how to save money

[Ruby’s mum]

You can sometimes reduce car insurance significantly by adding an older, more experienced driver to your policy as a named driver. My sons passed their tests at 21 and my daughter at 19 and the quotes were astronomical until we put their dad on the policy. I can’t remember exactly but it brought the price down by £100’s.

 

[trancejunkie]

Loads of really good tips shared already! Some of my fav ways are:
- Checking out the local charity shops and local traders on marketplace etc. first whenever you need anything new for yourself/house/garden.
- Selling your own unwanted/unused items
- If you buy a lot of online stuff, install something like DealFinder and Quidco so that you get vouchers/cashback on purchases

 

[Definitelyme]

Eat meat free as much as possible. A bag of lentils is less than £2 and you can use it for so many meals (I usually sub it for mince in bolognese, chilli, lasagne, shepherds pie). It stretches really well, for pennies per meal, and really nutritious as well. I honestly don’t know why everyone isn’t eating them by the bucket load

 

[Notworthy]

Eat meat free as much as possible. A bag of lentils is less than £2 and you can use it for so many meals (I usually sub it for mince in bolognese, chilli, lasagne, shepherds pie). It stretches really well, for pennies per meal, and really nutritious as well. I honestly don’t know why everyone isn’t eating them by the bucket load

Pulses are definitely an under used resource when it comes to both saving money and dieting.

 

[curiouserandcuriouser2022]

This is such a great thread! With spiralling costs I’m re-reading all of your tips and am taking notes. Thank you! I use the Aldi washing machine capsules for my laundry. They are a good bit cheaper than the big brands. To make them stretch, every second wash I use a sprinkling of good old fashion soda crystals in the dispenser drawer of the machine instead of a washing . (It was advice I got from my Mom and also from the washing machine repair man).

im just curious how people save money when they really need to as right now im going through a rough financial patch, and can barley afford anything im even taking up a weekend job to survive. how do you cut costs on food, petrol and stuff. where do you shop for food etc. that's cheap
might sound silly thing to ask but im struggling as I cant cut down on my car as that's essential, my insurance is really high as I haven't been driving long that's really affecting my financials right now but a car is essential. phone bill is also a lot but also cant change it as on a contract.

I don't know how people do it im also trying to move out too but there's no way I can save! im barley surviving..very miserable.

Hi there, your message here has really resonated with me. You might know this already…but just in case not…there are some really good tips on how to drive more economically. One I learned recently was to never drive at more than 100km per hour on the motorway, stick to just under that speed. I used love driving along at the 120km speed limit, and was horrified to hear it is really inefficient fuel-wise to do so! I hope you’re doing ok. The financial squeeze is horrible. Even though I’m in a steady job, I am only just making ends meet every month and can’t see things improving. I keep making cutbacks to my already tight budget. The cost of living is spiralling lately. But all these tips are great and are inspiring me to try a little harder to find new ways of saving.