The geniuses at Which? Computing have discovered that free computer software saves consumers money. They have reported that these programs are equivalent to the expensive paid-for software and services.
Editor of Which? Computing, Sarah Kidner said that as long as you know where to look, you can do virtually anything you want to do on a [...]
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Freeware Saves Consumers Money
Big Mortgage Lenders Do Not Impress
Even though more people are satisfied with their mortgage lenders compared to a year ago, the big lenders are still lagging behind the leaders according to Which?.
Customer satisfaction is currently 62% compared to last year’s rate of 58%, which is a 4% increase. Many lenders have performed better in all areas of service.
The smaller lenders [...]
Save Money on your Utility Bills
Savvy consumers should check that they are on the best tariff from the cheapest energy supplier at least every year or after any market changing event. For example, British Gas announcing that it will reduce it prices by 10% a couple of weeks ago, but be warned the market hasn’t settled down [...]
February 5th, 2009 | Tony | 0 comments | Continued
Top 10 Money Saving Tips for Food Shopping
What Consumer’s money saving tips for food shopping:
Write a shopping list and stick to it. Don’t be tempted by clever offers such as ‘buy one get one free’ offers. The price of one may be more than double two of another brand. And do you really need it anyway?
Experiment with cheaper alternatives. [...]
Eat Healthy Food, Save Money
Here’s a challenge. Trying to spend less on your weekly shop, while coping with rising food prices AND still making sure your family eats healthy food. It’s a tough one.
Have you ever looked at all the ready meals or packaged stuff in your trolley and wondered whether you could make it yourself? From scratch? Would [...]
Food Money Saving Study
What Consumer can reveal the results of its unique and comprehensive study, comparing the cost of typical pre-packaged or ready meals with the costs associated with making the same dish from scratch. The study looked at 50 family favourites and although most worked out cheaper from scratch, found numerous items for which the difference was [...]
October 31st, 2008 | Catriona | 0 comments | Continued
Money Saving on the Basics
The cost of making the basics from scratch has been compared to like for like shop bought products for the Food Money Saving Study carried out by What Consumer.
The results speak for themselves – baking your own bread is about 50% cheaper than buying it from the bakery. For pastry the difference is [...]
Money Saving on Family Meals
The cost of making these popular main courses has been compared to the price of buying like for like ready meals as part of the What Consumer Food Money Saving Study.
Key Findings:
All the chicken dishes are more expensive than the chicken ready meals. The main reason for this is obvious – you can use good [...]
Money Saving on Puds and Cakes
Desserts, puddings and cakes are most commonly cited as those items most likely to be bought ready made as a treat. However, the study shows us that with only a little more effort and organisation, the savings can be staggering. Find out more about the Food Money Saving Study.
Key Findings:
It is clear from the results [...]
Money Saving on Soups, Sauces and Sides
This section provides information about the difference in price between buying popular soups, sauces and side dishes and the cost of making them for yourself from scratch. Visit the following link for more information Food Money Saving Study.
Key Findings:
All these soups, sauces and side dishes are cheaper if you make them yourself. The soups [...]
Money Saving on Kids and Party Food
What Consumer has compared the cost of making popular party food from scratch to buying it from the supermarket. Perhaps just as important as the cost issue, is the concern over salt, sugar and fat content in the food we serve to kids. Therefore, this section also explores the costs associated with making higher quality [...]
October 31st, 2008 | Catriona | 0 comments | Continued
Money Saving on Christmas Food
As part of the Food Money Saving Study What Consumer has compared the price of making some popular Christmas food items from scratch to buying it from the supermarket. Find out more about the Food Money Saving Study.
Key Findings:
Christmas cakes and mince pies are much cheaper if you make them yourself, so save yourself [...]
Money Saving Expert
Money Saving Expert is a great consumer resource set up by newspaper columist Martin Lewis way back in 2000. The site now gets in the order of 6,000,000 visitors per month which is absolutely staggering. The site claims to be advertising free and this is used as one of its unique [...]
May 17th, 2008 | Tony | 0 comments | Continued
