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  • kevin_M
    kevin_M Posts: 551 Forumite
    yea skippy problem is im only 2 month in a 18 month contract. So just a little 2 early

    but a good idea tho for other people on contract
  • SKIPPY
    SKIPPY Posts: 298 Forumite
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    O.K so are you able to reduce the tariff down to your providers cheapest one? I think you can usually do this after 6 months, so only four months to go.
  • kevin_M
    kevin_M Posts: 551 Forumite
    Revised SOA

    rent £207
    Tax £88
    Mobile £35
    Contact lenses £15
    internet £35
    Bike insurance £26.19
    Petrol/travel £30
    bike tax £1.25 (£15) a year
    Food bills £50

    car loan £136.19
    Bank loan £163.28
    Personal Loan £60
    HP £30
    Food bills £50

    total out was £916.25
    total out now £841.91

    not that much diffrent but im happy with it now. i know i could save a few more quid on 1 or 2 items but realy once my debts are paid off my outgoing drops to nothing

    personal loan still ongoing :) had my lasses birthday last month and decided stuff it and spend the money i was going to pay it off with on her birthday. realy not DFW but its only once a year it will be cleared next month tho :)

    still awating a mess up on my credit file to be gone awating a responce from equifax.
  • KatrinaC_2
    KatrinaC_2 Posts: 532 Forumite
    Who do you buy your contacts from? The big contact lens manufacturers (Johnson's etc) make their premium brand lenses for other companies and so Boots' own brand lenses are actually the same as someone's big name brands. I use an own brand version of Accuview (sp?) for about half the price. Have you had a look to see whether buying them online, from another shop or under a different brand name would be cheaper?

    Kat
  • kevin_M
    kevin_M Posts: 551 Forumite
    good idea thanks kat :)
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