101 Money Saving Tips

[temi]

Still on travel, but this time on air travel, here are some money saving tips:
* Choose to fly on either a Tuesday or Wednesday, those at the two days demand for lights are lowest hence the fare tend to be low.
* Avoid flying during schools holidays or mid-term holidays.
* Buy holiday package, even if you do not need the whole content of the package. Sometime buying say a package with flight, car rental, hotel etc sometime works out cheaper than say, buying the flight only.

[Tony]

I was reading about all the salt and sugar that goes into breakfast cereal and the cost of them, which gave me the next tip.

* Have rolled oats for breakfast. They are very cheap and have a whole range of health benefits. They are high in fibre, reduce cholesterol etc etc. And I am not talking about products like Ready Brek or Oats so Simple - just plain rolled oats.

[temi]

* You can create your own muesli, my wife has been doing this for a few years now. Its cheaper, its healthier, you made it yourself each morning so there is not preservative and other undesirable things. Making it is just a matter of slicing the fruits you like, add some wheat, a bit of Yoghurt, stir it and breakfast is ready.

[James]

Well done lads I reckon that is nearly half way.

50. Use you old clothes to make rags. My mother used to do this but nobody does this now
51. Use a multipurpose cleaning product - the marketing people would like you to buy a new product for every task. I worked as a cleaner for a while and we had a cleaning product that we used for absolutely everything.

[bob.k]

27. Like BBQ's. We have large Family bbq's & do a "bring & burn". We cook all the "usual suspects", burgers, bangers etc; but ask Family/Guests to bring what they like to eat. Most also like it cooked "their way", so others get to cook as well. Much more mingling, much more fun.

[Tony]

That's a great idea Bob. On the subject of barbecues
53. Buy a chimney lighter, no need for fire lighters and works really quickly

[gabriel]

# 54

This is so simple, yet incredibly effective.

How often have you gone into a supermarket to get some milk and come out with a trolleyload of stuff? Hard to resist temptation sometimes, isn't it?

Maybe you'd have bought some of those items anyway another time. Then again, maybe you'd simply have got along without them.

The answer?

Buy more milk than you usually buy. Even if you end up throwing some of it away, chances are you've saved yourself a few quid.

Works for me!

[Tony]

#55 That's a great idea Gabriel. I do it slightly differently I have my milk delivered. It is a bit more expensive but it reduces those trips to the shops and makes me feel like I am supporting the local economy rather than Tescos - the milk comes from the farm down the road.

[gabriel]

56. Walk more and/or get yourself a bicycle.

57. Say 'go easy' to yourself every time you squeeze the toothpaste tube, washing up liquid or shampoo. There's a famous story about a toothpaste manufacturer increasing sales by 15% simply by enlarging the hole.

[Tony]

58. There is a comedy sketch I saw about innovation in the toothbrush market and tongue cleaning - I couldn't believe it when I actually saw a toothbrush with a reverse side that could be used for tongue cleaning. The money saving tip is not to buy useless rubbish that the marketing people are trying to make you think you need.