Penny pinching is in these days

David Allen — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:59:52 +0000

Although the old way of spend now and pay later is still on the minds of many people, there is a new wave of people who want to sit back and save as much money as possible, rather the old way of spend, spend, spend.

Behind this new thrifty lifestyle is the use of the internet, there are comparison websites on the net to cater for virtually every occasion from satellite TV to pet insurance. Net savvy computer users are making good use of all of these comparison services in order to make huge savings.

Most people have different types of insurance, broadband, cable or satellite TV and mobile phones, each one of these services can be reduced substantially. This means that if the average household carried out one of these searches for all of their services they could save hundreds of pounds each month.

Source [Telegraph]

Cutting the cost of utilities

David Allen — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 07:03:31 +0000

There is no doubt that the cost of electricity and gas will be rising over the next few years, even though there has been a slight drop recently the prices will always begin to creep up again. However, there are things that the average householder can do to reduce this costs.

The only problem is that in order to save money, there is a need to spend some cash or as we like to say invest in your future.

The optimum amount of investment would be around £15,000 but clearly under the current circumstances this is clearly out of the question for most people, but there are smaller more practical investments that can be made as well.

The first one would be to invest in an insulating jacket for the water heater, for a few pounds this will pay for itself in no time. For more enthusiastic investors there are solar panels and wind turbines which can make a big difference, but at a price.

Source [UK Net Guide]

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Penny pinching is in these days

Cutting the cost of utilities