Category: Saving Money

Saving Money

Monday Money #6: Why we bought a hot tub instead of going away for our anniversary

Today is a very special day in the Drew household – it marks our 3 year wedding anniversary. We chose a May wedding, because we wanted May to be a happy month, after losing my Mum in May 2007. Gosh, that was ages ago now! Of all the days in the year, we accidentally ended up choosing Tony’s sister’s wedding anniversary to get married. Oops! For the last two anniversaries, we have gone away. The

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Food

5 ways to have a BBQ on a budget

The warm summer months are well and truly upon us, and with sunny evenings come BBQ dinners! Whether you are feeding your immediate family or entertaining friends, the price of food for a BBQ can quickly snowball leaving you wondering how you are going to make any use of the 12 pack of hot dog bread rolls you have left over. Here are some fail safe ways to have a cheap BBQ on a budget

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Saving Money

Monday Money #5: What I’ve done this week to save money

Last Monday, whilst in Manchester and some 200+ miles away from Tony, we received some news. News that has pretty much turned our lives upside down (no, there are no babies involved!) and it means we have a massive financial goal to achieve in just 3 months. We will be sharing the goal with you when we feel ready, but right now it feels too big and too scary to talk about. It means that

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Saving Money

5 ways to save money whilst shopping online

Online shopping is a godsend to most of us, offering a way to shop from the comfort of our own home. I don’t know about you, but I hate going shopping for things like clothes. Especially in winter, when you are wrapped up in your winter coat and then BAM, the stores have their heating blasting and you feel as though you might pass out! Online shopping is not only a major convenience, but we can

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Coupons

Secrets to Saving: The Ultimate UK Couponing Guide Review

Secrets to Saving, The Ultimate UK Couponing Guide is written by Jordan Cox, you may well have already heard of him online by the name of the ‘Coupon Kid.’ Jordan first started his couponing journey as a means to reduce his family’s weekly grocery bills. If you have ever wondered how you could slash the amount you spend on your food shop, you need to read this book! Jordan talks you through, step by step,

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Saving Money

5 things you didn’t know that your phone could do to help you save money

Most of us spend hours every day on our smart phones, we are all guilty of spending a little too much time mindlessly scrolling through social media – but what if we used that time on our phones to save ourselves some money? There are tons of ways that we can save money in minutes using apps and services available to us through our smart phones – they are literally at our fingertips! Here I

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Saving Money

Monday Money #4: Charity Shop bargains

Can you believe that Monday is here again? This is a really big week for us because we move into our new offices on Friday! The house is a mess from Tony packing up our eBay stock, but it will be so worth it. In an attempt to get out of the house more, last week I spent two full days sourcing for our eBay reselling business. You know…there are boxes everywhere in the house

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Saving Money

Monday Money #3 – another £1,000 ticked off

Is there anything better than waking up on a Monday morning knowing that it is a bank holiday? I know that I can take any day off I feel like, but enjoying a bank holiday feels lovely. In this week’s instalment of Monday Money, I am excited to tell you that we have put another £1,000 towards our £1,000 project! What is the £1,000 project? I got the idea for the name name from Sugar

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