louisiana Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Spend more time in bed. You'll save a fortune on heating.Line your walls with aluminium foil. (Some bloke in a terraced house across the road from me did this back in the late 70s. His place was a furnace: entire ground floor heated with a single-bar electric fire.)Say no to modern appliances (DAB radio, flat-screen tellies). They cost a lot more to run that old skool ones.Invest in some all-in-one snug romper suits for adults. I have yet to find a reliable supply and may soon expand into designing/manufacturing some meself. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/8539-credit-crunch-tips/page/2/#findComment-261776 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hibbs Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Invite your friends out to dinner, when they then cancel, say the restaurant still requires a payment of say ?30 per person and then pocket the cash ? that ones for you RosieH ;-) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/8539-credit-crunch-tips/page/2/#findComment-261781 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hibbs Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 On a serious note...http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/deals/discount-voucher-codesAlso a friend has just sent a couple of old mobile phones to these guys and got ?70 cash back in return... www.mazumamobile.com Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/8539-credit-crunch-tips/page/2/#findComment-261786 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alabama Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 good tip re quidco, thanks GG Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/8539-credit-crunch-tips/page/2/#findComment-261792 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeckhamRose Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 I got a bread machine for ?20 off Lily123 (I think that's her nick) through this very forum.The bread is wonderful and works out about 30p including all the expensive ingredients like posher flour rather than Asda's own(!)Saved LOADS and LOVE that bread machine.I got a coffee maker from Ebay for about ?50 to replace one that had died a death after too much use.Saved THOUSANDS by not going to the overpriced coffee shops ANd I get to stay indoors in the warm and not look a prat sitting in the window posing drinking overpriced coffee!!And if you are rich enough to be able to afford to buy little plastic bags of pre-cut lettuce leaves and salad, instead of buying a whole lettuce or separate salad ingredients and making loads of salad - then wow. Just wow. How rich are you to waste all that money! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/8539-credit-crunch-tips/page/2/#findComment-261794 Share on other sites More sharing options...
???? Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 My best one was buy RBS shares at 12p but that was January ;-) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/8539-credit-crunch-tips/page/2/#findComment-261802 Share on other sites More sharing options...
daizie Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Avoid splashing out on handsfree sets & getting fined for using your phone while driving. Simply pop your mobile inside a large shell and the police will think you are listening to the sea! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/8539-credit-crunch-tips/page/2/#findComment-261812 Share on other sites More sharing options...
daizie Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 p.s Sorry, thats dangerous .Scour the office for the humble penny. ?A good place to find money is on people?s desks. If you look in the cup that has pens and pencils or the container that holds the paper clips and rubber bands you can be sure to find small coins . Is this stealing ? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/8539-credit-crunch-tips/page/2/#findComment-261815 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RosieH Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 HonaB, mine were lifted straight out of a woman's weekly (chat, that's life, take the lift up - that sort of thing). They bring me untold pleasure. Although I can confess that gift wrapping the soap powder box was an artistic flourish all my own. Actually, credit crunch tip: make up ever more bonkers ideas like the soap box magazine rack, submit to a woman's weekly with a photo - two hundred quid could be yours... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/8539-credit-crunch-tips/page/2/#findComment-261816 Share on other sites More sharing options...
daizie Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 This is a tip I found by accident. If you place the inside part of greetings card against a south facing window, the sun will eventually bleach out the senders writing. The greeting card can then be reused for someone else?s birthday, anniversary etc. Be careful not to send it back to the person who sent it to you in the first place. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/8539-credit-crunch-tips/page/2/#findComment-261924 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveT Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Cut up old christmas cards and punch a hole through to us as name tags on christmas presents. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/8539-credit-crunch-tips/page/2/#findComment-262262 Share on other sites More sharing options...
daizie Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Another suggestion, instead of toilet roll, use all that junk mail you receive and then post it back to them, in the pre-paid envelope! They'll get the message and stop sending you junk, the postman will have less to post through the door and thus saving wear and tear on your letterbox! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/8539-credit-crunch-tips/page/2/#findComment-262331 Share on other sites More sharing options...
