FabSwingers.com forum: Saving money.

By *luebell888 OP Woman
over a year ago

Glasgowish

I usually pay a hair salon £50 to touch up my roots and yesterday i done it myself successfully myself for £4.50.

What costs have you saved on recently?

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By *ine of BootyCouple
over a year ago

Glasgow/ Manchester

The mr has cut his own hair since 2001, people can’t get how he can fade it in and everything. Really is impressive to watch, saves him a fortune but his favourite joke is that it also saves him having to speak to barbers

I found a website called Shein a few weeks ago when mega bored, must have saved me a fortune on my lockdown sprees....and it goes through my Topcashback! Happy!

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By *ixen13Woman
over a year ago

Cowdenbeath

I always do my roots myself, however i am saving loads on fuel. I'm still working but all the runs taking kids here there and everywhere have stopped and i reckon i'm saving £30+ per week x

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By *edLionScotMan
over a year ago

Edinburgh

Not commuting, no High Street coffees or lunches. About £175 a week.

Frightening really.

Mind you, I'm spending more on alcohol!

I've set up a separate account and transfer the money each week.

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By *ornyhappyCouple
over a year ago

perth

I last put petrol in the car just before the schools closed, still have almost a full tank. I'm doing a weekly shop for delivery and am limited to the number of items I can order so I'm having to think carefully about what I actually need & not buying all the little extras that usually sneak their way into the trolley. Not meeting friends for coffee or eating out so saving money there. In the good weather I'd probably have had days out with the kids, which would have involved spending money, but can't. I'm also trying to resist the temptation to shop online for things, unless I feel I can justify them as essential.

Having said all that, having the kids at home full time, my groceries bill is definitely higher than usual!

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By *ornyhappyCouple
over a year ago

perth

Oh & I coloured my hair myself rather than paying someone to do it.

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By *ink-KameraMan
over a year ago

Livingston

Approx £80 a week in fuel, £30 a week on lunches, snacks etc at work.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Probably spending more...the kids are eating 24/7.

Hair cut is only 15 quid every 5-6 weeks. Bleached and toned it myself for years.

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By *luebell888 OP Woman
over a year ago

Glasgowish

"Approx £80 a week in fuel, £30 a week on lunches, snacks etc at work."

Fuel is cheap at the moment but i too am using very little as work close to home.

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By *andsCouple
over a year ago

Edin

Saving my entire salary!! Not going out, no fuel, no lunches, no hairdressers, no nails ... no nothing!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Im spending more online, stuff for the garden, Virgin Wines, stuff for the house, Naked Wines, stuff for the car, Waitrose Wines, stuff for the shopping (and guess what?)

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By *luebell888 OP Woman
over a year ago

Glasgowish

"Saving my entire salary!! Not going out, no fuel, no lunches, no hairdressers, no nails ... no nothing!! "

That sounds like heaven. Even when i was in a relationship i was expected to pay half of everything. Apart from the car i had to pay that myself as he did not drive so refused to pay for it.

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By *eefyBangerMan
over a year ago

edinburgh

By June I’ll have saved around £1200 since I started watching where and what I was doing since this all came about

Lost a shit load of weight since the takeaways and pubs shut and been making the most of our government approved daily exercise regime

It’s certainly had it’s advantages

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm spending a fortune on food, kids are eating way more and I'm no longer doing my second job so I've lost that income

I'm definitely worse off financially.

However I'm still working and able to keep a roof over our heads so I consider myself lucky

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm spending a fortune on food, kids are eating way more and I'm no longer doing my second job so I've lost that income

I'm definitely worse off financially.

However I'm still working and able to keep a roof over our heads so I consider myself lucky "

Glad to see someone drawing on the positive of negativity. Personally the poverty will hit further than covid 19 but right now I am glad that neither me or my family / friends have been affected and for that I am more thankful, will cross the bridge of housing / work / finances when the time comes right now I'm happy to be fortunate enough to fit and healthy and not experiencing what a lot of families are on top of everything else are right now.

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By *nottygirlWoman
over a year ago

Glasgowshire

"The mr has cut his own hair since 2001, people can’t get how he can fade it in and everything. Really is impressive to watch, saves him a fortune but his favourite joke is that it also saves him having to speak to barbers

I found a website called Shein a few weeks ago when mega bored, must have saved me a fortune on my lockdown sprees....and it goes through my Topcashback! Happy!

