[Pyramid*]

Living alone with one salary and a mortgage, although on a 'good enough' salary - I still like to keep an eye on the pennies - to allow me the luxuries - which means little tips to save money.

What do you do to save on the cost of things?

A few of mine are:-

• DVDS - always Ebay, 99p deals using a sniper account.

• Always making my own soup - cheap, lots and can be frozen.

• January sales for next years Xmas cards, decorations and candles.

• Using a lip brush when the lippy seems finished.....you can get weeks and weeks of lipstick from a supposedly 'finished' lipstick.

• Use BOGOF deals for items you won't actually waste: (toilet rolls, household cleaners, shampoos etc).

• Never buying any body or facial products unless there is a special offer (facial wipes, cleaning scrubs etc)

• Windowlene: always pour half into empty bottle and top up with water - lasts twice as long and is a lot easier to use/remove when it's not so thick.

• Never buying tobacco here: I go on hol twice a year and stock up my tobacco supplies abroad. Even with prices rising abroad - I still benefit.

What money saving tips do you have?

[Marsh.]

DVDS - always Ebay, 99p deals using a sniper account.

Or watch them online for free. I don't waste money on sky TV either, just get freeview and you can watch any shows you are unable to get on plenty sites for free.

Windowlene: always pour half into empty bottle and top up with water - lasts twice as long and is a lot easier to use/remove when it's not so thick.

Or just use water. lol

Never buying tobacco here: I go on hol twice a year and stock up my tobacco supplies abroad. Even with prices rising abroad - I still benefit.

Stop smoking?

[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by 08marsh

Or watch them online for free. I don't waste money on sky TV either, just get freeview and you can watch any shows you are unable to get on plenty sites for free.



Or just use water. lol



Stop smoking?

I could have sworn this thread was headed up: Money Saving Tips.....What are yours.....

and not.... Here's mine, feel free to criticise.

I happen to prefer owing actual DVDS rather than viewing online.
I happen to prefer using windowlene to just water
I happen to enjoy smoking.

[Claymores]

Marry a guy with an MGTF who is good at cooking - it will cost us less than living alone and you like 2 seaters Pyr - hahahahahaha! giggle

[Claymores]

Get a gay partner who loves your lippy and products is my other suggestion :-)

[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by Claymores

Marry a guy with an MGTF who is good at cooking - it will cost us less than living alone and you like 2 seaters Pyr - hahahahahaha! giggle

did the married thing and got rid... !!! Best thing I ever did!! LOL .

Besides: MG's aren't my thing. I prefer Lagondas, Aston Martins.......... just a shame the purse strings didn't match my tastes !!! always a fly in the ointment huh !!!

[Claymores]

Originally Posted by Pyramid*

did the married thing and got rid... !!! Best thing I ever did!! LOL .

Besides: MG's aren't my thing. I prefer Lagondas, Aston Martins.......... just a shame the purse strings didn't match my tastes !!! always a fly in the ointment huh !!!

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LOL Pyr - you're out of my league - I am going a 2nd hand Lotus Elise - I can't attract you

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Pyramid*

did the married thing and got rid... !!! Best thing I ever did!! LOL .

Besides: MG's aren't my thing. I prefer Lagondas, Aston Martins.......... just a shame the purse strings didn't match my tastes !!! always a fly in the ointment huh !!!

oh, that's my dream car..............when I win the lotto

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Pyramid*

I could have sworn this thread was headed up: Money Saving Tips.....What are yours.....

and not.... Here's mine, feel free to criticise.

I happen to prefer owing actual DVDS rather than viewing online.
I happen to prefer using windowlene to just water
I happen to enjoy smoking.

Someone clearly can't handle a joke. Of course it takes more than water to clean windows.
And smoking, whether you enjoy it or not is irrelevant. Saving money often entails having to give up the luxuries you like and sticking to what's necessary. Especially giving up fags, biggest waste of money ever. If long term smokers discovered how much they'd spent on cigs in their life they'd probably pass out from the amount they could have saved.

