Categories: "Frugal wars"
Are you paying much more than air passenger duty for flight taxes?
By Value hunter on Feb 22, 2011 | In In real life, Money chat, Bad business, Frugal wars | Send feedback »
I have been making enquiries into flight prices, travelling to the USA. Many "cheap" flights websites are quoting prices that are not available, they are also quoting prices that are "excluding taxes and fees" - which since 2008 under european law has… more »
Beware when buying flights/holidays online?
By Value hunter on Feb 21, 2011 | In In real life, Money chat, Bad business, Frugal wars | Send feedback »
This post could apply to any business, but has come to light now as I search pathetically for flights and or holiday accomodation on the internet. My aim is simple - to find flights to San francisco and return from Las Vegas. I'll need a hire car as we… more »
British gas - A new boiler is not more efficient?
By Value hunter on Feb 8, 2011 | In In the home, Bad business, Frugal wars | Send feedback »
British Gas do not care about their customers!
According to British gas, replacing your old back boiler (30 years old in our case) is, and I quote... "Replacing an old boiler with a new boiler, will NOT save you any money on your gas bills!" So exactly why are we all being told that we need to be… more »
Hanging a wall cupboard on a plasterboard wall
By Value hunter on Jan 25, 2011 | In In real life, In the home, Frugal thinking | Send feedback »
I came across this problem last week, when I was fitting some kitchen units, which I picked up for a frugal fee of moving a sofa (cheers Sarah!) The kitchen units we had in, were made up of former council fitted units that were being ripped out and… more »
Home made consumer protection
By Value hunter on Jan 10, 2011 | In In real life, Wondering, Money chat, Common sense, Frugal wars | Send feedback »
I have been kicking around an idea for a while now, so I thought I would share it with you, regarding protecting myself and my family on major purchases, in effect, home made consumer protection. We had to purchase a car a couple of years ago, with two… more »
