We’re all for saving money here at nononsense, but even we were surprised at some of the extreme measures people will take.
The lendingclub blog has 7 (Slightly Crazy) Ways to save money, they’re all a bit too far for my tastes. Especially the one about unplugging everything… I mean… then how would I blog?
On the slightly more serious side over at early retirement extreme is a list of 25 money saving tips. This site is run by a guy who has achieved financial Independence and semi retirement, at the age of 33, all through saving money and reducing expenses, now that’s quite an achievement. In an especially nerdy moment he recommends using Linux rather than Windows operating systems. A very good idea since Linux is open source and free for anyone to download and use, and mirrors most of Windows functions…. but I’m afraid I’m a little too attached to my copy of XP to part ways just yet.
A little closer to home, just across the channel, lives Captain Frugal and his Money Saving Blog! He takes a humourous look at 30 extreme ways to save money. Personally I’d skip the part about not washing.
And the absolute winner, it has to be said, is Bankrate.com. They’ve compiled a list of 20 of the strangest money saving tips submitted to them. This list comes with the disclaimer “Some are illegal; some could be dangerous to your health. But mostly, they were too much fun to ignore.”
I guess the moral is, that we’re all for saving money, but you can go too far.*
Extreme insurance savings
*Note: Nononsense insurance does not condone the use of golf clubs, or any other piece of sports equipment, for use in financial negotiations. No insurance agents were harmed in the making of this blog.
July 14, 2009 at 2:54 am
[...] Money saving extremes [...]
July 19, 2009 at 2:10 pm
i tried to sign up with this car insurance and it kept saying my brith date didt match with the age i gave …which is ridicolous they need smarter computers there… i went elsewere so .. there loss
July 21, 2009 at 2:53 pm
No nonsence is Ryanair. Would I have insured my car with them had I know it at the time…NO NO NO NO NO NO. 25% on top of my premium for a letter of indemnity that every other insurers gave me foc in the last 3 years!!!!!. thieving so and so’s
July 23, 2009 at 11:22 am
Hi Kat. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. We’ve had a look into that and it all seems to be working ok. I’ll drop you an email to clarify.
July 24, 2009 at 11:04 am
Update: I received an e-mail from Tony Largo the Business Manager for No Nonsence looking to resolve the above issue, and credit where credit is due, my letter is now on its way at no extra cost. Customer Service as it should be. Thanks Tony.
September 10, 2009 at 5:51 pm
Money making Blog!