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I sat down last night to work out how much I've saved thanks to Martin and the MSErs on this site and it was a bit of an OMG moment.I joined at the beginning of August,I was lucky I didn't have any debts I just never seemed to have any money left for the nice things in life.As a full time carer there's probably a lot of people who'll be in the same boat as me.Well I threw myself into moneysaving like a woman possessed and reorganised my whole life.It was great fun! So 2 months down the line and here's my SOA.
500 airmiles from the airmiles credit card
All the free DVD trials
Joined 3 cashback sites due around £300 by the end of the year
Got the tesco clubcard plus and the points are piling on
Tesco ISA 1000 points
Egg money card for 1% cashback
Egg money manager £10
Motorola phone free and 12 months free line rental
switched phone company saving £264 a year
A& L current account incentives £390
Benefits enquiry Housing benefit saving £962 a year and council tax saving £800 a year
Home insurance saving £48.84 a year
Due to the cashback sites, various bingo winnings.I reckon that it all comes to around £3000 over a year so I cracked open a bottle of £1.74 Tesco sem/chard, courtesy of an eagle eyed MSEr and toasted Martin, Slainthe
"Sometimes life sucks....but the alternative is unacceptable."

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  • System
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    so I cracked open a bottle of £1.74 Tesco sem/chard, courtesy of an eagle eyed MSEr and toasted Martin
    With those sort of savings i should imagine you could afford two. :D

    Well done!!!
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  • mleonard79
    mleonard79 Posts: 1,616 Forumite
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    Very well done indeed :T
    :hello: :hello: :hello:
  • Poppycat
    Poppycat Posts: 19,913 Forumite
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    Yes well done. Glad you are saving your hard earned dosh :)
  • victory
    victory Posts: 16,188 Forumite
    :beer: :cool: well done xxx
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    I'm sure you're an angel in disguise Victory :)
  • i_love_it
    i_love_it Posts: 850 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Joined nov 2005 but only been an addict since april 2006!
    got a tesco clubcard and started shopping there, savvy about club deals as opposed to just instore discount.

    Got the barclays 100 pound for opening account
    currently live dispute about council tax, live in terrace in band c and both neighbours either side in band b.

    Joined tesco wine club and got two lots of 20 pound discount from codes

    Only just joined quidco, 18.30 but only joined a week ago!
    Ordered xmas pressies including bubble bundle at 45.00 off and king kong dvd 2.99

    Ordered new m&s 0% card
    Already had egg but got 10 quid for money manager sign up

    Got bite card for 20% off at rail stations
    Also joined two cheap rail ticket sites

    switched gas and elec for free bottle champ and supposed saving, tho difficult to track

    Got the 3 for 30 ntl package having been a customer for years paying over the odds

    Just applied the virgin/ntl deal... delivery tommorrow

    In real life been fined left right and center, am now a bona fide money saving hermit....

    dunno if this is good or not, lol...
  • got my first r and r fro tesco a free mobile phone plus full refund cos about 74.00 !!!! now thats a bargain ;-)
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