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a dozen ways to be frugal

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Here are a dozen ways that I try to be frugal

  1. Not owning a car
  2. Living in an ‘up and coming’ rather than established area
  3. Shopping around for insurance and utilities
  4. Putting everything possible onto direct debit for the discounts
  5. Wearing extra jumpers rather than turning up the heat
  6. Walking everywhere instead of taking the bus
  7. Using discount supermarket Lidl
  8. Borrowing books from the library
  9. Cooking from scratch
  10. Using my loyalty cards whenever possible
  11. Checking out the reduced section in the supermarket
  12. Booking rail travel in advance

What else should I be doing?

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3 Responses to “a dozen ways to be frugal”

  1. Not George either on July 7th, 2007 12:04 am

    So nice to find a reasonable blog from UK. Most are US and keep talking about Roths and 401ks… Anyway back to the point…

    Shopping with a shopping list (prevents buying too many unwanted bargains)

    Taking lunch to work (unless lunch is free at work - I wish!)

    If got a garden and a water meter then a water butt is handy. Otherwise use vegetable water to water house plants.

    One additional clear benefit of extra jumpers is it reduces risks from slipping and falling as you are well cushioned.

    You must live somewhere with good public transport! A car is vital for me… but I have managed with luck and care to keep the car going for over 10 years now.

  2. rocketc on July 9th, 2007 2:15 pm

    Yeah, I loved riding the trains in Europe, but the US is just too spread out. It is more economical to own a car in most areas. Mass transit requires either lots of time or different combinations of train, buses or taxis in order to get anywhere.

  3. plonkee on July 9th, 2007 3:55 pm

    @rocketc
    Yep, its a great reason to be proud of Europe. Although, when I travelled round the states it was surprising how well you could do without a car. And if you have kids they’d probably love the experience of going on the bus (if you can manage it).

    @Not George either
    Here’s to hoping we won’t need the extra padding of the jumpers any time soon. Glad you like the blog.

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