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The Savvy Scot

Personal finance and lifestyle blog

Viewing category: Saving Money

How to dress well for less

By Pauline

How to dress well for less

Реорlе sау thаt уоu’rе suрроsеd tо drеss fоr thе јоb уоu wаnt, whісh саn bе dіffісult іf thе јоb уоu hаvе bаrеlу рауs уоur bіlls. Yоu mау thіnk thаt уоur соllеаguеs аnd suреrіоrs dіdn’t nоtісе thаt smаll stаіn оr mіssіng buttоn оn уоur drеss shіrt, but whеn уоu’rе stаndіng nехt tо уоur рrоmоtіоn соmреtіtіоn wіth… Read more

Filed Under: Personal Finance, Saving Money Tagged With: dress well, how to, how to dress well

Cheap and free Spring activities

By Pauline

free Spring activities

Ѕрrіng іs hеrе… thе sun іs shіnіng, thе wеаthеr іs wаrmіng uр, thе flоwеrs аrе blооmіng аnd іt’s tіmе fоr sоmе Fun! Here is a list of fun things to do that won’t break the bank: Gо Віkе Rіdіng – dust оff уоur bіkеs, strар оn уоur hеlmеts аnd fіnd thе nеаrеst bіkе trасk оr… Read more

Filed Under: Saving Money Tagged With: cheap and free, free activities, free spring activities, spring activities

Budgeting to be a guest at weddings

By Pauline

Budgeting to be a guest at weddings

Weddings are expensive no matter which side of the fence you’re on. If you’re the bride and groom, you’ll need to set a budget to have a wedding. As a guest, sure you are getting invited to an awesome party and to free food and booze, but all the rest is yours to pay and it… Read more

Filed Under: Saving Money Tagged With: budget, guests, tips, weddings

When saving money, be time conscious

By Pauline

Time is money, we all know that by now. For every 10 minutes you spend doing X, this is 10 minutes you do not get to spend on doing Y. For example, for 10 minutes you spend trying to SAVE money, you lose 10 minutes trying to MAKE MORE money. Now I often struggle to… Read more

Filed Under: Saving Money Tagged With: Money, Save Money, saving, time conscious

Savvy Shopping: How to Save Money on Quality Items

By Pauline

Save Money on Quality Items

  We all want to get the best buy for our money. No one wants to be stuck with cheap stuff, because that’s all they can afford. The trick to saving money on quality items is to buy them secondhand or at close-out prices.   Where To Find Quality Secondhand Items   Where you buy… Read more

Filed Under: Saving Money Tagged With: quality, quality items, save, Save Money, shopping

Tips for Using Public Transportation to Save on Commuting Costs

By Pauline

Save on Commuting Costs

    We recently talked about how cycling can save a ton on commuting costs while at the same time improving your health, now let’s talk about public transportation.   It’s hard to imagine that just a few short years ago, gas wars often brought prices down to below $1 a gallon. A long commute that used… Read more

Filed Under: Saving Money Tagged With: bus, commute, commuting costs, cycle, Public Transportation, save, tfl, train, Transport, work

Save Money and Improve Your Health by Cycling

By Pauline

Improve Your Health by Cycling

    We all remember what a joy bicycle riding was when we were children. Now, cycling to work and errands has become a necessity to save money. With gas, car maintenance, car finance and insurance prices skyrocketing, owning a car is becoming a luxury. Cycling provides not only huge savings advantages, but tremendous health… Read more

Filed Under: Fitness, Saving Money Tagged With: bicycle, Cycling, Health, Money, Save Money

Wasting energy? Blind Supermarket’s guide to cutting fuel bills at home

By savvyscot

It is often said the only two things certain in life are death and taxes, but for the last few years it has felt like inflation-busting fuel-bill rises should be added to that list. In 2012, the average household in the United Kingdom forked out roughly £1200 on gas and electricity charges, and recent reports… Read more

Filed Under: Saving Money Tagged With: energy, supermarket, wasting energy

Shopping for free: A guide to rewards

By savvyscot

Forget telling white lies to your significant other, pretending you got it on sale, and protesting that you’ve had it for years: let the new wave of rewards ease that shopping remorse. We round up some of the best offers, schemes and cards to help you enjoy a future dotted with guilt-free – and actually… Read more

Filed Under: Saving Money Tagged With: guide, rewards, shopping, shopping for free

Money Saving Tips for Motorbike Insurance

By savvyscot

A few years ago upon graduating, I decided to do my motorbike test. Riding a bike is always something I spent summers in Thailand doing (unofficially) and I wanted to make it all legit and ride something fast. An intensive course and an impulse buy later, I was the proud owner of a Yamaha R1… Read more

Filed Under: Saving Money Tagged With: bike insurance, cheap motorbike insurance, how to get cheap motorbike insurance, saving money on motorbike insurance

I’m Going to Save Myself a Fortune!

By savvyscot

There is something pretty dull about discussing mortgages isn’t there? It is for this very reason, that so many people sign up for a mortgage one time and never bother to change it unless they move house! A very good friend of mine made himself a small fortune in the markets crash of 2008/2009. Tracker… Read more

Filed Under: Saving Money Tagged With: discount mortgage, LTV, mortgage repayment, pay-off mortgage

An Age Old Saying: Take Care of the Pennies

By savvyscot

…. and the pounds will take care of themselves! How many times have you heard this phrase? Growing up, my mum would always remind me and my siblings that if you make sure and look after your change, it all adds up to buy a bigger thing in time. Unlike my friends, I was never… Read more

Filed Under: Saving Money Tagged With: saving for christmas, taking care of small change, taking care of the pennies, what to do with foriegn currency

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