http://save-money.org.uk/Save-Money Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:25:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Over the past couple of years I've been a member of Freecycle. What is Freecycle? To quote Freecycle themselves .. "The Freecycle Network™ is made up of 4,486 groups with 5,229,000 members across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free ... http://save-money.org.uk/Save-Money/2008/06/freecycle-keep-reusables-from-landfill/ I look around me and see piles of things everywhere. Piles of my sons books and toys, piles of paper work and piles of goodness knows what else! I KNOW that we have too many things, I know that we don't need all that we have, I know that I would ... http://save-money.org.uk/Save-Money/2008/02/decluttering/ So... how have I gained £390 this month from 'non-normal' means? Cashback from Credit card £238.13 Quidco Cashback ... http://save-money.org.uk/Save-Money/2008/02/extra-earnings-this-month/ Microsoft are offering FREE WEBSITES - including FREE HOSTING AND FREE DOMAIN NAME!! Microsoft Office Live Basics is the easy way to get started on the Web. If you have always wanted your own Web site, Microsoft Office Live Small Business has just made it easier — much easier. Free domain ... http://save-money.org.uk/Save-Money/2008/01/office-live-free-websites/ So... the question is .. did my attempt to save Gas with my experiment work? Yes it did. I saved about 20% on my gas usage last week in comparison to the week before. I had hoped to save more like 50% because the boiler was programmed to be on only ... http://save-money.org.uk/Save-Money/2008/01/energy-experiment-update/ Today I was THRILLED to get an email from Wabbadabba letting me know that I had won a £5 Amazon Voucher! Another unexpected £5 towards my Income Challenge! What is Wabbadabba? Wabbadabba is a search engine site that rewards searches on a random basis. Each search (limited to 150 a day) gives ... http://save-money.org.uk/Save-Money/2008/01/wabbadabba-i-won-5/ As part of my wish to MAKE money this year from online 'things' I am trying to be more diligent in the Ciao! community. What is Ciao!co.uk ? On the face of it Ciao is a website that displays reviews on thousands of products, giving consumers information before they buy virtually ... http://save-money.org.uk/Save-Money/2008/01/ciao-reviews-surveys/ Over the past 6 months I have been monitoring our Gas and Electricity usage carefully - just to learn how much we use and also to check whether the Solar Panels that we have on the roof to heat our water are actually making a saving for us in the ... http://save-money.org.uk/Save-Money/2008/01/energy-experiment/ Since before the birth of my second child, I have been attempting to cook healthier homemade food. However, it is time consuming and "shopping intensive" for all the ingredients. Not only that, my husband eats a mainly Vegan diet whereas I eat a pretty standard diet - including meat. There ... http://save-money.org.uk/Save-Money/2008/01/batch-cooking-save-time-and-money/ Cashback websites are something that have revolutionised my online shopping. I will begin by explaining how a cashback scheme works. Retailers pay websites to advertise on their sites. The website earn a percentage from each sale that has been made by someone clicking through a link/advert from that website. Cashback ... http://save-money.org.uk/Save-Money/2008/01/cashback-save-money-while-you-spend/