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The Savvy Scot

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Viewing posts tagged with: shopping

Save money shopping around for the best deal

By Pauline

Save money shopping around for the best deal

When it comes to saving money, we often think about changing something in our lifestyle, for example, stop buying those expensive cookies and going with the store brand, cycling to work, or avoiding eating out for a month. While those changes will definitely have an impact on your budget and help you save money, there… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: best deals, shopping

With Tesco and its competitors stalling, what’s next for supermarket shopping?

By Pauline

By Patrick Foot, financial markets writer at IG, the leading UK financial spread betting company. Tesco’s disastrous performance in recent years is well known. Back in September, Tesco announced its worst news yet: a previous profit warning – released on August 29 – had added an estimated £250 million to its potential for profit. A… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: shopping, supermarket, Tesco

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

Ode to grocery delivery and online grocery shopping

By Pauline

Online shopping

I love love love online grocery shopping and delivery. And those days, supermarket websites make it so easy for you to find your products and shop in just a few clicks. Think about it. You are at work, thinking that after those excruciating 9 hours in your cubicle, you still have to go to the… Read more

Filed Under: Personal Finance Tagged With: grocery, online grocery, shopping

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

Are you hitting the High Street for Boxing Day?

By Pauline

Shopping Day

Hope you all had a very Happy and Merry Christmas! Is it time to rest, stay warm and eat the leftovers, or time to go shopping_   I remember the first time I was in the UK for Christmas. The pound was at an all time low and I had invited my friends over from… Read more

Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: Boxing Day, high street, shopping

Cheap winter days out around London

By Pauline

Cheap winter days out around London

  I don’t know about you, but winter makes me want to curl up in bed with a book and a mug of hot chocolate. However, it is still a nice time to enjoy the city, and whether you live there or are just passing by, I’d like to share a few of my favorite… Read more

Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: 2 for 1, days out, Frugal, fun, kew, london, shopping, somerset, winter

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

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