[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by 08marsh

Someone clearly can't handle a joke. Of course it takes more than water to clean windows.
And smoking, whether you enjoy it or not is irrelevant. Saving money often entails having to give up the luxuries you like and sticking to what's necessary. Especially giving up fags, biggest waste of money ever. If long term smokers discovered how much they'd spent on cigs in their life they'd probably pass out from the amount they could have saved.

Can handle jokes fine, absolutely.

What I chose to save money on is my choice....mine. The same as it is MY choice how I chose to spend MY money. Of course if I wanted to not smoke, I could save much more - hardly rocket science at work there eh!

I'm in a fortunate position that I not only am able to afford to chose to smoke - I'm able to do so with lots of other luxuries in my life. Note: that's MY life. I didn't ask for critisism on MY life or how I chose to live it. That has absolutely buggar all to do with you.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Pyramid*

Can handle jokes fine, absolutely.

What I chose to save money on is my choice....mine. The same as it is MY choice how I chose to spend MY money. Of course if I wanted to not smoke, I could save much more - hardly rocket science at work there eh!

I'm in a fortunate position that I not only am able to afford to chose to smoke - I'm able to do so with lots of other luxuries in my life. Note: that's MY life. I didn't ask for critisism on MY life or how I chose to live it. That has absolutely buggar all to do with you.

Oh dear, dear.

I'm not TELLING you anything. You asked for people's ideas on money saving and I used some of your own points to give some of MY ideas on how to cut costs for those same things. You know... for a discussion. Imagine that.

Then you took offence to my comment on how to save money on DVDs, cigs and window cleaning fgs. Such as sticking to just water, as a pretty obvious joke.

Of course you choose to smoke, I wasn't TELLING you not to. You asked my opinion and I was stating what a waste of money smoking is. Which you seem to agree with.

God forbid I give any kind of an opinion on a message board.

[Patrick]

Originally Posted by Pyramid*

• Never buying tobacco here: I go on hol twice a year and stock up my tobacco supplies abroad. Even with prices rising abroad - I still benefit.

Surely going on Holiday twice a year costs you far more than ******ing Tobacco? ROFL.

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Patrick

Surely going on Holiday twice a year costs you far more than ******ing Tobacco? ROFL.

It actually doesnt

When I lived in greece it was like 2 quid for a packet of cigarettes.

Say you smoke a pack a day. That was about £5.50 here.

So, greece prices, about £700 a year give or take

England prices over £2000 a year

A week in greece is what? About 200-300 quid? £1000 saved.(thats with one holiday though, with 2 it would still be over £500 cheaper)

[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

It actually doesnt

When I lived in greece it was like 2 quid for a packet of cigarettes.

Say you smoke a pack a day. That was about £5.50 here.

So, greece prices, about £700 a year give or take

England prices over £2000 a year

A week in greece is what? About 200-300 quid? £1000 saved.(thats with one holiday though, with 2 it would still be over £500 cheaper)

Precisely Vicky. Nice to see common sense hitting the thread. As you have stated: the savings alone pay for the 2nd holiday all in - .....


Claymores: great idea....'cept for the gay bit......... !!!

[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by Patrick

Surely going on Holiday twice a year costs you far more than ******ing Tobacco? ROFL.

No smartie pants. I enjoy my holidays abroad - whilst I am there, I purchase my tobacco. I'm one of those types who enjoy other cultures, other countries, enjoy the sun, authentic foods in the country in which I visit, enjoy the locals etc.

I see you are still unable to offer any form of discussion without cursing your way through it. Completely unnecessary.

Yes Vicky: your mum is correct. The money I'd pay here for cigs/baccy: equates to the money to fund my holidays AND the purchase of my baccy!!!

[Vicky.]

