Categories: "Common sense"
Warm front scheme complaint
By Value hunter on Oct 19, 2010 | In In real life, In the home, Bad business, What is the point?, Quango watch, Product reviews | 36 feedbacks »
In principal, the warm front scheme is a reliable way of bringing boilers up to date, improving heating in homes, improving insulation to retain heat and save energy. In practice, from start to finish in this case, warm front has been completely… more »
Be thrifty by being organised
By Value hunter on Oct 17, 2010 | In In real life, Common sense, Frugal thinking, Baby, Dear diary | Send feedback »
One of my biggest failings, is being unorganised. As anyone who knows me will tell you I am forever running out of time. Being frugal/thrifty, can be helped by organising your time more effectively. It could be shopping a month earlier for christmas… more »
When the Financial ombudsman service are not impartial
By Value hunter on Sep 30, 2010 | In Bad business, What is the point?, Quango watch | 4 feedbacks »
With hundreds of thousands of individuals putting their trust in the independance of the Financial Ombudsman's service (FOS) every working day, to resolve their disputes, at the very least, after the months to deal with a case, you would expect them to… more »
Save money when renting goods
By Value hunter on Aug 30, 2010 | In Money chat, Common sense, In the home, Frugal victories | Send feedback »
Many people still rent their televisions, freeview recorders, washing machines, tumble dryers, fridges, etc. With a simple phone call, you can reduce how much you pay for these items. Every so often throughout the year, the rental price of each item is… more »
Wood for free!
By Value hunter on Aug 25, 2010 | In In real life, Common sense, Frugal victories | Send feedback »
Wood, boards, lengths of 3 x 2, plyboard, triple plyboards, etc, are a valuable commodity. All this wood is available for free, if you know where to look for it! When a builder works on an house extension, he builds around the house, then cuts the walls… more »