I have a few ideas...any other tips for how to start the year as I mean to go on finance wise!! :)

[Badvocatyuletide]

Come on all you frugal mumsneters...
Cc bill is coming down :)
We now have savings in case of emergency (the reason for said cc bill was no savings :()
I am a bit overdrawn after Xmas but only £50 and it's free (no interest charged)
I have set up a Small payment each month I to my savings account so by next Xmas I should have £200 at least :)
In march I can cancel my stupid mobile contract and hope to get that down to £15 a month.
I have some lovely boden skirts I am going to e bay - sadly no longer fit :(
Also have some duplicate dc Xmas gifts I have put away for dc friends b days etc
No more entertaining to do - phew - but jan is a looooong month!
Need tips for keeping food budget down and also NOT spending much in jan...thanks!
:)

[OodToSeeTheBackOf2013]

Cash back sites when you buy anything online , save any points from cards towards Xmas, we save all coppers & 5ps and put them in a seperate account towards Xmas.

[Whatnamenext]

Does anyone actually know what the coverage of ovio is?

It won't show me the map on the mobile site, and I haven't got desktop access at present.

[Badvocatyuletide]

Wrt cashback sites...do amazon use them?
(Hopeful)
Will end to spend today (boys school shoes and b day gifts) but I'm really hoping that's it.
I have set up a dd to put a small amount into my savings account from 1st feb too and hope to increase the amount to pay for b days/Xmas next year.
Can't wait to get rid of my phone!

[Fluffycloudland77]

Amazon is sometimes on quidco but only certain depts though. Yesterday it was DIY that had cashback.

[Badvocatyuletide]

I think I will go with that car phone warehouse deal you found fluffy :)
Thank so much.
I do buy a lot online but really only use amazon, and for groceries so not sure it's worth it.
Will have to join for that phone deal though!
I have to post my e bay skirts today :)
£30 up :)

[OodToSeeTheBackOf2013]

You can get groceries though them. Insurances& breakdown cover ones are pretty good. You get bonuses for referring people.
If you want them this is mine feeling cheeky but don't feel obliged
topcashback
Shop scan and save app can be useful too if you use Co op. got free shortbread before Xmas

[OodToSeeTheBackOf2013]

Oh & cash back on phones is quite good too.

[Fluffycloudland77]

It's £36.75 for new pay monthly phones on topcashback at the moment.

Don't sign up for paid membership, get the free membership or a trial of premium then cancel the trial or they charge £5.

I use tcb for insurances etc and the yearly electric supplier change so it all adds up for me. I'm £600 up in a year.

[OodToSeeTheBackOf2013]

I need to try harder. £123 was mine from last year.

[Badvocatyuletide]

Blimey that's good fluffy!
OTSTBO2013...your nn is just how I feel too :(
I tend to use ocado for groceries and then top up at the local co op so that could be handy...

[Badvocatyuletide]

Sorry...I am so dense..do you have to pay for joining TCB?

[Fluffycloudland77]

There's two tiers of membership. Basic is free but premium etc is £5 a year but offers a higher cashback by a few %.

For people like me it's worth it but I shop online a lot for brands like aveda, I buy my bodyshop hand creams on there etc plus I get my car insurances for £120 for me and £170 for dh via them.

I literally check everything I want to buy on tcb first then compare to quidco because tcb price matches quidco.

[Badvocatyuletide]

Hmmm...I will join up!

[OodToSeeTheBackOf2013]

Join all of them. If you're in unison they've just launched one too and £10 bonus after you've earnt a set amount.