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50% Off Young Persons Railcard 2008-03-06 05:42:54 Until March 16th 2008 National Rail is offering half price Young Persons
Railcards for just £12 instead of the usual £24.About Young Persons RailcardThe Young Persons Railcard gives you a 1/3 off train travel for one year if you are aged between 16 and 25 years old.How Do I Get This Discount?Simply visit the website through this Young Persons Railcard link and enter the code SAVING12.Should I Buy A Young Persons Railcard?You should only get one if you spend over £36 in one year, which for most people is usually the cost of just one journey.Little Saver Rating Get one quick if you travel by train!For more tips on saving on train travel see the post Save Money On Train Tickets.
Top Five Student Money Savers 2008-02-29 07:43:59 Below is a list of five of the top student money savers featured on this site with Little Saver Ratings. If you follow these tips, you should save a lot of money each week:-).1. Save On FoodBy following these tips 10 Tips For Saving Money
On Food you could save up to £10 per week on your food shop.Little Saver Rating: Definitely worth it!2. Free Phone CallsBy using skype to make free phone calls, you can save a lot on your mobile phone bill. Read more in this post Free Phone Calls.Little Saver Rating: Brilliant!3. Save On TextbooksYou can save a huge amount of money on textbooks by loaning and finding the cheapest places to buy them. Read more in this post Save On Textbooks.Little Saver Rating: + If you can loan them all you will save massively4. Save On Train TicketsYou can save loads Read more:Student
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NUS Extra Card - Is It Worth It? 2008-02-25 12:22:20 You can purchase an NUS Extra
card from their website NUS Extra. It'll cost you £10 and entitles you to a range of discounts. The cost of £10 may seem a little cheeky at first, however part of this cost goes back into your student union.The DiscountsThe card offers a good range of discounts on major products and stores such as Amazon.co.uk, Dominos Pizza, McDonalds, AA, Endsliegh, Topman, Sta Travel, NME and Interflora.For a full list of discounts see NUS Extra - Discounts.How Long Is It Valid?The card is valid from 1st September 2007 to 30th September 2008. So if you bought one today, it would only be valid for 7 months.Is It Valid Abroad?The NUS Extra card is also an International Student Identity Card, which means that you can use it in 116 countries and entitles you to over 35,000 d Read more:Worth
Selling Old Textbooks 2008-02-22 09:32:11 By now most of you will have finished your January exams and have textbooks that you will almost certainly never use ever again.There are three main possible places where you can turn your books back into drinking money:1. Selling at UniversityMost university departments have book sales in which you can sell your old books. You can also usually advertise books on noticeboards in your department. This is probably the most cost effective way of selling your books, as you do not have to pay the university any fees or have to pay for postage, however your audience may not be as wide as selling on the web.2. Amazon MarketplaceAmazon Marketplace is an excellent and easy place to sell your old books. All you have to do is type in your books ISBN and a description of its condition and its instantl Read more:Textbooks
Save Money On Train Tickets 2008-02-20 17:36:16 It can be really expensive when you want to get the train back home or to visit a friend. So I have compiled a list of six top tips that will minimise this cost and save you money.1. Always Book in AdvanceThe earlier you book the cheaper your train fare will usually be and by booking in advance you will guarantee yourself a seat. The optimum time to book is about 12 weeks before your journey, as this is when the train timetables are released. For example, a single train ticket from Leeds to Bristol in 12 weeks time from today would be £15, whereas the same time train in a month from today would be £56.50. However, even if you do not book this far in advance you will still save by booking in advance and you can usually even book as late as 6 pm the evening before your journey.2. Buyi Read more:Money
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Save On Textbooks 2008-02-18 06:43:29 At the beginning of the semester probably one of your largest expenses is textbooks. However, there are a number of ways to minimise this cost. Firstly you should consider the three following questions:1) What books do I really need?2) Can I loan these books from the library?3) If I can't loan all the books, where is the cheapest place to buy books?Loaning BooksFirstly I will consider whether you need to buy textbooks at all, as loaning books will obviously cost you nothing. Most textbooks can usually be found in small to medium sized quantities in your university library, depending on the size of the library. However, they usually go quickly, so you should act fast. Once you have got out these books you can usually keep renewing them once a week for the length of the semester, unless some Read more:Textbooks