I hadn't heard of Topcashback and looked it up after reading this post of yours - I've registered, I knew there must be a good reason for joining Fab lol thank you!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I found a website called Shein a few weeks ago when mega bored, must have saved me a fortune on my lockdown sprees....and it goes through my Topcashback! Happy!

I've found Shein Curve, I'm impressed with the service, have spent a small fortune, but nothing compared to what I would have on other sites. Nice underwear too.

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By *estless nativeMan
over a year ago

near Glasgow

Spent a week in hospital with the rona, didnt have to buy any food that week.

Silver linings

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By *estless nativeMan
over a year ago

near Glasgow

"Spent a week in hospital with the rona, didnt have to buy any food that week.

Silver linings

Playing games on my phone that pay cash back has earned me around £100 in the last month.

And as a wee Brucey bonus, ordered a pair of trainers from under armour, they sent a duplicate order in error (only charged for one pair), when I returned the extra pair they issued a refund.

Emailed them about their error, trying to be honest, and got a computer says no reply. So free trainers

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By *luebell888 OP Woman
over a year ago

Glasgowish

"Spent a week in hospital with the rona, didnt have to buy any food that week.

Silver linings

Goodness poor you. Hope you are recovering well.x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I found a website called Shein a few weeks ago when mega bored, must have saved me a fortune on my lockdown sprees....and it goes through my Topcashback! Happy!

I've found Shein Curve, I'm impressed with the service, have spent a small fortune, but nothing compared to what I would have on other sites. Nice underwear too."

See, I've heard their stuff is pretty hit and miss.

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By *eefyBangerMan
over a year ago

edinburgh

"Spent a week in hospital with the rona, didnt have to buy any food that week.

Silver linings

Playing games on my phone that pay cash back has earned me around £100 in the last month.

And as a wee Brucey bonus, ordered a pair of trainers from under armour, they sent a duplicate order in error (only charged for one pair), when I returned the extra pair they issued a refund.

Emailed them about their error, trying to be honest, and got a computer says no reply. So free trainers

Ok so how do you play games on your phone that will get you money?

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By *luebell888 OP Woman
over a year ago

Glasgowish

"Spent a week in hospital with the rona, didnt have to buy any food that week.

Silver linings

Playing games on my phone that pay cash back has earned me around £100 in the last month.

And as a wee Brucey bonus, ordered a pair of trainers from under armour, they sent a duplicate order in error (only charged for one pair), when I returned the extra pair they issued a refund.

Emailed them about their error, trying to be honest, and got a computer says no reply. So free trainers

Ok so how do you play games on your phone that will get you money? "

Maybe the kind of games that can lose you money too.

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By *estless nativeMan
over a year ago

near Glasgow

Ok so how do you play games on your phone that will get you money? "

There are a bunch of games apps that let you click through and earn points which convert into cash, just do a search and you will them.

There are a lot that pay out small amounts every time you play, others where you need to reach a target level for higher amounts.

Most of them are ad driven though, so you need to be patient and allow ads to play.

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By *eefyBangerMan
over a year ago

edinburgh

Ok so how do you play games on your phone that will get you money?

There are a bunch of games apps that let you click through and earn points which convert into cash, just do a search and you will them.

There are a lot that pay out small amounts every time you play, others where you need to reach a target level for higher amounts.

Most of them are ad driven though, so you need to be patient and allow ads to play."

As in gambling? Does it cost money to play them

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By *estless nativeMan
over a year ago

near Glasgow

Ok so how do you play games on your phone that will get you money?

There are a bunch of games apps that let you click through and earn points which convert into cash, just do a search and you will them.

There are a lot that pay out small amounts every time you play, others where you need to reach a target level for higher amounts.

Most of them are ad driven though, so you need to be patient and allow ads to play.

As in gambling? Does it cost money to play them "

Not the ones I play, anything that requires a purchase I pass by, havent spent a penny on any games.

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By *uckOfTheBayMan
over a year ago

Mold

With lock down I'm not commuting to Edinburgh

Still I'm saving £60 a week on fuel plus my accommodation and other expenses, so I'm quids in

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By *ugehandsMan
over a year ago

Fife/ Newcastle

I seem to be at the opposite end of the scale. I've spent a small fortune on materials for jobs around the house and garden that I probably should have done years ago.

