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Fifty ways to be thrifty

Here’s a fantastic list of easy ways to save money from The Times Online. Some really good ideas.
http://timesbusiness.typepad.com/money_weblog/2008/02/the-thrifty-fif.html
I’m already doing some of them (cooking in bulk, using leftovers, magazine swapping with a friend each month, using a piggy bank for all my loose little bits of change, reusing pots and bread bags for storing sandwiches [...]

Posted on June 26th, 2008 under Family Finance, Frugal living, Saving Money. Comments: 3

How to save some money

Ever since we noticed our monthly food bills rising without good reason, since we heard more and more about the so-called ‘credit crunch’ and the predicted downturn in the economy, we started thinking seriously about what options we had to make ourselves recession proof.
A brief look at our fixed monthly outgoings identified our rent, food, [...]

Posted on June 23rd, 2008 under Budgeting and Finances, Family Finance, Saving Money. Comments: 3