10 Ways to Save Money Now

10 ways to save money


1. Learn to cook your own food: Now I know this may sound daunting, and I know everyone things cooking takes hours. Simple look in a cook book or even better on the internet and cook nice simple food. Pasta (buy dried or fresh) is always a good starting point. Preparing food in larger quantities saves money in the long run. You’ll have to spend a day or two cooking for the month, but you’ll save both money and time over the course of the month by having all your meal prepared and frozen.


2. Write a shopping list: Monthly food shopping forms a significant part of the a house holds outgoing. Write a shopping list prior to shopping - also very importantly NEVER shop when you are hungry. Always plan your weekly meals and most importantly look at what you are buying, don't think that the 2 for 1 is cheaper, the individual KG or 100g prices could be significantly more.

3. Use a market: Not only can you buy much healthier food, but it is also much cheaper. The cost of most fruit and veg in the supermarket starts from £1.50 but at your local market get a whole bowl of fruit or veg for only £1. Also don't forget you are also supporting a smaller local company.

4. Consider own brand products: If you don't have access to a market, buy supermarket own brand food. Tin tomatoes cost 33p across all supermarkets.

5. Set up a direct debit : Set up direct debts for all your bills and other out goings to avoid charges.

Tory MP Liddell-Grainger fears benefit tax 'disaster'

A Tory MP has warned the effects on the tax system because of the changes to child benefit are a "disaster waiting to happen".


Ian Liddell-Grainger, the Parliamentary All Party Tax Group chairman said the tax authorities would not cope.

If a claimant or their partner earns more than £44,000 a year, the benefit will be lost under the plans.

But if taxpayers will continue claiming the benefit, this will then be clawed back through extra tax.
Some of the people who pay tax through Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) will continue claiming the benefit, which will then be reclaimed by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) through extra tax from them or their partner.

As the WorldCup kicks off does the spending cuts also start

As the new Conservative / Liberal Democrat government start talking about saving money. Cutting the benefits for the poor and protecting the rich, how will this effect the everyday person.

Also American president Barack Obama starts his budget cutting - who really will be the looses.

Al the British government states it will remove or reduce child care benefits, maternity payments and child support - does this new government really care about the really people the voters.

As the price of living increases, as big business needs to increase its profits for its share holders, who are the people that are going to take the strain of the increase the very people who can't afford to.

As the new government protects the rich from any increase in tax or vat all the funding will have to come of the poor. Increasing VAT and maybe the the worse move any government could ever make at VAT onto food, how is this ever going to help the poorest family. The poorest family's will then require more state funding (which I don't think the government will pay) maybe the government should review the disability funding.

Who gets free bus passes (that we all pay for) who gets free prescriptions - Why do pregnant single mothers that work get penalised by the government.

If the government increased the basic tax rate by 2 p this would make the government billions of pounds, but the government is scarred of increasing taxes.

Written by Nathan Blakeley