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a few phonecalls is all it takes....
angchris
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i have been meaning to phone around for a while to try and get better deals on utilities etc to keep myself on the dfw path and today i finally got around to it 
today i mananged to knock £141 off my monthly outgoings with just a few phonecalls :j granted £90 of this would of stopped anyway
i phoned cahoot to find out when my loan finishes and discovered the last payment is at the end of this month so thats a £90 a month saving :beer:
i also phoned up edf energy about my gas and leccy, i have been overpaying each month for my gas and found out i am £150 plus in credit so at midnight they are paying £150 back into my account wooohoooo:j also i have dropped my gas direct debit down to £10 a month saving me £12 a month and my electric direct debit has been dropped by £31 a month woohooo:j
i also phoned up virgin media (formally telewest)and complained about losing sky channels and have managed to secure a better deal each month. i now pay £8 a month less, have 30 more tv channels and now have free local calls for up to an hour on my telephone saving me the cost of the phone bills :j i have also cancelled my lloyds tsb credit card before they start charging £35 a year for dormant accounts.
it just shows with a little effort you can make all the difference, what with taking tips from the old style board on keeping my shopping costs down and with these savings today i can now easily save up for my forthcoming wedding to mr angchris with no problems at all, and its all thanks to this site, thank you everyone :T :T and for those that havent had a quick ring around do it now!!
today i mananged to knock £141 off my monthly outgoings with just a few phonecalls :j granted £90 of this would of stopped anyway
i phoned cahoot to find out when my loan finishes and discovered the last payment is at the end of this month so thats a £90 a month saving :beer:
i also phoned up edf energy about my gas and leccy, i have been overpaying each month for my gas and found out i am £150 plus in credit so at midnight they are paying £150 back into my account wooohoooo:j also i have dropped my gas direct debit down to £10 a month saving me £12 a month
and my electric direct debit has been dropped by £31 a month woohooo:ji also phoned up virgin media (formally telewest)and complained about losing sky channels and have managed to secure a better deal each month. i now pay £8 a month less, have 30 more tv channels and now have free local calls for up to an hour on my telephone saving me the cost of the phone bills :j i have also cancelled my lloyds tsb credit card before they start charging £35 a year for dormant accounts.
it just shows with a little effort you can make all the difference, what with taking tips from the old style board on keeping my shopping costs down and with these savings today i can now easily save up for my forthcoming wedding to mr angchris with no problems at all, and its all thanks to this site, thank you everyone :T :T and for those that havent had a quick ring around do it now!!
proper prior planning prevents !!!!!! poor performance! 
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Well done you!:T
We decided to have a ring around this week too and managed to get the interest on a credit card dropped by 2% It all helps doesn't it?!;)0 -
Virgin are offering 100 channels.2mb broadband,telephone(basic) £30 per month or with a mobile with 300 mins and 300 text any network £10 extra. offer runs till 15/03/07ONLY COPY WHAT I AM DOING IF YOU ARE 100% SURE AND YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE END RESULT MAY BE. ALWAYS CONSULT A PROFESSIONAL BEFORE FOLLOWING MY ADVICE. I AM NOT LEGALLY TRAINED . IF WHAT I AM DOING HELPS YOU IN ANY WAY CLICK THE THANKS BUTTON0
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Well done! That's fab! GOD BLESS DURAN DURAN
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:j magic:jIsn't the knowledge that comes from experience more valuable than the knowledge that doesn't?0
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