woofmarkthedog Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 But, oh the state of your ar5e for it ? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/8539-credit-crunch-tips/page/2/#findComment-262354 Share on other sites More sharing options...
daizie Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Or cut old clothes into small squares. Use instead of toilet paper and launder when you have enough for a 'load'. What's the difference between this and using baby's terry nappies? (Also corduroys are fun) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/8539-credit-crunch-tips/page/2/#findComment-262355 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegalEagle-ish Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 When I'm broke I get a bag of chicken bits from the butchers in Peckham instead of dog food for my greedy mutt. It has feet, heads, skin, fat and sometimes bits of cow bone. I boil it all up for about half an hour, let it cool down and my dog loves it. He crunches through the chicken heads and laps up the water it was boiled in with joy. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/8539-credit-crunch-tips/page/2/#findComment-262379 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAL9000 Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Well, let's hope Chicken Bits Soup isn't someone's idea of a first date! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/8539-credit-crunch-tips/page/2/#findComment-262381 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegalEagle-ish Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Lol, they can eat what they like, doesn't mean I have to taste it! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/8539-credit-crunch-tips/page/2/#findComment-262397 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hibbs Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Make a Will - Make a Difference Will Aid is the UK's most enduring and successful charity Will-making scheme.http://www.willaid.org.uk/In November, you can have a basic Will professionally drawn up by a solicitor free of charge. Solicitors are generously offering this service to raise as much money as possible for the Will Aid charities: ActionAid, British Red Cross, Christian Aid, Help the Aged, NSPCC, Save the Children UK, Sightsavers International, SCIAF and Trocaire.Please respect the value of the service they are providing you with by being prepared to donate at the suggested level of ?75 for a single Will, ?110 for a pair of matching or mirror Wills or ?40 for a codicil. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/8539-credit-crunch-tips/page/2/#findComment-262519 Share on other sites More sharing options...
daizie Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Rinse out condoms, turn inside out and hang up next to bed but be warned this might put off a new partner on the first night, so keep the lights off and hey presto, double savings! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/8539-credit-crunch-tips/page/2/#findComment-262524 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nero Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Legal, aren't chicken and lamb bones dangerous for dogs? They are more brittle and likely to splinter, and could get caught in mutt's throat! Our hounds were given lots of dregs too eat, but never those kind of bones! To keep on topio, and this is pretty boring and not v inspired, save ?? by not using the work canteen or Pret etc. I never buy a tea or coffee at work - we have a kettle and I take my own bags - and take all my own food. Others spend up to ?10 a day on food and drinks, especially the younger ones and the work experience people. Crazy youth! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/8539-credit-crunch-tips/page/2/#findComment-262544 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophiesofa Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I have cereal for lunch everyday and I use the office milk - naughty. At my old job they used to provide bread for breakfast but I had it for breakfast and then again for lunch - it was brilliant. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/8539-credit-crunch-tips/page/2/#findComment-262548 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dulwichmum Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I adore self gifting, but feel incredibly guilty if I splash out on myself in the current climate (sniff). Therefor, I shall purchase my man some fabulous lingerie for Christmas. I shall look stunning and he will enjoy his gift! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/8539-credit-crunch-tips/page/2/#findComment-262632 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregI Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Don't want to turn this into a moneysavingforum but when free chocolate is at stake I thought an exception might be made.Click for free Milka 100g bar!Enjoy! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/8539-credit-crunch-tips/page/2/#findComment-262634 Share on other sites More sharing options...
daizie Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Become a freegan and only eat food you get for free . Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/8539-credit-crunch-tips/page/2/#findComment-262725 Share on other sites More sharing options...
daizie Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 daizie Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Save money at Christmas and birthdays by returning> last year's cards to the sender with the simple> inscription "Same to you". p.s Not if it's a bereavement card ! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/8539-credit-crunch-tips/page/2/#findComment-262726 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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