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For the month of January Photobox are offering 600 print credits for the price of 400. Great if you’ve loads of pictures, on your camera, from the festive period. Instead of the usual £42 (7p per photo) the price is £36 (6p per photo). A total saving of £6. Simply enter “MY09CREDITS” when at the checkout. Remember the credits expire after 1 year. Find out how you can get the price down even further to just 3.6p per photo. Read more »

How many times a week do you receive letter, usually your credit card bill or something like that, and there’s a pre-addressed envelope contained within? What do you normally do? Throw it away? Put in the recycling bin? Well, instead, why not recycle the envelopes by reusing them. Read more »

Don’t panic, I haven’t gone mad - I don’t mean the kind that causes millions of deaths each year. I’m talking about the electronic version that doesn’t contain any tobacco and claim, by their manufacturers, to be safe. Read more »

Today we’ll be in the kitchen and see where a) we can be a little kinder to the planet and b) hopefully save a bit of money in the process. As and when I think of new ideas and tips then I’ll add them to this post so keep checking back… Read more »

Over the coming weeks I’ll be adding a few tips, hints and suggestions on how you can be a little bit greener around your home, office and anywhere else you may be. I’ll be talking about stuff we can all do, and do easily. I won’t be talking about getting wind turbines installed at the end of your garden or fitting solar panels to the roof because I don’t believe these are cost effective, yet, for the majority of us. Read more »

If you only really use your mobile phone for emergencies and for the odd call every now and again then you’re best to go down the Pay as you go (PAYG) route. I would ask you though to make sure you keep track on exactly how much you spend each month - the reason I say that is that contract deals or SIM only deals can be a lot cheaper than the PAYG option so if you’re regularly paying £10+ a month then it may be time to change over. Read more »

The festive period is drawing to a close and you’ve now got a thousand new pictures stored on that fancy new camera you received for Christmas - Some of people you know, some of random folk that you befriended on a drunken night down the pub and a few of Uncle Knobhead performing a crazy dance for the family. Whatever they may be, what are you going to do with them now? Print them, that’s what. Read more »

I won’t be adding case studies every time I find a better deal elsewhere but I was so amazed at just how much we managed to save today I wanted to tell all. Read more »

Do not presume that eBay will always be the cheapest place to buy something. I love eBay, I’ve used it for years to buy and sell and it really is a fantastic site but ultimately it’s just another shopping mall with lots of shops (be it individuals or businesses) selling you their goods. If you remember this and treat it as just another website to look at on your way to finding the best deal then you’ll be fine. Read more »

For those of you still unaware of the benefits from using Cashback Sites then please read on… I’ll be listing the reasons why everyone should be using them for everything you buy on the web. In another discussion, at a later date, I’ll talk you through making free money, yes that’s what I said, from using Cashback Sites. Read more »