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fizzy702

Hi all I stared my journey on the 23rd March I was lucky enough to have a very good friend help me go through every thing.

Well in the last 10 days I have stopped drinking Pepsi and have saved a minimum of £15 !!!!!! (I did drink quite a lot !!!!):o

I have also swapped 2 cards on to 1 with 0% interest so that has saved approx £146.00 a month also we are now paying the balance off the card rather than just mainly the interest !!!!!!

I also spoke to my mobile phone provider and have swapped to a cheaper call plan which will save £20.00 a month. Me and hubby also stopped a couple of subscriptions saving £25.11 a month

Also not popping to my local shop so much which is saving money as well just doing one weekly shop and then cooking every thing from scratch if we havnt got it then well we make do with out

So in total I have managed to save £206.11 minimum a month :j
I have also joined quite a few survery sites and have totals of approx £10 across them all at the mo.....:)

So the question is what can I save in the next 10 days ????

Any tips or advice would be fab I could not have do as I have so far with out you guys :j

brokeinlondon

First of all, congrats on starting your debt-free journey

If you post an soa, we'll be able to give you advice more specific to your situation
http://www.makesenseofcards.com/soacalc.html

fizzy702

Thank you for that brokeinlondon I shall go take a look

IHaveNoMoney.com

Hi it's amazing how much you can save isn't it i have just started this month seriously need to get my debts under control which surveys sites have you signed up for?

Good luck on your debt free journey

fizzy702

IHaveNoMoney.com wrote: »

Hi it's amazing how much you can save isn't it i have just started this month seriously need to get my debts under control which surveys sites have you signed up for?

Good luck on your debt free journey

I have signed up to about survery sites altogether so will just have to see which ones are any good !!!

Good luck on your debt free journey also

Superbiatch

Don't forget to make use of the discount vouchers for any special events too

triple_choc_chip

Hi Fizzy702, this is going off on a bit of a tangent, but I've found a sodastream has saved us a fortune so far.

Just posting this in case you get withdrawal symptoms from the lack of pepsi - the cola syrup tastes more like pepsi than coke.

I prefer sparkling water and my son loves his fizzy drinks, but since using the sodastream for both I'm saving at least £10 a week from the shopping bill and that paid for the contraption in just 3 weeks.

Sorry if this is sounding like an advert, it's not (honestly!) but the gas cannisters do at least 60L for £7.99 and the cola syrup is £2.99 for 12L. You just use tap water and it cuts down on the recycling and lugging home large bottles in the shopping too.

curlytop12

i've found using top cash back has saved me loads over the last year.
G

tealady

Hi
Have you checked your gas and electricity to see if you are on the best deals for you?
Also same with any insurances.
HTH

fizzy702

triple_choc_chip wrote: »

Hi Fizzy702, this is going off on a bit of a tangent, but I've found a sodastream has saved us a fortune so far.

Just posting this in case you get withdrawal symptoms from the lack of pepsi - the cola syrup tastes more like pepsi than coke.

I prefer sparkling water and my son loves his fizzy drinks, but since using the sodastream for both I'm saving at least £10 a week from the shopping bill and that paid for the contraption in just 3 weeks.

Sorry if this is sounding like an advert, it's not (honestly!) but the gas cannisters do at least 60L for £7.99 and the cola syrup is £2.99 for 12L. You just use tap water and it cuts down on the recycling and lugging home large bottles in the shopping too.

Thanks for that great idea but Im Pepsi Max or nothing !!!!!!! At least tonight it is the first night ive not had a headache !!!!!!!! I did use to have one a few years ago but then couldnt get the gas or syrup any where !!!

triple_choc_chip

For anyone else interested, sodastream gas and syrups are at Argos, Lakeland, Robert Dyas as well as local independents if you're lucky.

Well done with the pepsi though, it's hard if it's your favourite; sometimes nothing else will quench thirst till you have the stuff you really like!

More ideas:

Do you smoke? At £6 or more per packet, even cutting down by half can save £80 a month.

Check out the vinegar thread on the old style board, the smart price stuff at Asda is 13p a bottle; I now use it instead of fabric conditioner, also for all kitchen surface cleaning (brilliant on stainless steel) and for glass. It saves a fortune on cleaning products.

Read newspapers online - why pay for something that's available free?