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Tips & useful ideas to cut costs in the Recession

Sappa · 2012-09-21 16:14:31

What have you done to save on bills or incorporated into your life to reduce the financial impact of this never ending recession. We started a small veg garden two yr ago,I get old pallets for wood,compost the waste and recycle almost everything bringing an average 380 waste bill down to 40 quid a yr. Got two hens for the…

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#52 22-09-2012 2:31pm

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mackg wrote: »

BEES???!!!

BEADS.

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#53 22-09-2012 2:36pm

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dont bother turning on the heating, have sex to stay warm

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#54 22-09-2012 2:36pm

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Kwiecien wrote: »

dont bother turning on the heating, have sex to stay warm

the money you save on heating you'll end up spending (and more) on prostitutes though, it's a false economy

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#55 22-09-2012 2:48pm

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phasers wrote: »

brb googling Viz Top Tips

Old people, save on home heating costs this winter by dying in October.

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#56 22-09-2012 2:49pm

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I had to let the housekeeper go & put my driver on a three day week or was it the other way around...I'll have to check with the butler and get back to you

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#57 22-09-2012 4:01pm

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B0jangles wrote: »

BEADS.

GOB's not on board.

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#58 22-09-2012 4:11pm

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zerks wrote: »

Do you know who makes Lidl/Aldi coffee? Robert Roberts,bet you're happy enough to drink it in virtually every Cafe/Hotel in the country.

instant coffee is still Sh1te, no matter where you buy it, who makes it, or where you drink it.

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#59 22-09-2012 4:15pm

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There's no point saving money, they'll just invent another tax to take it off you. If anything, we should be living as far beyond our means as possible.

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#60 22-09-2012 4:58pm

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Where To wrote: »

I gave up smoking, drinking, and chasing after women.

I'm still broke

"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest i just squandered".

George Best

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#61 22-09-2012 5:37pm

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mackg wrote: »

BEES???!!!

Haha....love how the OP just stuck that in like were supposed to know what da fook he meant. And he never came back to explain himself. Brilliant.

Save money on a root canal by only smiling on one side of your mouth.

Like this /:-/\

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#62 22-09-2012 5:39pm

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Eve_Dublin wrote: »

Haha....love how the OP just stuck that in like were supposed to know what da fook he meant. And he never came back to explain himself. Brilliant.

Save money on a root canal by only smiling on one side of your mouth.

Like this /:-/\

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#63 22-09-2012 5:43pm

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Ladies - save money on vibrators. Just get an empty cigar case and fill it with angry bees.

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#64 22-09-2012 6:45pm

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Mr_Spaceman wrote: »

Ladies - save money on vibrators. Just get an empty cigar case and fill it with angry bees.

OP is doing that next year.

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#65 23-09-2012 12:49pm

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Instead of buying women loads of drink when you're trying to get them into bed, pop a Rohypnol in the first drink you buy her and she'll be ready for the Dart.

mod
banned.

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#66 23-09-2012 12:59pm

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Alan_Curry wrote: »

Instead of buying women loads of drink when you're trying to get them into bed, pop a Rohypnol in the first drink you buy her and she'll be ready for the Dart.

Ye but the price of the dart is crazy, better off just getting a bus :pac:

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#67 23-09-2012 1:00pm

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Caveman1 wrote: »

Ye but the price of the dart is crazy, better off just getting a bus :pac:

How about save money altogether by escorting her to a nearby ditch?

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#68 23-09-2012 1:10pm

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Alan_Curry wrote: »

How about save money altogether by escorting her to a nearby ditch?

behind a skip is just as good

make thousands by getting a job at the national mint

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#69 23-09-2012 2:18pm

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DonkeyStyle \o/ wrote: »

There's no point saving money, they'll just invent another tax to take it off you. If anything, we should be living as far beyond our means as possible.

This.

I've foolishly saved money and lived frugally only to watch people who didn't get support I don't qualify for. The end result is we both have similar standards of living; but I missed out on holidays and luxuries they didn't.

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#70 23-09-2012 2:49pm

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1.open savings acc put aside 10-50e every week
2.drive less/give up smoking/drinking which ever suits you.
3.dont buy items you dont need-like those clowns who stand besides apple store for an iphone
4.Cut down on junk food takeaways as its basically recycled $hit with plenty of E ingredients to taste nice.costing you double that it would cost you to make it yourself and taste nicer and healthier.
5.theres many more options drop your broadband plan if not downloading movies etc.
just few ideas of my head Basic point is to find where the biggest loop in spending is and trying to decrease it,as most income is eaten by tax/insurance/tv license/heating/rent.

