The ALL NEW MY ECONOMY thread

[Nick]

Interestingly, I hear, the BBC is tracking a container around the world for the next year to see what goes where

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7583057.stm

I was thinking yesterday that I often favour my local shop ( a village shop, quite rare) over cheaper and further off alternatives. Just to keep it going like.

So where is my dosh going to. Tax is an effing given.

Today:

£2 for school lunch (whither the ingredients?)
Local locksmith (£as yet unknown, but cash may get recycled without Gordo knowing about it, therefore good unless he blows it all in Primark/aka China)
Online purchase of air ticket (tons of tax on that, bastards)
Online purchase of night in Brum (who owns the hotel?)
Later:

eyetest.
New Specs: 1 squillion pounds for  1oz of plastic made by slaves in Birkenhad and branded by some tit in a suit in Farringdon to "add value" which he then invests overseas

Tricky innit?

[Snoopy]

Buy specs on line and save a fortune.

Diff in price for mine: Specsavers £75 On line £18 No contest.

Plane/train tickets you have no choice other than don't go.

Local Shops ~ no contest, shop as locally as you can and save on the fuel if nothing else. It balances out in the end if you employ sensible journey planning and don't "pop" out for this and ten minutes later "pop" out for something else. I NEVER go anywhere in the car without good reason and then only after checking out how I can get max value out of my journey by routing myself via a number of chores.

School lunches are the biggest rip-off known to man. less than 25pence of that £2 goes on ingredients.

Locksmith unavoidable consequence of being married to an idiot who hides keys.

Hotels in Brum ~ TravelLodge supplies the basics for little cost. Mrs Miggins B&B costs even less and Mrs Gupta's is a steal at the price if you like sharing a bed with 15 other bearded men.

[Nick]

Travelodge owned by Dubai International 

and

if you like sharing a bed with 15 other bearded men

 

[Grumpmeister]

check out the Martin's Money website. I seem to remember something on their email last week about Travelodge rooms for £9.

[Nick]

Which is mnore than they are worth. I stay "elsewhere"

[Grumpmeister]

Well seeing as you are going to have to fork out for the locksmith and I can't see your insurance covering it I thought you'd want to economise. 

[Nick]

Have you ever been in a Travelodge?

[Grumpmeister]

Used to use the Premiere Travelodge when I had to travel to Droitwich on business, it wasnt that bad......for Droitwich anyway.

[Nick]

Was it run by a Mrs Gupta?

[barmisspah?]

check out the Martin's Money website. I seem to remember something on their email last week about Travelodge rooms for £9.

£19 Travelodge room sale (& rumours of £9 sale): The UK-wide hotel chain's reduced some rooms from its usual £29-£59 price and rumours are it may imminently get even cheaper. Full info in the Forum Note: Travelodge Sale  Related Guides: Cheap Hotels, Days Out

[Snoopy]

Excellent info barmisspah which I shall use ~ Nick however dislikes hotels, preferring to rent an apartment for his overnight stops.