Category: "Frugal victories"
Reduce your appliance rental bills
By Value hunter on Dec 27, 2009 | In Money chat, In the home, Frugal victories | Send feedback »
Do you rent any appliances? A few people I know rent washing machines, tumble dryers, TV and freeview recorder boxes, etc. (I rent my TV/recorder box equipment) Did you know for the price of a phone call, you can reduce the monthly cost of these at… more »
Wiper blades in winter
By Value hunter on Dec 1, 2009 | In In real life, Frugal thinking, Frugal victories | Send feedback »
Some things are so simple to do and can save you real money, time and effort. Protecting your wiper blades from the harsh conditions of winter is one area you can do all this. Ask yourself: Are you any good at changing a wiper blade? (Halfords charge… more »
Fixing a car mirror on
By Value hunter on Nov 27, 2009 | In In real life, Frugal thinking, Frugal victories | 2 feedbacks »
A frugal trick for interior or exterior car mirrors. Don't buy the special sticking glue or patches to fix mirrors on, they are more than £4 normally and are a waste of space. Instead buy some "number plate pads" (all car accessory shops have them)… more »
Payment protection refunded
By Value hunter on Nov 9, 2009 | In In real life, Money chat, Frugal victories | Send feedback »
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
By Value hunter on Nov 4, 2009 | In In real life, TV, In the home, Frugal victories | Send feedback »
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 »
