With interest rates being painfully low it can be hard to motivate yourself into putting cash away. It’s not all about interest rates though, and living below your means is a great way to put cash away for a rainy day or as a cushion for unexpected life events such as redundancy. However, if interest [...]
Archive for July, 2010
Buying bulk isn’t always best
July 25th, 2010
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Buying in bulk isn’t always best. Frugal first timers and long term frugalistas alike would be forgiven for having a “bulk is best” mindset, but it is very important to study the labels. All supermarkets have labels which state the price per weight. Unfortunately they don’t stick to a standard, so when comparing different size [...]
Cheap energy deals start to vanish
July 22nd, 2010
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If you take a look at a cross section of the six top energy providers in the UK, three have already withdrawn their best deals on the market and swapped them for tariffs that are 3.4 percent more expensive on average. That’s inflation busting, and I’d urge people to move quickly and lock in on [...]