But on the upside I've reduced my caffeine intake from Costa saving me a couple pounds a day

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By *adbury girlWoman
over a year ago

Lanarkshire

I’m saving petrol money as only office based 2 weeks out of 8 at the moment but my boys are eating more as the older 2 aren’t going out with friends and my youngest normally eats breakfast and dinner at my mums 5 days.

I had though of a way of saving money - I could put my mum on furlough (as I still give her money every month) and invoice her for the 10 extra meals I now need to feed my son every week!!

I could be onto a small fortune doing this

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By *exmadcouple42Couple
over a year ago

Home

We still have 309 miles of petrol in our car for the past 7 weeks, we usually go through that in two weeks, with work and driving kids to training, dancing, shops etc. So saved about £200 petrol, about 200/300 on going out once every month for adult time (that would include, meal, cjs, drinks etc..) 60 football fees , 50 dancing fees , 100 school lunch money, so quite a bit of savings.

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By *ringles0510Woman
over a year ago

Central Borders

If things would stop breaking i probably would have saved around £50 a week. But so far no savings

New attempt next week. Fingers crossed no more unexpected expenses x

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By *owboy BebopMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Haven’t bought petrol in seven weeks, or lunch, or a Costa, or eaten out....it’s surprising how much it adds up to..... on the other hand could do with a haircut !

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By *bostCouple
over a year ago

glasgow

We’ve cut down mega. But also just relying on one wage just now

. Overall we are probably doing better as we haven’t bought fuel for cars since late March.

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By *ighthawk911Man
over a year ago

Perth

I regret buying a yearly season ticket on the train

haven't used it since Feb, hopefully get some sort of refund for it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

All the money we have saved has been spent on future holidays, so wont feel the benefit for over a year yet

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Saving my entire salary!! Not going out, no fuel, no lunches, no hairdressers, no nails ... no nothing!!

That sounds like heaven. Even when i was in a relationship i was expected to pay half of everything. Apart from the car i had to pay that myself as he did not drive so refused to pay for it. "

He sounds like a catch lol

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By *ine of BootyCouple
over a year ago

Glasgow/ Manchester

See, I've heard their stuff is pretty hit and miss."

Tbh I find that with most clothing suppliers when shopping online, even the main stay brands. So far, touch wood, they have been fine for me x

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By *bridge manMan
over a year ago

lanarkshire

Saving money by not getting a takeaway at weekends

. Not paying for train to work. No coffee shop treats. No haircut twice a month. Gym fees on hold. Not saving for a holiday. Managed to save £1570 which is under my bed for a rainy day..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm not really saving on anything as not much has changed for me but with working more I have nearly paid of my car now

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By *irth VaderMan
over a year ago

glasgow

I am a dab hand with a pair of latex gloves, a comb and a hair dye. I dyed my daughter’s hair last Wednesday and it looks great.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Spent a week in hospital with the rona, didnt have to buy any food that week.

Silver linings

Playing games on my phone that pay cash back has earned me around £100 in the last month.

And as a wee Brucey bonus, ordered a pair of trainers from under armour, they sent a duplicate order in error (only charged for one pair), when I returned the extra pair they issued a refund.

Emailed them about their error, trying to be honest, and got a computer says no reply. So free trainers

Well I got my first positive test result 3 weeks ago and spent the week isolating online shopping, meant I’d left myself totally skint, went back to work and got my 2nd positive result few days ago, turned to online gambling and I’m now up £700 in 2 days lol!

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By *luebell888 OP Woman
over a year ago

Glasgowish

"Spent a week in hospital with the rona, didnt have to buy any food that week.

Silver linings

Playing games on my phone that pay cash back has earned me around £100 in the last month.

And as a wee Brucey bonus, ordered a pair of trainers from under armour, they sent a duplicate order in error (only charged for one pair), when I returned the extra pair they issued a refund.

Emailed them about their error, trying to be honest, and got a computer says no reply. So free trainers

Scarey to think people are returning to work and still have the virus. Hope you are on the road to to recovery now.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dog walking ...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I only had mild symptoms first time, this time nothing atall xx

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