10 Tips For Saving Money On Food 2008-02-13 09:13:44 The average student spends around £20-28 per week on food, which makes up a large part of your weekly budget. Therefore, it is important that you spend this money wisely, to get the most out of your money.Below are ten tips on how you can save:1. Substitute MeatsMeat is generally the most expensive item that you will probably buy at a supermarket, but it is possible to substitute meats and save money:The cheapest mince is usually pork instead of beef.Chicken breasts can be quite expensive in certain supermarkets, but turkey can be used instead in most meals, which is usually around £1 cheaper.If you are looking for beef, braising steak and mince is usually its cheapest form.2. Find Your Cheapest SupermarketYou can find the cheapest supermarket near you by using this site Mysupermarket.3. Read more:Money
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Save Money Online With Voucher Codes 2008-02-10 08:30:52 I have just discovered an excellent site called MyVoucher
sUK. This is a site packed full of voucher codes that you can use when shopping online to receive a discount on your order. I recently have used this site to buy some flowers for my girlfriend for valentines day.What Discounts Do They Have?This site contains a huge variety of discounts for a large range of online merchants including Interflora, Currys, Tescos, Amazon, Asda and Argos. The discounts themselves are usually a percentage off your order or free delivery.How Do The Discounts Work?You simply copy the discount code that they give you onto the merchants site on the order page and it will automatically calculate the discount.What Are the Alternatives?There are a number of similar sites for example VoucherCodes
, VoucherHeaven an Read more:Money
Like Shopping? Get Paid To Shop 2008-01-31 06:07:12 A fairly easy way of making money if you are strapped for cash is becoming a mystery shopper. There are a number of mystery shopper agencies such as Grass Roots and Gapbuster, but the best one that I have found is Retaileyes.What Does Mystery Shopping
Involve?All that mystery shopping entails is purchasing an item from a shop and filling in a questionnaire and a few sentences about your shopping experience. Shops then use this information to improve their customer service.How Much Can I Earn?How much you earn per assignment depends, however you usually get around £3 to spend in the shop and around £7-9 for completing the assignment. Last summer I managed to earn around £150 in a couple of weeks.Can I Choose My Own Assignments?Usually you choose all your own assignments; however you will
Get Paid To Review 2008-01-28 17:33:55 It is possible to earn a little extra cash by getting paid for your opinion on review sites. The main two review sites are dooyoo and ciao.What can you review?You can review pretty much anything, as long as they have it listed on their sites. For example in the past I have reviewed thatchers cider and Leeds United football club.How much can you earn?On dooyoo you collect dooyoomiles by writing reviews (1000 dooyoomiles is equal to £1). You get paid 500 dooyoomiles (50p) for every review you write over 150 words, which is a good amount for not much effort. In addition to that you get 15 dooyoomiles (1.5p) for every rating your review receives, which soon builds up.On ciao the amount you earn is a little more complicated. You do not get paid for writing a review, however you receive money b
Free Phone Calls 2008-01-24 14:03:08 A lot of your money at university is probably spent on calling your friends and family back home. However, it is possible to get calls for free. Skype is a brilliant free to download service, in which you can make free calls and free video calls to others with skype.What do you need?All you need to use the service is to have an Internet connection and to download skype. Also if you do not have a microphone, you will need to purchase one, but you can pick them up cheaply. It is advisable if you are going to use skype a lot to buy a headset.AlternativesYou can also use windows live messenger to chat to people using its call feature, however I have found skype to be the better alternative. Another cheeky way of getting free phone calls is to get people to call you;-)!Little Saver Rating
Recycle Your Old Mobiles For Dosh 2008-01-22 14:44:51 Companies like envirophone and cex will now buy your old mobile phones for money. They make their money by then selling these phones on, usually to parts of Asia.Before you sell your phone there are a few things to consider:Phone ChecklistIt must turn onIt must have no significant damageIt must have its batteryIt must not be barred or be water damagedIt must be of UK or european specificationRemove your simcard before you send off your phonePotential EarningsHow much you earn by selling off your old phones very much depends on your phone model and therefore could be anything between £5 and over £100. Although its never going to be a big earner, its a handy bit of cash.What if My Phone is Damaged?If your phone is damaged, envirofone may still offer you anything between 30%-70% of the valu Read more:Recycle
