76 Foolish Ways To Save Money

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01 September 2007 | 0 Comments

Here's a round-up of 76 Foolish money-saving tips we've highlighted since April and we reveal our Fooltastic Top Ten!

Whenever we publish a Money-Saving Tips article, we nearly always get great feedback from Fools. So I thought it would be good to highlight our best money-saving articles from recent months in case you've missed some. I'll also pick out my favourite tip from each article, creating a Terrific Tips Top Ten.Here we go...1. Ten Ways To Cut Your Food Bill Malcolm Wheatley came up with some great common-sense ways to save some money when you buy food. Suggestions included buying cheap meat and `eating the seasons.' But my favourite tip was `Eat Free Food' and in particular, nettle soup.2. Ten Money Saving Tips You Don't Know    Neil Faulkner selected ten tips from our Money Saving Tips discussion board.These included a cheap alternative to tampons and suggestions on how to shave for as little money as possible.I reckon the best tip was the PetrolPrices.com website which can tell you the cheapest petrol station in your area of the UK.3. Ten Money Saving  Tips For The Seriously Strapped  Harriet Earle recommended doing the washing with Ecozone Eco Balls at £29.95 per pack. The balls are good for 1,000 washes so that works out at 3p per load.However, my favourite tip came from good old Mrs Beeton. You can use bicarbonate of soda to clean floors, baths, basins and more. And you can make nice scones too!4. Five Ways To Profit From Your Leisure Time!  Public Libraries are Temples to saving money. Think about it, there aren't many organisations that offer goods (known as books) which can give enormous pleasure for free! And they do cheap DVDs too. This tip is going in the top ten....5. Save Money At The Supermarket  Check out Mysupermarket.co.uk if you're an online food shopper. You may find it helps you save money.6. Ten Ways To Cut Your Motoring CostsMalcolm Wheatley once again hit the spot with ten car-related money saving tips. My favourite?  Do some maintenance jobs yourself. Haynes manuals can teach you how to do some basic jobs and you can keep your car away from expensive mechanics.7. Six Steps To Cheaper BroadbandStuart Watson gave us the lowdown on how to get the best broadband deal for you.My top tip is check you're on your broadband provider's best package. If you've had broadband for a while, your provider may be relying on your inertia as it overcharges compared to new sign-ups.8. Ten Ways To Cut Your Gardening Costs  Lots of good suggestions here. One great idea is watching out for the end-of-season sale at Woolworths. Most years, one of our kind Fools highlights the start date on our Living Below Your Means board.9. Three Ways To Grab Online BargainsMy favourite here is to use cashback websites such as Quidco, Pigsback and Rpoints.10. Seven Tips To Cut Your BillAs higher mortgage rates began to bite for many of us, Alison Hunt looked at seven ways to cut costs elsewhere. The best one was to take a look at your utilities bills if you pay by direct debit. Your provider could be sitting on a pile of overpayments and not paying you any interest. So claim these overpayments back!___________________________________________And now the final rundown of the Top Ten Tips (in reverse order):10. Check to see if you're on your broadband provider's best value package.9. Use cashback websites such as Quidco.8. Visit your local public library.7. Watch out for Woolies' sale -- in particular for cheap garden seeds.6. Save on car costs by doing some maintenance jobs yourself.5. Visit mysupermarket.co.uk if you're an online food shopper.4.  Use bicarbonate of soda for cleaning.3. Eat free food!2. Type your postcode into Petrolprices.com, and find out the cheapest petrol station near you.1.  Claim back any overpayments you may have made to your utility providers.More: Money Talk Podcast: Bag A Bargain At The Sales

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