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Government has told us all to cut back and except a lower standard of living . So come on tell us what have you done upto now . be honest
Mines ,
Stopped pension.
Topped up loft insulation.
Halved the cooking have more cold dinners .
Only go out once a month if iam lucky.
Not insuring the porsche its going to be sorn and put away.
Turned p,i,r light off on the out side and used more low enery bulbs where i can .And we only have 1 small table light on at night.
Aldi shopping.
And the final think if its yellow let it mellow ,if its brown flush it down.
Mines ,
Stopped pension.
Topped up loft insulation.
Halved the cooking have more cold dinners .
Only go out once a month if iam lucky.
Not insuring the porsche its going to be sorn and put away.
Turned p,i,r light off on the out side and used more low enery bulbs where i can .And we only have 1 small table light on at night.
Aldi shopping.
And the final think if its yellow let it mellow ,if its brown flush it down.
Edited by hollydog on Wednesday 28th September 13:45
).I've taken a lower paid job rather than go on the dole, does that count?
I'm not sure it will, though, as my tax contributions will drop by more than a years worth of benefits, and as I am now not in the 40% bracket, I will also still get the child benefit for my 4 kids. I may even be eligible for working family tax credits, I will have to look into that.
My previous, high tax bracket car was stolen, so I got 6 months worth of tax back, and I have bought a smaller car that costs £360 less a year to tax, so I am giving less to the country as a result of that. It's better fuel economy, so I will be paying less fuel duty per mile travelled, and I am drving much less as I cycle & get the train now.
I'm not sure what else we can cut back on, to be honest.
I'm not sure it will, though, as my tax contributions will drop by more than a years worth of benefits, and as I am now not in the 40% bracket, I will also still get the child benefit for my 4 kids. I may even be eligible for working family tax credits, I will have to look into that.
My previous, high tax bracket car was stolen, so I got 6 months worth of tax back, and I have bought a smaller car that costs £360 less a year to tax, so I am giving less to the country as a result of that. It's better fuel economy, so I will be paying less fuel duty per mile travelled, and I am drving much less as I cycle & get the train now.
I'm not sure what else we can cut back on, to be honest.
rented my house out, left the country, got a 100% payrise, stopped paying tax. only paying £10 to fill the car, and internet/mobile bills are picked up by the company.
cutting back is a b
h. i'm having to eat out more and go drinking at weekends just so i can keep my bank balance down.shirt said:
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rented my house out, left the country, got a 100% payrise, stopped paying tax. only paying £10 to fill the car, and internet/mobile bills are picked up by the company.
cutting back is a bh. i'm having to eat out more and go drinking at weekends just so i can keep my bank balance down.
How is Dubai?rented my house out, left the country, got a 100% payrise, stopped paying tax. only paying £10 to fill the car, and internet/mobile bills are picked up by the company.
cutting back is a b
h. i'm having to eat out more and go drinking at weekends just so i can keep my bank balance down.hollydog said:
Government has told us all to cut back and except a lower standard of living . So come on tell us what we have done upto now . be honest.
Nothing..Plenty of work, no debts, spent 8.5k on me car this year so far, another 10k + planned for next year.
Very safe job so feel quite lucky really.
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