Frugal friends

[Skippy]

I know it's not good when I'm supposed to be saving money but I won't use supermarket petrol - I put some of the dodgy Tesco petrol in earlier this year and it cost me a fortune.

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[Scrooge]

When supermarket shopping keep an eye out for items going out of date that day - take them to shop floor worker and ask if they can put a reduction on them - if its towards the end of the day they should reduce then 2 or 3 times for you and you could end up paying £1 for a joint of meat!

[pixie]

That seems a huge increase in tax, I've just paid £140 for the year. Mine's only a little engine so I get the lowest band though.

Pixie

[ray_a]

I agree about Sainsbury's savings stamps and in addition Asda have a Christmas card which you can also use to save!

I have lost my local asda so I am having to use Sainsbury's.

[scaredkez]

unfortunately mine is a big car its a 3 litre engine, kia sedona, need a big car as there are 5 of us plus the dog, and i take mum and dad everywhere, we got a shock also, hubby has a very old k reg import but it is also 8 seater, dread to think what that is going to be, although smaller engine 2 litre, don't get me wrong the kia is so economical in every other way, as its diesel and a full tank can last me nearly 2 months, but what a shock with the tax, i think it cost us 112 for 12 months last year!
kerri

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[kah]

Lose the cars folks - public transport is not so convenient - but maybe we should be thinking about the environment as well as our debts.
(I live in a rural area - poor public transport - but with an occasional taxi and a lot of personal effort it really is cheaper and it's ok - Lose the status symbol and use legs)
This is not meant to be inflammatory but cars are just not necessities.

As for sshopping - all this talk of cheap supermarkets - price comparisons - not in most rural areas.

Ebay and charity shops rock!

[pixie]

Public transport would cost more than running my car and I still wouldn't get to work!
giving up my car is not an option! It would also mean shopping would be impossible, although I might save something by not doing any!

Pixie

[Skippy]

Absolutely no way - I hate public transport! If someone could give me a good reason to give up my car, that gets me from A-B when I want to, so that I can add another couple of hours onto my day using dirty public transport (which isn't safe at night or in the dark anyway) and then I might consider it. I would either get to work early or late so it really isn't an option.

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[Soulgrowth]

Pay for as much as you can with cash. Spending £50 on a credit card doesn't seem like real money ... but when you are handing over what has probably cost you a good few hours of hard work it's a completely different matter and makes me ask the question "do I really want/need this?".

The other thing I find makes me more frugal is using my Cashplus card ... I try to keep a particular balance on it (usually for emergencies), if I go to buy something with it it makes me think twice because if I use up that amount then I've got to go to all the trouble of finding a Post Office to top the card up again. Quite often I've walked away from the potential purchase which has just gone to show that I didn't really need it after all!

Debbie

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[Sadsack]

Going back to the petrol bit - I drive a company car, average about 250 miles per day and fill up at BP for nectar points. (Partner will have a stroke if I go to Shell - they sponsor Ferrari!!!! Avid Lewis fan!!!!) also Tesco for their points, get the vouchers and stick them on the board in the office - £112 and still coming in. I desperately want to go "home" for a visit so might be able to convert to air miles and any other bits of money I can save over the next year.

Sue

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[hallway]

I cant praise Primark enough for clothes my 2 fashion mad teenagers are now hooked on it, complete outfits including coats and shoes for £35, latest jumpers and hoodys for £6,it used to be £70 each just for a pair of trainers each.

[R1chard]

lol - nmy girlfriend spends a tenner in primark and comes homes with bags of stuff!

as for the car - ive got a comapny car whih i only fuel, still i cauldnt live without it.

for lots of reasons.

getting to work (30 mile round trip)
picking my young un up from the ex
taking him places.
going away for weekends etc etc.

[Skippy]

It broke my heart going to Shell last weekend being another Lewis fan! Problem was it was the only non supermarket petrol station around - I won't be going there again if I can help it though!

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[R1chard]

when i had my focus rs id only use shell garages cus they sold optimax.. ron 98.

arr the days gone by.. ive got a skoda now!

[Skippy]

I did have a little smile to myself - the staff had their Ferrari polo shirts on and I was standing their in my McLaren shirt after Lewis had won in the wet in Japan!

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