How does your job help you save ££'s

System

I work for myself....
Linda x

74jax

Or share save scheme is great, I've more than doubled my money in their share save plan.

We have a n incentive website with money off hotels, I've recently saved about £50 on an airport hotel.

I saved approx £2000 on b and q vouchers for our bathroom and kitchen renovation.

We also get discount of asda shopping, Argos, high st vouchers.

We get free gym membership.

pawsies

I work in retail. I get up to £50 at cost. After the £50 I pay retail.

Often get freebies from reps and other companies.

trolleyrun

Discounted travel and car hire, preferential rates on various things, toilet roll and toiletries from hotels we stay in (if you're so inclined), food provided at work, discounted hotels and holidays, I could go on for a while

building_with_lego

OH got a Gourmet card for £8 ish per year rather than £70- we saved our money on the first meal and have used it to save much more since then.

Employee discount on energy- paying for a year's worth of energy out of gross wages.

Home stationery supplies to cover the additional printing etc that he does at home.

Discount card from my old employer got us 10-20% off groceries. I now have NUS Extra which means a variety of discounts for three years, regardless of my one-year post-grad course :beer:

LilElvis

I used to work for a brewery - guess why my husband married me

pelirocco

uf353432 wrote: »

Since a great many of us work hard for our money I wondered how many people save money because of where they work.

I work in a printers for example and so have not had to pay for magazines since I started working here. Let me tell you the costs of magazines soon mount up!

When I moved house I got all my packing boxes and wrapping paper free as well.

I also rather bizzarely managed to get a 2 year supply of black bin liners when a box acidentally fell into my hands.

If I need ear plugs I can get them free as well.

And don't get me started on the stationary cupboard!

I know everyone has obvious perks which i'd love to hear about - but how about the less obvious perks.

I think the feedback could be hillarious.

debs

You are not saving money you are thieving , pure and simple. There is no defense for it ( as I am sure you will come back with some excuse to justify it )

jacko74

Fireflyaway wrote: »

I charge my mobile at work so maybe few pence on electric ?! Ha ha ! I work for a charity so nothing really. Just glad to have a job.

I also charge my mobile in work.. and the battery for my cordless drill and the battery for my cordless strimmer!

Tigsteroonie

A discounted season ticket for my commute if I was going by train ... but I live nowhere near a rail station, only a tram station.

And that's about it. Internet at lunchtime, I suppose.

Oh, and by not being in the city centre, they're probably saving me money by making it harder to browse the shops

If they give us the non-pay-rise they are threatening, I'll be able to buy a railcard for a discounted price. Except that we don't travel by train (motability car). And I could probably get the railcard even cheaper by exchanging Tesco vouchers. But they still expect us to "whoop" at the offer. So here I go. Whoop.

duchy

Free satellite TV including movies and sport
Free broadband
No fares to work
Ability to prepare lunch in my own kitchen
No need for business dress for work

Things that cost me
Coffee
Heat
Electric
(although I do get a small tax break for working from home)