My mum does that with tobacco/cigarettes. She reckons with what you get back you have had a free holiday out of it, plus you are still saving money on our prices on top of that

[Novo]

I am really bad at saving money.. I use go into town with about £30 when i was younger and come back with nothing so basically spend it all on food and travel

[Stu]

I just stopped drinking. It's surreal the amount of money I have coming out of my arse because of it. I'd spend maybe 50, 60, 70 quid on a night out. Now I spend about 15. I feel like a million bucks, too.

[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by Stu

I just stopped drinking. It's surreal the amount of money I have coming out of my arse because of it. I'd spend maybe 50, 60, 70 quid on a night out. Now I spend about 15. I feel like a million bucks, too.

Oh feck that if stopping drinking gives you diahorrea!!

[Shasown]

Lemon Juice and vinegar are so much better at cleaning things than modern commercial cleaners, well according to those two quaint old dears who go round cleaning up the drums of those who love to live in squalor.

Personally I find that if you think about needing and wanting before you buy something and only buy the things you need you will save money, the arse might be hanging out of your trousers and you may look like a scruff but you will be a rich scruff.

[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by Shasown

Lemon Juice and vinegar are so much better at cleaning things than modern commercial cleaners, well according to those two quaint old dears who go round cleaning up the drums of those who love to live in squalor.

Personally I find that if you think about needing and wanting before you buy something and only buy the things you need you will save money, the arse might be hanging out of your trousers and you may look like a scruff but you will be a rich scruff.

I like the smell of lemons, but I refuse to put up with the vinegar!!!

I think one of the best bargain I ever bought was a few years ago: bought a winter coat, cashmere and wool from ebay: Label was Planet. got it for £7.

Thought when it arrived I'd end up finding it wasn't worth it... how wrong I was: it was in brand new nick: fitted like a glove and the last two Winters: I've lost count of how many compliments on the coat. An absolute steal.

[Shasown]

Originally Posted by Pyramid*

I like the smell of lemons, but I refuse to put up with the vinegar!!!

I think one of the best bargain I ever bought was a few years ago: bought a winter coat, cashmere and wool from ebay: Label was Planet. got it for £7.

Thought when it arrived I'd end up finding it wasn't worth it... how wrong I was: it was in brand new nick: fitted like a glove and the last two Winters: I've lost count of how many compliments on the coat. An absolute steal.

Oh thats another good way to save money, though a somewhat riskier one.

If your neighbours have nice plants etc, wait until its dark then take a couple and plant in a plant pot, put them into the garden proper a few weeks later.

If you neighbours have nice garden tools, ask to borrow them and conveniently forget to give them back

Dont spend money on an MP3 Player, simply remember your favourite tunes and sing/hum/whistle them as you move around.

Only go for number twos when you are either at someone elses house or at work, that will save on Toilet paper.

[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by Shasown

Oh thats another good way to save money, though a somewhat riskier one.

If your neighbours have nice plants etc, wait until its dark then take a couple and plant in a plant pot, put them into the garden proper a few weeks later.

If you neighbours have nice garden tools, ask to borrow them and conveniently forget to give them back

Dont spend money on an MP3 Player, simply remember your favourite tunes and sing/hum/whistle them as you move around.

Only go for number twos when you are either at someone elses house or at work, that will save on Toilet paper.

LOL........... I love your suggestions but not quite what I had in mind!

As for the last suggestion: I worked with a man who stunk out his loo so bad, that he religiously came in first thingin the morning at work - to do his business - his wife refused to let him do it at home coz he stank the place out so badly.

[Stephanie]

i'm rubbish at saving money.

but, when i go shopping i usually have to make a list of what i want before i go, otherwise i end up buying stuff i don't need. and instead of buying books, i just go to the library instead.

saves me some, i guess :L

[_Seth]

To those who get loads of tobacco abroad, don't the security guys say anything? Do you get enough for the whole year?

Not that I smoke.