Student Beans 2008-01-22 12:04:54 Student Beans
is brilliant website that provides students with discounts on a wide range of goods and services, including discounts on eating out, going to the cinema, online shopping and at bars. If you cannot quite afford to eat out but disparately want to, Student Beans is the place for you with its best discounts often on eating out, which is very much a student luxury.How Do I Join?It is very easy to join, all you need to give is your name and email address and the university that you are currently studying at. Once you have registered all you need to do is go to the offers section and print out a voucher for the discount that you want and show it to the place it is valid for along with your student id, to prove that you are a student.Little Saver RatingAll students should definitel Read more:Student
Cheap Night In - Free DVD & Cheap Popcorn 2008-03-13 18:08:35 Below are two top tips for having a brilliant cheap night in watching a film:1) Free DVD RentalsIt currently costs £4.50 to rent a new DVD from Blockbusters for 5 days. However, it is possible as a student to rent DVDs for free from your university library. Obviously it depends on the individual library, however you will probably be surprised at the range of DVDs your library has.2) Cheap
PopcornPopcorn ready popped in a shop will cost you a couple of quid and will taste all right. However, you can make it yourself at a fraction of the price and it will taste brilliant. All you need to do is follow the recipe below:IngredientsPopping Corn (currently 69p at Somerfield)OilButter (optional)Sugar (optional)Cinnamon (optional)EquipmentA saucepan with a LIDMethodAdd a little oil to the sauc Read more:Night
Share Lifts and Save Money 2008-04-02 11:19:51 I have just found a brilliant free website called LiftShare
.org, which as the name suggests is a site which you can use to organise lift sharing.
How Does It Work?
You register for free with the site (which currently has 220,001 members) and you enter your location, destination and frequency of travel. It then tells you [...] Read more:Money
CouchSurfing 2008-03-30 09:09:22 About
CouchSurfing.com is a brilliant website that allows you get in contact with people all over the world to see if they will put you up for free.
Where Can I Stay?
CouchSurfing currently has 475, 451 members from 226 countries all over the world. For example, at the moment there couches available everywhere from Madagascar to New [...]
Cheap Night In - Free DVD & Cheap Popcorn 2008-03-13 13:35:45 Below are two top tips for having a brilliant cheap night in watching a film:
1) Free DVD Rentals
It currently costs £4.50 to rent a new DVD from Blockbusters for 5 days. However, it is possible as a student to rent DVDs for free from your university library. Obviously it depends on the individual library, however [...] Read more:Cheap
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50% Off Young Persons Railcard 2008-03-05 12:32:45 Until March 16th 2008 National Rail is offering half price Young Persons
Railcards for just £12 instead of the usual £24.
About Young Persons Railcard
The Young Persons Railcard gives you a 1/3 off train travel for one year if you are aged between 16 and 25 years old.
How Do I Get This Discount?
Simply visit the website [...]
Top Five Student Money Savers 2008-02-27 12:27:59 Below is a list of five of the top student money savers featured on this site with Little Saver Ratings. If you follow these tips, you should save a lot of money each week:-).
1. Save On Food
By following these tips 10 Tips For Saving Money
On Food you could save up to £10 per week [...] Read more:Student
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NUS Extra Card - Is It Worth It? 2008-02-25 12:05:22 You can purchase an NUS Extra
card from their website NUS Extra. It’ll cost you £10 and entitles you to a range of discounts. The cost of £10 may seem a little cheeky at first, however part of this cost goes back into your student union.
The Discounts
The card offers a good range of discounts on [...] Read more:Worth
Save Money On Train Tickets 2008-02-20 11:08:18 It can be really expensive when you want to get the train back home or to visit a friend. So I have compiled a list of six top tips that will minimise this cost and save you money.
1. Always Book in Advance
The earlier you book the cheaper your train fare will usually be and by [...] Read more:Money
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Save Money Online With Voucher Codes 2008-02-10 10:58:09 I have just discovered an excellent site called MyVoucher
sUK. This is a site packed full of voucher codes that you can use when shopping online to receive a discount on your order. I recently have used this site to buy some flowers for my girlfriend for valentines day.
What Discounts Do They Have?
This site contains a [...] Read more:Codes
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