All the small things - tell me what you have done to be MF today

linz

Katsu, would you be able to direct me to the cheaper breakdown cover too please Mine's due next month.

Are they on TCB? I don't use Quidco..

katsu

Hi Linz,

http://www.topcashback.co.uk/autonational_breakdown_cover/ is autonational who Martin has on his list I think. They are part of the same company that do the autoaid policy. They have an internet deal of £66 for 15 months cover (plus 17-odd% TCB cashback). This is the equivalent of the £200-ish AA/RAC.

Even better value for money is Autoaid (Martin definitely recommends them as I got the details from him). You pay £37 a year for you and your spouse (must be a proper spouse not live-in lover ) to get the same top level cover as the £200-ish AA stuff or the £66 Autoaid. They put you in touch with local companies when you break down. If you breakdown, you have to pay for the recovery truck/tow to the garage etc, then you send off the receipt and a claim form and they send you a refund cheque. So, you need to have a credit card to be able to pay the bill, and to be organised enough to make the claim.

I use autoaid, did the pay and reclaim and it was fairly easy and painless.

linz

Thanks. I normally get the cheapest AA/RAC for about £28 then get the £20-odd cashback for the lowest level cover. I only have the one where if i break down away from home they tow me to a garage. It sounds like these two are the full monty. They obviously are better value than the more expensive AA/RAC cover but I'm after lower cover I think. Thanks for explaining though, worth a look in the future.

IHateDida

linz wrote: »

Thanks. I normally get the cheapest AA/RAC for about £28 then get the £20-odd cashback for the lowest level cover. I only have the one where if i break down away from home they tow me to a garage. It sounds like these two are the full monty. They obviously are better value than the more expensive AA/RAC cover but I'm after lower cover I think. Thanks for explaining though, worth a look in the future.

I use Autonational Rescue also. They are fab - they use local contractors so never take very long to come out. Been with them for years - although not at the moment as have new car with breakdown inc. - but come April - will be going back to Autonational Rescue again!:T

As for my MFW efforts today:

- Found 5 x £1 coins that had fallen out of my purse into my bag! (don't you just love finding cash like this!)

- Went to work

- Did a Myvoice survey for 175 points

wantabetterlife

Hello everyone

• Bought sainsburys basics wipes at 18p so that i can use these to clean sticky hands and faces and save the more expensive ones for nappy changing....we seem to go through loads of wipes as we have two in nappies...so hopefully this will save a few pounds. Has anybody tried the basics or value range of nappies...i havent tried them and am wondering are they really awful?
• Went to lidl to stock up on some wine at £2.50 a bottle....which i am currently drinking
• Visited my aunt today and she made us lunch and sent us home with some free range eggs :j
• Resisted the temptation to buy new jeans
• Have been trying to eat healthier and have cut out junk foods...so should save a few pounds on grocery bill and improve the waistline

Iris_Blue

Wabl -I've not tried the Mr S ones - I believe the Lidls ones are good though. I get pampers (the best ever!) from Amazon on their subscribe and save offer. e.g 100 x size 4 =£9.99 so maybe £2 a pk more than the basics? Not sure what size you're after. Free delivery, they come the next day http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pampers-Simply-Size-Midi-Nappies/dp/B003P2UU3W/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I2WTO362ON186H&colid=3T4W6S1WBG49W HTH

linz

1) Packed lunch at work
2) Clicks
3) Onepoll/2 x New Vistas on TCB
4) Tea from stores - running low now but trying not to food shop til the weekend
5) Got a good 2nd hand laptop for parents. They can finally bin their old steam driven pc and make more room in their living room and won't have to buy a new laptop.

Think that's it for today.

This weekend I plan on getting food to last just the week as i'm away for 2 weeks at end of the month. I want to make some more home made meat & potato pasties for the freezer as the ones I made a few weeks ago were yum

mummalove

Iris_Blue wrote: »

• Signed up to funky pigeon, registered 6 b/day reminders and received £3 credit – Sent DS3 a FREE £2.99 personalised b/day card for next week & op’d the £2.99 ( if anyone’s interested there’s also a 50% code available expires today - I think you can use the 2 together so 2 free cards. HTH someone )

• Have also signed up with Funky Pigeon tonight. Many thanks IP for my referral :T - I was given 50% off my order plus the £3 credit for the reminders. So I have ordered my friend a birthday card, free postage straight to her and I still have £1.25 left on my account
• Ate a home made shepherds pie tonight YUM
• onepoll = 30p
• Toluna = 5400 points and one survey redirected and offered an additional chance to comment on a project and earn a cash reward (I forget if it was £10 or £20 now )
• I did a test review for a product a month ago and the same company have emailed again inviting me to apply for 2 more. One worth £10 and one worth £5 - fingers crossed I will be accepted for both
• DH is away on business tonight and when he rang earlier, he cracked me up...telling me what complimentary items he was bringing home from the hotel :rotfl:

Crikey I am up late tonight...but wouldn't be able to sleep without reporting in my little list before I went to bed

mummalove

linz wrote: »

1)I want to make some more home made meat & potato pasties for the freezer as the ones I made a few weeks ago were yum

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SeriouslySeekingtoSave

Did an hours worth of overtime and I've got a lot more lined up. I've just got to get the energy from somewhere...