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The Savvy Scot

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Viewing posts tagged with: cost

Have you thought about Christmas?

By Pauline

Have you thought about Christmas? In order to save for Christmas, you need to know how much you spend on Christmas. Unfortunately, that is not only the cost of gifts.

Seriously, this world is getting crazy. I was in the supermarket on August 20th and Christmas decorations were being sold. No, not last year’s decorations going on sales, this 4-months-from-now Christmas. Way to prepare for an event! While I think that is insane, in order not to have to put the cost of Christmas on… Read more

Filed Under: Personal Finance Tagged With: cheap christmas, christmas, cost, credit card, debt, gifts, ideas, shopping

The hidden costs of a road trip abroad

By Pauline

There’s perhaps no better way to explore a foreign country than by hopping in the car and driving the same roads that the locals do each day. With the freedom of a road trip, you can see out-of-the-way sights and natural attractions that you may not be able to access when restricted to public transport…. Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: abroad, cost, road trip

How To Cut Cost On Your Monthly Expenditure This Year

By Pauline

    You might want to save up for a special holiday, a revamp of your home, or you might just want to save a little extra for a rainy day. Whatever you reason, the best way to add up the pounds and pennies is to cut back on your monthly expenses over the course… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: cost, cut, expenditure, monthly

Driving down the cost of motoring

By Pauline

For those of us who use a car as a mode of transport, there are a number of very easy quick fixes we can put in place to help cut down the costs of driving. Importantly, they are ways which are simple and easy to carry out; for example, losing unnecessary weight, driving in a… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: car, cost, dvla, fuel, gas, Insurance, motor, motoring, petrol

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