Have you saved money? Want to tell the world?

BavarianMonk

Whenver I manage to save some money during the month, something always crops up...like a car repair, that means I have to resort to using the money I have saved. Every single month!!! Maybe one month I will not have to use this and start the ball rolling

elfen

Mine are:

Instead of going to the cinema twice a month (around £70-80 once dinner is factored in) I joined Lovefilm for 4 quid a month and have had a free rental already for no reason! Saving me about £60 (we buy popcorn and bits)

transgenic

Using the downshift technique and not going out as much I saved £180 last month, when usually I would have absolutely nothing left at the end of the month. I should be able to get that up to £200 per month and assuming there are no household/motor catastrophes, I should be able to save £2400 per year.

StockTrader6080

Changed my phones to vonage for a low monthly cost and free long distance.
Also changed from satelite tv to cable (includes internet).

All in, I've saved about 250 per month.

Also relooking at how I trade the stock market. Here's a good article by Regina Guinn: http://www.cool-trade.com/education/Invest2010.asp

Keith

Maiiden

I have done rather well considering im on basic pay. i have saved £3000 in 8months last year so i could have my freind visit me in the UK.
This year i have saved another £2200 so far to go towards my wedding and just had a renewal come through for my car insurace at a cost of £2000.93. on which i
found another comparing willing to insure me for £991!!
Being 20years old i think im doing rather well considering i have a brand new car and will be getting married abroad. although i dont have much of a life with all the things i cut back on. still all good.

aviva 12months for price of 10months car insurance.

nbaki82

I have changed from Skype to Vyke and absolutely love the quality and the price. I have moved some of my friends over as well, because Vyke to Vyke calls are free.

TheLupineOne

I discovered some print-out vouchers that Martin has missed in his e-mail!
Visit Millies Cookies website, and print off their coupons for winter (expires 28/02/10)

When I showed them the "buy one treatbox, get one free" coupon, they asked if I wanted to go for 4 treatboxes for 2! That's 48 cookies for £9.99! Let's bring up the good old "Cookie Calculator"

From the website...
1 for £0.99 - Real Tasty!
4 for £2.99 - That's 75p per cookie!
6 for £3.99 - That's 67p per cookie!

12 Take Home / Treatbox for £5.99 - That's 50p per cookie!
24 Take Home / Treatbox for £9.99 - That's 42p per cookie!


But with vouchers...
12 for £3.99 - That's 33p per cookie!
24 for £5.99 - That's 25p per cookie!
48 for £9.99 - THAT'S 21p PER COOKIE!!!


Wow... that's serious moneysaving.

likklegem

Thanks Martin! Thanks to you, I'm becoming a regular little money saver!

So far this year:

Got Regular Saving Account with Barclays at 6% - Earned at the end of the year £70

Switched to Talk Talk from BT, saving of £25 per month, plus £55 from Quidco for switching

Switched Gas and Elec from Scottish Power to E-on - saving of £300 over the year, plus £65 for switching through Quidco

£2275 from mis-sold PPI back from HSBC

Reduced Credit Card Debt from £3200, to £1100 (and its at 0% so not only am I saving in the long run, I'm paying the debt off! - which I reckon has saved me about £1000

Total Saving: £4010 - I love you Martin Lewis!!! You have well converted me! I'm aiming for £5000 next year!

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Lehman

nbaki82 wrote: »

I have changed from Skype to Vyke and absolutely love the quality and the price. I have moved some of my friends over as well, because Vyke to Vyke calls are free.

I also like Vyke a lot. My friend made me move from MSN Voice to Vyke and I like it a lot. Good quality and excellent price for international especially US and Canada.

WAVENEY

Since joining the site i have reduced my food bills by shopping around on other posters advice also i now meal plan which avoid waste.My thanks to all .