As far as using your exsisting followers , people like adam with his checker … could be developed into all sorts of things , his abilities are extremely valuable in all ways.
The “reestit” guy with his great price check site .. but understandably he seems to struggle to have the time to keep it up to date. It needs investment in time and money.
The mortgage and finance guys like payless and mortgage man … are a mine of knowledge … and knowledge is power !!

Your current idea of providing spreadsheets for certain things is absolutely spot on , can be massively beneficial .. but does need time and effort… and needs managing.

The varied .. and voluntary ..contributions by your audience is what the success of this site is all about but I feel it’s at a size that needs more control and management in order for it to continue developing.
“Buying” some of their time to help by providing specific investigations or reports (all totally unbiased of course) could have tremendous value. Having their input when you are putting together your guides etc must be beneficial.
Something like your big report on landline costs must have taken up a substantial number of hours . With the development of the 18866…1889….telestunt…tele2 .etc market .. we could do with an adam style checker ..or a spreadsheet.
Car insurance is another area where if there was more info on the permutations and options ….. house insurance could benefit from more digging into…. Etc etc.

In summary , invest some monies in buying additional hours of time or experience in order to get deeper into the important issues , undoubtedly the more complicated ones.
Do believe there would be a “ win win win” , as more moneysaving opportunities could be found.


AND I GOT 2 REPLIES ONLY !!!... thankfully one was from martin.

cathy_3

There is a danger of it becoming “too big” and losing some of its’ benefits ….  
Eg….when a goodie is spotted and lots of people dive in to it ,,,, either sell out very quickly and / or supplier will suss the rush and may shut the door.  
Eg….the more word spreads the more savvy the suppliers will become and think twice before offering something silly in the first instance. !!  


how can that be helped???  just  wondering if you had a solution  ;D


wasnt the wall painting post in the DIY section?? Im not sure and no time to check

ta ta see you all later Im off to an all you can eat chinese restraunt I think Ill go for a personal best!!

tcall

hey girls,,, you're being a bit harsh !!!.
it was some of the reply posts that you got that narked me , along with reading about dead cats and colours for painting walls.

I am a massive follower and supporter of martin and this site.
I read every post  and am on board with all the saving ideas.
Don't see where my other posts have been negative.

Was also at the time i posted this following note regarding trying to push even harder for every one's benefit ....................



Martin, a few thoughts and comments about the site .. and for the future.  

It has become massively successful and full credit to you for your efforts. I like many have saved £thousands and i reckon i'm with 99% of all best deals.  

I read all postings on chat, checking about 3 times a day. Seems there has been a significant rise in posting numbers in the last month or so.  

There is a danger of it becoming “too big” and losing some of its’ benefits ….
Eg….when a goodie is spotted and lots of people dive in to it ,,,, either sell out very quickly and / or supplier will suss the rush and may shut the door.  
Eg….the more word spreads the more savvy the suppliers will become and think twice before offering something silly in the first instance. !!

The main point I wanted to put over was the discussion about “charitable donations”.
I do believe in charities and do make one specific donation each year rather than pennies here and there to anyone rattling a tin...i'm not being miserable !!  
I think it’s an impossible task in your circumstances to do something really meaningful and tangible as there is no "one size fits all" way of doing it. I’d prefer to see you be able to make profits , and after rewarding yourself suitably , to then use any remaining monies .. to re-invest in the concept… specifically to either take on one or two people to assist you … or to pay a "consultancy fee"  to specific members who can bring value to us all.

As time goes on and your own career develops and no doubt diversifies, it’s highly likely you will have less and less time available to do the “nitty gritty” , particularly the investigative side and I guess having “right hand” men/women or boys/girls would not only help you but have more time to dig deeper , which is what a lot of this is about.  I’m sure there must be loads of young and enthusiastic, not expensive , people who could want to develop a career with you.  

