Quids in

Another amazing site for you today, if you do a lot of online shopping, then you could gain cashback on each transaction.

Cashback is a way of saying, thanks for buying with us, here is a bit of money back for doing so!

Sounds great, so how does it work?

Well, every time you want to shop online, use a cashback site and click the link to it from there. Then just go about your normal process and voila, after a period of time you should earn some money back from your purchase.

My favourite cashback site is Quidco, it is the biggest of all cashback sites and offers a wide range of sites to choose from. Just click the link, shop, wait, then get money back.

The only disadvantage of this is that the site keeps the first £5 you make during the year, but if you do a lot of online shopping anyway, this can be made back quite quickly. It is then transferred into your bank account. Saving you the pennies!

It's like student discount, but online! Very nice. So, get using Quidco now for tonnes of online shopping savings.

Quidco

Every little helps

Yesterday, I was cleaning out my room and managed to find £2.50 under the bed, and I thought to myself, what if I were to put £1 away every day for a year. That way, come a year I will have £365 saved up for possibly a holiday or something special. And that £1 everyday I'm sure wouldnt be missed, to make sure that you don't touch the fund you can buy money tins that you cannot open unless you use a tin opener, this is a very good investment indeed. You can get these for as little as 99p from your local card shop!

I now have 3 of these, one for coppers, one for silver and another for my pound coins. I have already saved up £5 in a little matter of 2 days, just from coins I manage to find around.

Now, I was recently browsing blogs, and came upon this post regarding the same idea, and I believe it to be a very good idea indeed. To put away £1 everyday for a year, this is easy to do, as instead of buying that lunch or sausage roll, just put the pound in your money box.

Thanks to Darietto over at Money Saver Blog for this great idea!!

Everyone get putting a pound away each day, to save up for next years holiday! Let me know how you get on...

Blog Update - 03/06/09

Today is the first (of many) blog updates, every Wednesday I am going to keep you readers updated on what is happening in the world of Student Savings and how the blog is coming along.

The blog has been up and running for over a week now, and all seems to be going very smoothly, with me having time off from university I am able to update the blog everyday, with brand new content and freebies for you all to feast your eyes upon!

So, what new has happened in this past week:

• Changed the title slogan to "Affordability...for when you need it most", what do you guys think of this? (regards to Michael at Upward Lifestyle for this)
  
• Added a subscribe option for all you loyal readers =)
• Added a followers option so you can keep up-to-date with all happenings to this blog
• Became a member of BlogCatalog

Hopefully these new additions to the site will be of benefit to the blog. If you have any new ideas on how to improve the blog or even any topics that can be covered just leave a comment!

Thats all for this week people!!

P.S. I am going away this morning until next Monday so there will be no updates until the 9th of June, sorry about this but its family business. Thanks for reading!

P.P.S. Its Orange Wednesday today, so make use of them Orange 2 for 1 codes!

Smoking Ban!

This day 2 years ago, the smoking ban was introduced, and how much better do we feel now pubs and clubs smell so much nicer?

The 1st of June also means that us students should be budgeting for summer, I'm about to create a budget for myself and plan holiday spending money, you should too. Having a budget helps tremendously, if you plan how much you can spend each week or month, take that amount out of your bank, and then put away that bank card. See how you get on with the cash you have, it will save you a fortune!!

Doing this will make you more disciplined with your money, control what you can and can't buy. So, get creating your budgets, taking out the money you are allowed, and locking away your debit/credit cards! (Although credit cards are big no no, student or not!!)

Making A Budget

Being a student is not just about partying and (ahem!) learning. But also requires great personal mental power to be able to spend and say no when you really want something.

I am currently in my second year at university and I believe it has helped me tremendously in how to save money, whether it be through buying home brand products, cutting out on drinks or not going to the cinema. It has all added up to save the pennies.

Today, I found this online calculator aimed at students to help budget their money. It is very simple to use and allows you to know how much you have coming in and going out each term, therefore knowing what you can and cant buy!!

Check it out below, as even doing it once at the start of term, you will know the amount you can spend each month, and most importantly...make sure you stick to it!

Budget Calculator

Anyone for pizza?

We all love pizza every now and again, especially students. After a big night out and a hangover the next day, all you need is some greasy looking but extremely tasty food.

To help with these cravings, Dominoes currently has an offer on for which you can buy one pizza get the second half price. Although its the second pizza that is half price, this deal can still save students a fortune. Although Dominoes pizzas may be more expensive than your average disc of dough, after a rough night and planning to stay in with other housemates, a takeaway pizza is never out of the equation!

This offer is only for a limited time, so after that end of year party, be sure to save a little for the pizza the next day. Plus, to save, share this with your housemates and split the price between you! Getting a yummy pizza for a mere £10 each!!

See the deal below...

Dominoes