Any money saving tips?

Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S

Why don't you sell that nice pointy and get an old CG125/CB250N sh1tter or something? at 100mpg and not enough power to wear out consumables, it will cost nothing to run, insurance will be 50p (especially as you'd only need TPO).

You than pocket the remaining value of the SV into your kitty

Thats the best sugestion thus far, if he's really serious about saving.

Originally Posted by graemepaterson

Fit half flush systems on your toilets.

A cheaper solution than that (I just replaced an old cistern unit with a new one, so opted for the aforementionned half flush system - £20 plus the time to fit it, and a couple of tools if you don't already have them, plus £5 for the flexi-hose if yours is the old style one).

Anyway, if you want a half flush to save on your water rates, drop a house brick or 2 (gently) into the cistern, therefore it fills less before the stopc*ck, erm, stops it.

Doubt that'll save much money though, depends how often you need to go really.

Sell all your stuff that you don't really need that is worth more that ?1.

Slim your life and give everything two chances to make you money. First it goes on eBay, then the local car boot sale - then into the tip on the way home if it hasn't sold.

Oh yeah - and never be ashamed to pick up those odds of loose change you occasionally see laying in the gutter/street etc.

Originally Posted by K

Sell all your stuff that you don't really need that is worth more that

The things you own, end up owning you.......

Originally Posted by Kinvig

The things you own, end up owning you.......

You are not a unique and precious snowflake.

Originally Posted by K

You are not a unique and precious snowflake.

My name is Robert Poulson.



...also for sale at:

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=105011

;o)

Becasue my nice pointy is on finance so if I sold it I wouldn't see much money back from it, having sold it, paid fianace off on it and the cost of selling it. So not really an option.

As for selling stuff not used much, I mean I could sell my dive computer but whats the point? It won't raise that much, probally a praticse day, I don't have much else I don't use.

I haven't bought clothes for like over a year, last thing I bough was my beannie hat for what $5 I don't have to buy them for work one good thing about uniform!

The only bills I pay on top of rent is broadband and gas casue its a pay as you use meter I need to get that changed. My car insurance is cheap 7 years NCB this year, will have one for the bike in August.

I'm just trying to think off ways of cutting back expense, once the gap insurance is paid, phone contract changed that will save money...

Well any other ideas? Apart from selling my bike?

Originally Posted by bluethunder

Becasue my nice pointy is on finance so if I sold it I wouldn't see much money back from it, having sold it, paid fianace off on it and the cost of selling it. So not really an option.

As for selling stuff not used much, I mean I could sell my dive computer but whats the point? It won't raise that much, probally a praticse day, I don't have much else I don't use.

I haven't bought clothes for like over a year, last thing I bough was my beannie hat for what $5 I don't have to buy them for work one good thing about uniform!

The only bills I pay on top of rent is broadband and gas casue its a pay as you use meter I need to get that changed. My car insurance is cheap 7 years NCB this year, will have one for the bike in August.

I'm just trying to think off ways of cutting back expense, once the gap insurance is paid, phone contract changed that will save money...

Well any other ideas? Apart from selling my bike?

Part time bar work at yourfave/local pub - that way you get to go to a pub you like & hang with your mates (kinda) and you also make some money. Cheap too as you don't buy any beer?

sell your car?

Originally Posted by bluethunder

Becasue my nice pointy is on finance so if I sold it I wouldn't see much money back from it, having sold it, paid fianace off on it and the cost of selling it. So not really an option.

Er, ok so you won't be making money directly, but you then wouldn't be paying the finance every month and could pocket that!!

You don't need to use the heating either ... if you are cold, then put a jumper on!! .... do you have showers at work?? If so use their shower, saving both water and gas/lecky to heat it!!

Give up coffee/tea at home, only eat cold food at home.

But to be fair dude, if we are getting this extreme already, you are not going to like what is to come when you actually start racing … the costs become obscene … over a few weeks/months, you might be able to have saved £23 on cutting back heating/fuel bills, you then have to fork out £230 on a set of tyres … for ONE day … so those sorts of savings get lost in the noise …