Money Saving Hints and Tips

[Ming the Merciless]

Stop paying qualified professionals to fix your broken down home, electrical’s and car – do it yourself. What could go wrong? I mean, they’ve only spent a good chunk of their life learning their craft.

Simply watch a few Youtube videos, have a quick Google and you’ll be able to fix anything in no time – Jobs a good-un!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Make sure you’re extremely vocal on Facebook & Twitter about your political views, this is a great way to lose family and friends via the “block” and “unfriend” buttons.

You will soon feel the benefits when you’re not invited to social gatherings and don’t have to buy them birthday gifts anymore.

 

[stephec]

I'm looking forward to the Two Ronnies Christmas special 1987.

Probably be the best thing that's on. 😂

 

[T4tomo]

Want to go on holiday but cannot afford it?

Buy yourself a big enough box and post yourself for a fraction of the cost!

there is famous story of someone doing that to get back home to the UK from Australia

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/welshman-who-mailed-himself-home

oh and one the other way it seems:
https://jousmar.substack.com/p/reg-spiers-posted-himself-to-australia

 

[Drago]

Stop paying qualified professionals to fix your broken down home, electrical’s and car – do it yourself. What could go wrong? I mean, they’ve only spent a good chunk of their life learning their craft.

Simply watch a few Youtube videos, have a quick Google and you’ll be able to fix anything in no time – Jobs a good-un!

Get money off your garage bill by arguing with the trained and experienced professionals and telling them how you, who is so unskilled you had to take the car to them in the first place, know better and that they're ripping you off. Go on, do it!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

there is famous story of someone doing that to get back home to the UK from Australia

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/welshman-who-mailed-himself-home

oh and one the other way it seems:
https://jousmar.substack.com/p/reg-spiers-posted-himself-to-australia

Yes, I've heard stories of it, mainly when it is not very successful and the idiot dies.

 

[presta]

Stop paying qualified professionals to fix your broken down home, electrical’s and car – do it yourself. What could go wrong? I mean, they’ve only spent a good chunk of their life learning their craft.

Simply watch a few Youtube videos, have a quick Google and you’ll be able to fix anything in no time – Jobs a good-un!

I've just had my gas meter cabinet and stop valve ripped out and refitted by professionals, because the previous lot of professionals hadn't fitted them to the required safety standards.

 

[gbb]

This thread so reminds me...I used to love Viz

 

[Ming the Merciless]

there is famous story of someone doing that to get back home to the UK from Australia

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/welshman-who-mailed-himself-home

oh and one the other way it seems:
https://jousmar.substack.com/p/reg-spiers-posted-himself-to-australia

Brilliant “The Crate Escape”

 

[alicat]

This thread so reminds me...I used to love Viz

I love this thread, probably the best one ever on here. Thanks for starting it @Drago.

 

[Drago]

Post office managers.

Save time and money by turning a blind eye to postmen either stealing their deliveries, or dumping it in a ditch down a country lane.

 

[markemark]

Save money streaming all Steven Segal films but just downloading any random one and watching it repeatedly.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Attach a cable to your neighbour's solar panel and sell their electricity back into the grid.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Save rent, move into the Royal lodge.

 

[teeonethousand]

Guarantee winnings on lottery tickets by starting your own lottery. Buy a ticket twice a week and simply draw all the money out at the end of a month. It's tax free too.