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#71 23-09-2012 5:11pm

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Sappa wrote: »

That's a nice change from 2.70 a cup in a shop and drinking two a day at least I am in the black already.

Black coffee?

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#72 23-09-2012 5:20pm

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http://www.cheaplikemeblog.com/environment/dont-reuse-wood-pallets/

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#73 23-09-2012 7:42pm

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holystungun9 wrote: »

"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest i just squandered".

George Best

...on liver transplants.

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#74 23-09-2012 7:46pm

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Alter-Ego wrote: »

...on liver transplants.

No the tax payers paid for that. That's why people were pissed off at George Best when he started drinking again after his transplant.

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#75 23-09-2012 7:57pm

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Alan_Curry wrote: »

No the tax payers paid for that. That's why people were pissed off at George Best when he started drinking again after his transplant.

I fink it was more the moral cost of a healthy transplanted liver from a donor who would have appreciated it going to someone who might have made more of a stab at the second chance at life the death of the donor afforded the recipient.

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#76 23-09-2012 8:00pm

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Earn more money.

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#77 23-09-2012 8:08pm

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Reloc8 wrote: »

I fink it was more the moral cost of a healthy transplanted liver from a donor who would have appreciated it going to someone who might have made more of a stab at the second chance at life the death of the donor afforded the recipient.

That's true and people on the NHS' waiting list would be pissed off that he is ruining second chance at life. A liver is more valuable than money too.

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#78 23-09-2012 8:09pm

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Save money on condoms by simply pulling out.

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#79 23-09-2012 8:40pm

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Lots of good tips over on this neighbouring thread

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#80 23-09-2012 8:47pm

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Cuddlesworth wrote: »

Earn more money.

Great! If you can get a job in the first fecking place!!!

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#81 23-09-2012 11:26pm

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Geri Male wrote: »

Black coffee?

Racist.

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#82 23-09-2012 11:42pm

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Our man in Havana wrote: »

Save money on condoms by simply pulling out.

vatican roulette could be more costly in the long run

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#83 24-09-2012 1:42am

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zerks wrote: »

Do you know who makes Lidl/Aldi coffee? Robert Roberts,bet you're happy enough to drink it in virtually every Cafe/Hotel in the country.

His assistant actually does most of the work, he just takes the credit.

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#84 24-09-2012 11:40am

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Our man in Havana wrote: »

Save money on condoms by simply pulling out.

As Billy Connoly said, advice like that could only come from people who don't do it. "At the point of ejaculation, withdraw". At the point of ejaculation, not even wild horses could get me to withdraw.

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#85 24-09-2012 11:41am

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syklops wrote: »

As Billy Connoly said, advice like that could only come from people who don't do it. "At the point of ejaculation, withdraw". At the point of ejaculation, not even wild horses could get me to withdraw.

He's obviously never seen a proper porno....

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#86 24-09-2012 11:48am

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UCDVet wrote: »

He's obviously never seen a proper porno....

Don't understand...

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#87 24-09-2012 12:09pm

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99% of porn involves the man pulling out.

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#88 24-09-2012 12:12pm

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Wrap a blanket around oneself on winter evenings, saving money on heating

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#89 24-09-2012 12:18pm

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Our man in Havana wrote: »

99% of porn involves the man pulling out.

Yeah but they're actors, who get paid to pull out.

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#90 24-09-2012 12:27pm

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Live in a cave, cutting most expenses over night, eat wild berries and stuff like leaves and that. WINNING.

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#91 24-09-2012 12:37pm

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syklops wrote: »

As Billy Connoly said, advice like that could only come from people who don't do it. "At the point of ejaculation, withdraw". At the point of ejaculation, not even wild horses could get me to withdraw.

I can testify that it does work. No unwanted babies.

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#92 24-09-2012 12:50pm

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Our man in Havana wrote: »

I can testify that it does work. No unwanted babies.

I note you that haven't mentioned the wanted ones.

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#93 24-09-2012 12:51pm

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None of those either.

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#94 24-09-2012 1:45pm

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I ditched my Dachshund in favour of a small cat - the Dachshund took 50% longer to stroke and time is money.

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#95 24-09-2012 1:46pm

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I sold my expensive telescope, and now just stand closer to the things i want to look at.

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#96 24-09-2012 2:10pm

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Save frugally for about 6 months. Invest all of the savings into a healthy supply of cocaine. Live like a king for the rest of your 3 days on this earth.

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