Posts written in June, 2012

Wow, It’s been such an eventful week in the the world of sport, there we were with our England flags last weekend only to be disappointed once again that we lost on penalties. But typically British we all said “well never mind, its only a game”, when really inside we’re all thinking how could they…read more

To celebrate us hitting 1000 twitter followers (nearly) @DiscountCoder, we’re giving away a £100 Asos voucher to one of you lucky bloggers! All you need to do to enter is: Head over to ASOS.com Put together the hottest outfit you can for £100 or less (no student discount or Asos discount codes allowed) Blog about your…read more

We live in a suburb, so parking round our way is a dream. We have space outside the front of the house, where we usually put the car, plus a driveway and a garage, neither of which we use. With parking spaces in short supply in the town centre, parking meters everywhere, traffic wardens on…read more

‘Stand-by’ has been in the news again this week, with reports about the astounding amounts of energy we waste leaving household goods half on, half off in a weird quantum-like state that it’s surprisingly hard to avoid. So what’s the problem? Far too many gadgets and appliances are made with stand-by the norm. Which means…read more

We’ve got treats in store for you this week, with six of our favourite discount code partners offering fantastic deals on useful and beautiful things for you and your home.  Try these on for size. Robert Dyas – Save up to 50% on a wide choice of fab products. I love Robert Dyas. I regularly…read more

Do you want to hand over £1000s to an estate agency? Or do you feel confident enough to DIY? If so there are several viable options for cutting the cost of selling your home. There’s a growing number of online Estate Agenciesthat promise to cut the cost of selling. Take MyOnlineEstateAgent.com. They’re charging a one-off…read more

It’s shocking. According to research by reallymoving.com, the average cost of buying a home has increased by 84% since 2009. Ouch. In October 2009 the average cost of moving house was £1,844.60 including a Home Information Pack. But back then we didn’t have to pay Stamp Duty on properties valued under £175K and VAT was…read more

Greetings from sunny Essex, I’ve had a great week if not hectic, and I’m beginning to understand just what multi-tasking means.  With baby washing that needs to be done, as every item of clothing my new baby possesses seems to have baby sick on it, to tidying the house, to changing nappies and of course…read more