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In light of the making money quick thread. suggestions please.


 
Posted : 13/08/2013 1:36 pm
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Wasps in an old cigar tube make an inexpensive vibrator.


 
Posted : 13/08/2013 1:37 pm
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Putting unleaded fuel in a diesel car saves you a few pence per litre.


 
Posted : 13/08/2013 1:38 pm
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Don't carry loose change around.
Seriously, if it jingles in my pocket, it's getting spent on sweets and the Beano....

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Posted : 13/08/2013 1:40 pm
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Avoid the need for expensive binoculars, simply stand closer to the object you wish to view.


 
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Posted : 13/08/2013 1:40 pm
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Dont buy bike magazines.


 
Posted : 13/08/2013 1:41 pm
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Putting unleaded fuel in a diesel car saves you a few pence per litre.

I didn't enjoy the experience last time I tried this. Luckily I now drive unleaded and should I swap to diesel I'll hopefully not have a brain fart at the pump.

Wasps in an old cigar tube make an inexpensive vibrator.

I'll recommend this to our lass.


 
Posted : 13/08/2013 1:41 pm
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Only eat breakfast, lunch and dinner, or depending where you're from, breakfast dinner and tea, at home, or at least prepared at home...
Give up taking heroin..
Use cheap backstreet hookers...


 
Posted : 13/08/2013 1:41 pm
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Posted : 13/08/2013 1:42 pm
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Give up cycling


 
Posted : 13/08/2013 1:42 pm
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Stop drinking at home - not only will you save money on booze but you also won't buy all sorts of crap on eBay while you're pi$$ed.


 
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Posted : 13/08/2013 1:42 pm
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- Don't eat out
- Think if you "actually" need what you're about to buy
- Move somewhere cheaper


 
Posted : 13/08/2013 1:44 pm
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dont look in the classifieds! stay away from ebay!


 
Posted : 13/08/2013 1:49 pm
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dont look in the classifieds! stay away from ebay!

Gumtree forced me to buy some new wheels. Forced i tell you. £150 bargain........if you could afford it in the first place.


 
Posted : 13/08/2013 1:51 pm
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Use a basket at the supermarket, not a trolley, makes you think twice about loading up with stuff you don't need


 
Posted : 13/08/2013 1:53 pm
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Use a basket at the supermarket, not a trolley, makes you think twice about loading up with stuff you don't need

Don't go food shopping if you're hungry. Admittedly, this can be a problem if you're going shopping because you have absolutely no food.


 
Posted : 13/08/2013 1:56 pm
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Don't sign up to Planet-X emails.


 
Posted : 13/08/2013 1:59 pm
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Bottle your bath water, give it as presents
Drink your own pee—it's cheaper than energy drinks
Instead of saving up for stuff just steal it ...
I should so be on SuperScrimpers 8)


 
Posted : 13/08/2013 1:59 pm
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make sarnies for lunch

commute by bike, everywhere


 
Posted : 13/08/2013 2:00 pm
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Used toothpicks make excellent javelins for your rodent olympics


 
Posted : 13/08/2013 2:01 pm
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Do all your own DIY!! this works wonders. I'd never have tried plastering if it weren't for tackling as much DIY as I could when getting my house sorted.


 
Posted : 13/08/2013 2:04 pm
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Don't spend money 🙄


 
Posted : 13/08/2013 2:33 pm
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Give up booze. Not only will you not spend money on alcohol but you'll be able to go out on a Friday night without the contents of your wallet evaporating between 18:00 and 03:00.


 
Posted : 13/08/2013 2:38 pm
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Don't sign up to Planet-X emails.

And don't open threads on here marked "PSA".


 
Posted : 13/08/2013 2:40 pm
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Save money buying expensive carpets for your house. Simply attach two sample pieces to the bottom of your feet and have that new carpet feeling all round the house


 
Posted : 13/08/2013 3:09 pm
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Only spend money every other day.


 
Posted : 13/08/2013 5:25 pm
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And don't open threads on here marked "PSA".

+2000


 
Posted : 13/08/2013 6:01 pm
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Kill your wife

......what?


 
Posted : 13/08/2013 8:23 pm
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Save money on expensive gravel driveways by taping Rice Krispies to your tyres.


 
Posted : 13/08/2013 9:22 pm
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smoke tabs and eat pies.... you'll save a fortune on bike bits


 
Posted : 13/08/2013 9:24 pm
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When your mrs says the Britta filter needs changing tell her you've done it and just reset it, she'll never know the difference


 
Posted : 13/08/2013 9:31 pm
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Eat out of bins, make shoes from burst hedgehogs, look like a famous person so people give you stuff for free ... it's all just common sense really


 
Posted : 13/08/2013 9:33 pm
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Save money on expensive watches by asking other people the time.


 
Posted : 13/08/2013 9:42 pm
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Wear trousers with with extremely deep pockets...or remove them altogether.

Or put your bank/credit cards in a block of ice in the freezer.


 
Posted : 13/08/2013 10:51 pm
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No ta... It's turned a bit cold and I fancy a nice soup for lunch today


 
Posted : 10/10/2013 10:39 am
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lovin the spam fritters in the cold weather.


 
Posted : 10/10/2013 10:41 am
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Spend your whole life on this forum rather than going out and doing something


 
Posted : 10/10/2013 10:45 am
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Save the outlay on a new garden shed by simply sticking over the glass on your greenhouse with cardboard.


 
Posted : 10/10/2013 10:50 am
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Keep a glass of water by the side of the bed for those post coital cleaning moments, saves money on baby wipes, heated shower water and soap plus it means your curtains and bed sheets don't need cleaning for another day.


 
Posted : 10/10/2013 10:57 am
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Order a round of drinks at the bar, then conveniently disappear to the toilet (for a dump, natch). With a bit of luck your mate will have to pick up the tab.

Also, never go out drinking with more mates than pints you can manage - that way, if you're in "rounds" you'll only have to buy one round all night!

Shop at Aldi no matter what anybody else says.

Sponge lifts wherever you can.

Go to your mum's for tea. All the time.


 
Posted : 10/10/2013 11:15 am
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Shop at Aldi no matter what anybody else says.

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Go to your mum's for tea. All the time.

Hell no. Once in a month is enough.


 
Posted : 10/10/2013 1:13 pm
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Stop reading bike magazines and websites about how amazing your ride would be if you had a bolt through rear axle/carbon rims/a single chainring etc and actually go and ride your bike more. If you can fail to be drawn in by the industry and stop wishing that your wheels were half an inch bigger then the sport doesn't have to be that expensive.

Sorry if this is what you do anyway and I've just unloaded a rant on an innocent person but this may not be bad advice for a few folk on here.


 
Posted : 10/10/2013 2:18 pm
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Don't do the lottery.... Me and Mrs C worked out we only ever at best get 50% of the money back that we spend on it over a year, which is going to potentially get worse now the price has doubled.


 
Posted : 10/10/2013 2:29 pm
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Dont [s]buy[/s] start up bike magazines


 
Posted : 10/10/2013 2:34 pm

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