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 [...]
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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If you take a look at a cross section of the six top energy providers in the UK, three have already withdrawn their best deals on the market and swapped them for tariffs that are 3.4 percent more expensive on average.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 [...]
Hypermiling – The art of increasing your mpg
March 23rd, 2010
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With a weekend away planned in Aberdeen over the easter weekend, we’re looking at close to an 800 mile round trip from our home in North Wales. Looking at whatmpg.co.uk I know my Peugeot 206 1.1 lx should get around 50mpg on the open road. Then using the tools over at fueleconomy.co.uk (because I’m rubbish [...]
We’re back on the road!
March 13th, 2010
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It may have taken 4 weeks, but our little Peugeot 206 is back on the road! So why the change of heart? Well, it turned out that the car was not in as bad shape as the first garage had made out. I replaced the radiator, and the front brake discs and brake pads for [...]
Car trouble – Peugeot 206 for spares or repair anyone?
February 22nd, 2010
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Back in May 2008 me and my partner purchased an X reg Peugeot 206 as a little run around. In that time we’ve had problems with a sheared off radiator fan, peeling paint on the rear bumper, a squeeling wheel on the front passenger side, steering pulling to the left, and before christmas our neighbour [...]
Charity Skydiving at a UK parachute centre
January 21st, 2010
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My personal Charity Skydiving Experience I had just finished my first year at the University of Liverpool when I completed my first skydive. Being a student I didn’t have a lot of spare cash, so I looked into the prospect of Charity Skydiving through the Liverpool Student Skydiving club. Little did I know at the [...]
Cheap Travel – Staying with friends
January 13th, 2010
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Whether its an overnight stay, a weekend away or perhaps something longer, accommodation makes up a big portion of the total cost of any trip. So why not remove that cost entirely and stay with family or friends? I’m currently on the look out for cheap Aberdeen hotels for the family wedding mentioned in my [...]
Don’t buy us any Christmas presents!
December 1st, 2009
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That’s the message we’re sending out to our friends and family. We don’t need anything, and we certainly don’t want to buy presents for other people as we’re trying to save money! With the exception of the £10 secret santa I got roped into in work, I’m not buying anyone anything this year. I guess [...]
