i cant beleive it

northernlass_2

i have been watching MSE for a couple of years now though i am quite thrifty (well i thought i was) i have just completed the budget planner and to my utter amazment i can save myself and family over £700 a month.:j i have loads of different insurances that are actually covered on my home insurance, we are down grading to 1 car which is feesable for us, not to mention better for the environment i am getting rid of separate digital and broadband packages and going for one with everything, i am getting rid of my mobile contract and going on PAYG as i only really use text messages and am paying £25 a month for them when i can get 300 everytime i put £10 on the phone and this will be plenty for me, the list goes on, :eek: i cant beleive it, i wished i had done it years ago.:mad: thank you MSE and everybody else on this site, if anyone has any other suggestions i would love to hear them. thank you:o

sammy115

Try posting an SOA (See the sticky at the top of the board). I am sure the more experienced will find ways to save even more money...

chevalier

that is an awesome amount to have saved. WELL DONE. The side of the equation is increasing income, so are you signed up with all of the survey site, click sites etc. They can be a nice little earner on the lead up to xmas
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OberonSH

£700 is nowt to be sneezed at! That's brilliant! Well done. Now you just need to make sure the extra cash goes on debt and not expanding your lifestyle to fit the available money.

northernlass_2

yep i will be paying double on my mortgage from now on and i will still be better off so will be able to save and put away for our future. i feel so stupid, i could have done this years ago but didnt so i have been scrimping every month. i could kick myself, my OH has always let me deal with the finances and i thought i was doing a good job, never mind things will be different from now on. thanks everyone

jo1972

Blimey, that's amazing! Was it a magical budget planner you used, what's the link

Well done