Allegedly when you save pennies the pounds look after themselves. It makes sense. When you get into the habit of shaving tiny amounts off your outgoings they soon mount up and you end up saving much more than you’d expect. Here’s 15 extreme money saving tips to whet your appetite. Use loo roll instead of…read more
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Make your own funky coat rack for next to nothing
Interiors shops are full of funky coat racks. At the top end they’re really expensive, often in cast iron, elaborate and curvy and very beautiful. At the cheap end they’re often too flimsy to be much practical use. As well as dog ugly! So why not create your own and make something unique as well…read more
More extreme money saving tips for penny pinchers!
If you’re a member of the growing tribe of Brits who have discovered the pleasure of squeezing every penny ’til it squeals, you’ll enjoy drilling right down to discover rich new seams of money-saving opportunity. Here’s a few to add to your growing collection of ingenious ways to cut the cost of living to the bone.…read more
Extreme money saving tips no. 12 – Don’t pay for driving lessons!
Whether we like it or not the planet’s climate is heating up. And whatever the few remaining climate sceptics say, global warming is our responsibility. The only thing still up for debate is the speed and severity of its effects. The problem is, no matter how keen you are to do your bit, there isn’t much…read more
Extreme money saving tips 10: Just add water…
Here’s our extreme money saving tip number 10. Did you realise how many manufacturers add water to their products to bulk them up? Or to cut the cost? Cheap shampoo isn’t any better or worse for your hair than expensive big brand stuff. It just contains a higher percentage of the cheapest ingredient, water. If you fancy a laugh…read more
Extreme money saving tips No. 9: Wean yourself off your car
Plenty of us are cutting down on using our cars. It’s relatively easy to train yourself to walk anywhere within half an hour’s walk – a three mile round trip at a decent pace. No more driving to the corner shop. Or ferrying the kids to and from when it’s only fifteen minutes’ walk away. A growing number of us…read more
Extreme money saving tips – Taking things to a new level!
Over the past few months we’ve covered loads of everyday money saving tips. Stuff you can do without too much fuss and bother. But there’s a large and growing underground money saving sub-culture that we haven’t explored yet. Individuals, couples and families who make every possible effort to save every penny, living on the edge of our consumer…read more
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