As far as using your exsisting followers , people like adam with his checker … could be developed into all sorts of things , his abilities are extremely valuable in all ways.  
The “reestit” guy with his great price check site .. but understandably he seems to struggle to have the time to keep it up to date. It needs investment in time and money.
The mortgage and finance guys like payless and mortgage man … are a mine of knowledge … and knowledge is power !!

Your current idea of providing spreadsheets for certain things is absolutely spot on , can be massively beneficial .. but does need time and effort… and needs managing.  

The varied .. and voluntary ..contributions by your audience is what the success of this site is all about but I feel it’s at a size that needs more control and management in order for it to continue developing.  
“Buying” some of their time to help by providing specific investigations or reports (all totally unbiased of course) could have tremendous value. Having their input when you are putting together your guides etc must be beneficial.  
Something like your big report on landline costs must have taken up a substantial number of hours . With the development of the 18866…1889….telestunt…tele2 .etc market .. we could do with an adam style checker ..or a spreadsheet.  
Car insurance is another area where if there was more info on the permutations and options ….. house insurance could benefit from more digging into…. Etc etc.    

In summary , invest some monies in buying additional hours of time or experience in order to get deeper into the important issues , undoubtedly the more complicated ones.  
Do believe there would be a “ win win win” , as more moneysaving opportunities could be found.  


AND I GOT 2 REPLIES ONLY !!!... thankfully one was from martin.

Don't you just love these people who think they know it all! ::)

tcall

and back on topic...

A mild word of warning. This is something that happened to me when I tried to save money on skin products...

One day I had a spot on my cheek. I had heard that toothpaste is good for getting rid of spots... All you do is put a blob of toothpaste on the spot and leave it for a while.
So anyway, I went to the bathroom in my flat and squeezed a bit of toothpaste onto my finger and dabbed it onto the spot on my cheek.
Then I sat down at my computer and messed around and watched TV and stuff while the toothpaste did it's work.

After a while I began to feel hungry, so I went out to the Chinese take-away to get a Chinese meal.
Unfortunately, by then I had completely forgotten about the toothpaste on my face!!!
I ordered my chinese food and waited for it in the shop. I kept wondering why people were looking at me strangely. Then I caught my reflection in a mirror and saw the toothpaste there!
There was nothing I could do while I waited another 5 minutes for my food to be cooked. I just stood there, with toothpaste on my face, looking and feeling stupid! ;D

pennymakespounds

another harsh one ???

do you know it all ?????

i certainly don't .... which is why i care and want to see everyone get even more benefit from this site.


martins' response was very positive and professional , as was vanoonoo's sentiments.

Crayola_3

i must apologise...

i think it was my comment that made cathy's good tip become disgusting



must hav got carried away...........

alison6692

Oooh I am going to try this - I have bought very expensice clinique pore minimiser and its pants. Thanks for the tip!!!

It will really help me save some money - so yes this is a very helpful post. Cheers

Major

Cathy,
You are the bees knees, tried this last night and skin shows marked improvement with the Milk o Magnesia. I scrubbed my face first then put the MoM on, you didn't say how long to leave it so it stayed on all night. How does it work, does it just lift them out or have you got to start sqeeeeezing which is bad enough but under the eye area is pretty sore.

Keep up the excellent tips.

For those of you who find this disgusting then stop reading these posts, get yourselves on the Vent Board if that's your bag.

cathy_3

I usually leave it on overnight on my nose   and wash off the next day.  but ive kept away from the eye area  

the skin around the eyes is very thin and porous so would soak anything up and you might get puffy eyes

glad it worked for you

as for the couple of negative comments, well, someone could put a post up saying

save £3 a gallon on petrol and I could say

petrol is that what this site is really about

it didnt make sense to me then and it still doesnt now

so I take not a jot of notice ;D ;D

its a lot cheaper for a bottle of MMag than a tenner for a bottle of clinique (if your lucky enough to find one for a tenner that is)