Categories: "Frugal wars"

A frugal Christmas

I was listening to the radio in the car today, hearing Martin Lewis (self promoter extraordinare) declaring that he is putting his foot down over people spending too much at Christmas. A person he has "helped" with their finances (pushing extra internet… more »

Lord Phillips - OFT v banks - to announce decision

Just had an email from the penalty charges team over at penaltycharges.co.uk informing me that a ruling could be due to be announced on the case of the OFT versus the banks, as regards the OFT having the power to take action against bank charges.… more »

Payment protection refunded

Thanks to Jo (Curlylox over at chatgames) I put in a claim for some Payment protection insurance on an old loan. Within 10 days, the Alliance and Leicester have written back, knocking the entire amount off the balance plus 8% interest on all premiums… more »

How to tune in your freeview box

Here's a cracking little tip I picked up today, about re-tuning your freeview box when you lose channels after the digital switch over in your area. I have spent the past three weeks or so, running "update channels" or "search for new channels" on our… more »

How much did you spend on food shopping this weekend?

I love watching those TV programs where a "celeb" attempts to help members of the public, with their amazing new found wisdom. I have yet to see a single program that can beat my record for eating prime cuts of meat, plenty of fresh fruit and veg (that… more »