Categories: "Fun"
De-iced car windows with a potato
By Value hunter on Dec 1, 2009 | In In real life, Frugal thinking | Send feedback »
Using a simple potato, you can save petrol! Frosty winter mornings, don't you just love them! How much petrol is wasted each morning, whilst you defrost your car? Cut a large potato in half - using the "inside" side, each night wipe over your windows… more »
Google's top ten searched for phrases
By Value hunter on Dec 1, 2009 | In News, Fun, On the web, Dear diary | Send feedback »
The top ten search phrases for google have been announced. 1. Facebook 2. BBC 3. YouTube 4. Hotmail 5. Games 6. eBay 7. News 8. Google 9. Yahoo 10. Bebo The most puzzling one is at number 8 - who visits google to search for google? How bizarre… more »
Defending yourself
By Value hunter on Nov 30, 2009 | In In real life, Money chat | Send feedback »
Knowledge is power, never more so than when dealing with a dispute against any debt collection agency, bank, building society, tribunal, company, etc. I cannot stress this enough - if I had a pound for everyone I try to help, who gives away information… more »
Christmas songs
By Value hunter on Nov 29, 2009 | In In real life, Dear diary | Send feedback »
Even the radio stations are playing Christmas songs, the street decorations are on in town (I say town, it is more of a street) the weather is turning very cold, all the shops and stores are hammering us with Christmas marketing (most of the stuff for… more »
Energy key meters - why?
By Value hunter on Nov 28, 2009 | In In real life, Money chat, In the home, Bad business, Frugal wars, What is the point? | Send feedback »
I have been battling with Eon and British Gas for more than 12 months now, regarding their cheating (strong word but needed in this case) us out of money! We pay by smart card, like a credit card with a chip built into it. It is easy enough, we visit… more »