I’m taking control of my life, now.

boxofpaws

I have had such a lazy day, I have barely moved beyond a 5 metre radius of the couch. :rotfl:Mainly down to be slightly hungover. I have caught up on some lovely diaries too now though

I watched Shop Well For Less. A lovely family but I was amazed at how much they were spending. A 45 minute shower!

I have had a minor success though, called BT and negotiated a new deal. £33.49 per month for infinity 1 plus a new smart hub (should give us better coverage in the house, hopefully it will now reach the shed where we have a bar). They have taken evening calls off us, but only because we don't really use the home phone. I have finally emailed the gym, and will do my old exercise classes again (which I loved) which will save me £18 per month.

So
Gym > exercise classes £18 saving
BT deal £14 saving
Scottish power £32
£64 per month better off :j

Next thing to tackle is pet insurance which renews in March I think. It's an astonishing £31.62 per month!

Treadingonplaymobil

boxofpaws wrote: »

Oh my gosh, I can't believe how sad I now feel that I didn't buy the pretty ironing board. I am actually sitting here looking at pictures of it:(.

Just console yourself with how incredibly financially savvy you are!

boxofpaws wrote: »

Gym > exercise classes £18 saving
BT deal £14 saving
Scottish power £32
£64 per month better off :j

Next thing to tackle is pet insurance which renews in March I think. It's an astonishing £31.62 per month!

That's an amazing monthly saving! Well done.

Drawingaline

Wow fantastic monthly savings! I keep forgetting to ring sky to discuss our sports package, always remember when they are closed

Bobarella

Eat well for less is always an eye opener. But that's because they never choose people who can budget right on their groceries. I suppose if they did that there wouldn't be a show

[Deleted User]

Well done on the savings x

System

Well done Paws on savings, I wish I was only going near my sofa today !

Wonder what the pet insurance will come in at.

angelpye

Wow! Those are great savings and amazing how they add up! You have just given yourself over £700 a year!

boxofpaws

Treadingonplaymobil wrote: »

Just console yourself with how incredibly financially savvy you are!


That's an amazing monthly saving! Well done.

Thank you so much! They are all suggestions people made when I posted my SOA, so I can't take any credit.

I'm really having a reeducation. I used to think "it's only £30 a month, we can afford it" or "I can't really be bothered to shop around just to save £15 a month". Which now, seeing it slowly add up, seems a bit ridiculous. All these extras add up.

Drawingaline wrote: »

Wow fantastic monthly savings! I keep forgetting to ring sky to discuss our sports package, always remember when they are closed

Oh definitely do that one. Despite my laziness on most deals, I have always negotiated with sky when our deals run out. We have the full package for about £33 per month inc sports and movies. Just be charming, tell them you LOVE sky but can no longer justify the cost. If you don't get offered a deal siimilar to mine, go ahead with the cancellation, they will nearly always call you with a better offer. And if they don't, let it run out and wait till they do.

Bobarella wrote: »

Eat well for less is always an eye opener. But that's because they never choose people who can budget right on their groceries. I suppose if they did that there wouldn't be a show

I love eat well for less, and still make their frittata recipe. This was SHOP well for less though. The family were delightful but they spent £10k a year on gadgets and a similar amount on shoes. They spent £4K on their energy bills. :eek:None of the ideas was groundbreaking, I didn't learn anything I didn't already know but it was still interesting.

boxofpaws

Deleted_User wrote: »

Well done on the savings x

Thank you

Cumbria_lass wrote: »

Well done Paws on savings, I wish I was only going near my sofa today !

Wonder what the pet insurance will come in at.

It's a much nicer day (plus not hungover:o) so I'm going to get out in the back garden. I'm also going to tidy out the laundry room ready for delivery of the new ironing board!

angelpye wrote: »

Wow! Those are great savings and amazing how they add up! You have just given yourself over £700 a year!

I hadn't added it up but, wow! Well done me! That's a month off out DFD. Or a holiday.:j

parsniphead

[QUOTE=boxofpaws;72161393]I have had such a lazy day, I have barely moved beyond a 5 metre radius of the couch. :rotfl:Mainly down to be slightly hungover. I have caught up on some lovely diaries too now though

I barely moved either. I blame the weather.

I watched Shop Well For Less. A lovely family but I was amazed at how much they were spending. A 45 minute shower!

It was the 64 appliances switched on which shocked me. If I plugged in everything in the house I would get nowhere near 64 appliances.

I have had a minor success though, called BT and negotiated a new deal. £33.49 per month for infinity 1 plus a new smart hub (should give us better coverage in the house, hopefully it will now reach the shed where we have a bar). They have taken evening calls off us, but only because we don't really use the home phone. I have finally emailed the gym, and will do my old exercise classes again (which I loved) which will save me £18 per month.

:money::money:
So
Gym > exercise classes £18 saving
BT deal £14 saving
Scottish power £32
£64 per month better off :j

Next thing to tackle is pet insurance which renews in March I think. It's an astonishing £31.62 per month![/QUOTE]