I think you would be hard pressed to find someone who has not been hard pressed by the recession. People’s wages are staying the same whilst everything else is going up. Families are finding they have to make the same amount of money stretch that little bit further. Fear not, we are here to help, we have found a selection of websites that will help you stretch you cash that little bit further.
www.freecycle.org
It’s a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It’s all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills
At first look, you’d be forgiven for thinking that freecycle is basically a place for people to get rid of their old crap. Well, it is, but you’d be VERY surprised what some people see as ‘their old crap’. You can find some hidden gems on here, be it for use yourself or for re-selling on eBay or at a car boot. All you do is arrange with the postie a time for collection and thats it, free stuff. If you are after something specific, you can post that you are looking for this item and people will email you to say they have it. No money is involved, which in a recession, is the best kind of transaction.
www.petrolprices.com
Our site allows users to search for the cheapest petrol in their area quickly and, if they choose, receive regular e-mail alerts so they will always be the first to know when the prices change.
If you are a driver who covers a fair few miles commuting to and from work, this website will be a godsend. It covers over 10,000 petrol stations and they receive over 8,000 daily updates. Once you have signed up (for free) you can view the petrol stations in your area on a handy google map. They will even email you to let you know of any changes. I looked in a 2 mile radius of my house and there was a difference of 7p a litre! Like I say, if you use a lot of petrol, this could add up to some hefty savings over the year.
www.quidco.com
Whether you’re shopping for groceries, renewing your car insurance or eating out, there’s an easy way to save £100s each year. Just start your purchase at Quidco, and shop as you would normally.
Quidco could potentially save you a small fortune. The offer three services: Cashback deals, voucher codes and printable vouchers. How quidco works is when you are thinking of doing some shopping online, you check out the offers on quidco and then start your shopping expereince through their website. So if you are about to renew your car insurance, buy some electrical goods, your weekly shopping or maybe getting some birthday presents; whatever you were going to fork out anyway is the same, but start with quidco and you earn a percentage of whatever you spend back. Depending on how much you use it would depend how much money you get back but it could potentially reach £1000+ in a year.
www.mysupermarket.co.uk
mySupermarket is a completely FREE website which allows you to compare supermarket prices as you shop and get the best possible deal for your groceries
Its not always convienient to do your grocery shopping online, but with potential savings reaching up to 35% a year it is worth it. Once you have completed your free registration, you select your favoured supermarket. You then fill your basket as required and the website will tell you the price of the shopping at all four of the featured supermarkets. If online shopping isn’t your thing, why not buy all your heavy goods from this site, thus saving money, and then but all your fresh produce yourself.
www.carbootjunction.co.uk
To provide the most comprehensive and informative directory of car boot sales in the UK
Especially for the bargainhunter out there, carbootjunction.co.uk does exactly what it says on the tin. It lists all the carboots in your area and gives not only contact details for the sale, but it also gives pitch fees, toilets available, refreshments, opening times, days its held on etc. You can find some real bargains at car boot sales and again you can use this to sell on on sites like eBay to make yourself some extra cash.