[Closed] Any Money saving tips ?

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Re home exchanges, it really depends on the individuals as to what they are looking for re size of place, location, facilities, whether they have access to car, etc. We've exchanged with much larger / smaller properties than us so don't be put off!
On the Intervac site, you specify how many people your property can sleep, put up photos of your property; set out what facilities you have and what countries you are looking for; when you can exchange, etc. IMHO it pays to be flexible re where you want to go as this will give you more options...

Neither my wife or me have been earning for the last few months since moving to the middle if nowhere. We will start earning again in about six months. In the period off we have had a lot more time (and need) to look at our spending. We were never big spenders but there are a lot of things we've found we can do more cheaply with no loss of quality - and in many cases a big improvement. Thing is we've really enjoyed the process of paring back our outgoings.
My favourites are:

Homebrew - really good stuff works out about 35p/pint once you've got the kit
Giffgaff - £7.50/month for more minutes/texts/Internet than I can use (compared to old £22/month)
Cycle everywhere - just buy the right clothes/mudguards and you can arrive dry/warm/not too fragrant
Breadmaker - with a bit of tinkering we're making really nice bread at about 40p loaf
Buy a sack of potatoes from the farm/green grocer - ten times more for your money
Cook things from ingredients rather than buying processed stuff
Home haircuts - after a few wonky efforts we're both very happy
Sell stuff - keeping the bike spending neutral by mining the tat horde
Buy quality and, if you can, secondhand.
Not having children - neither of us ever wanted them so wasn't really a choice but seems like they eat into the cash
Do lots of jobs yourself - drain rodding, chimney sweeping etc
Without wanting to sound like Dave, wear an extra jumper and discover the joys of slippers/woolly blanket of an evening

Invest in a huge stock-pot. You can batch cook 10 servings of chili / bolognese etc, and then freeze them in individual or 2 person sizrd portions.

FWIW I can cook 14 servings of chili for about a tenner.

. mightymule - Member
Invest in a huge stock-pot. You can batch cook 10 servings of chili / bolognese etc, and then freeze them in individual or 2 person sizrd portions.

FWIW I can cook 14 servings of chili for about a tenner.

stop paying monthly for your new car and run an old banger. i reckon many could save thousands.

. wynne - Member
Cycle everywhere - just buy the right clothes/mudguards and you can arrive dry/warm/not too fragrant

Really good value I bought mine second hand on Ebay. Even though this is a cheap time to buy bikes it still cost me £560 + £33 courier. I already have a Rohloff equipped bike but most will find Rohloff to expensive. It arrives tomorrow so won't know till then how good it is. Maybe £120 worth of extras but still I paid a lot because most models with Alfine 11 are very expensive. Disc brakes are a real money saver even on pads never mind worn out wheels.

Don't but a plunger of one of those special toilet unblocker things. If you've a blockage, simply put your loo brush in an old carrier bag and use that instead. The carrierbag / loo brush combination forms a pretty good seal in the top of the u bend, and one or two 'shoves' shift anything!

. Not having children - neither of us ever wanted them so wasn't really a choice but seems like they eat into the cash