Finance Round-up: Making the most of your money

What would we do if we had unlimited money? Buy a mansion or five? Travel everywhere by private jet? Wear a new outfit everyday? Let’s face it that would probably mean being the winner of the EuroMillions when the prize runs into hundreds of millions of pounds. For me it would also mean buying a ticket in the first place! Instead for most of us each month is about making the most of the money we have. If you find each month a struggle or simply want more money to put aside each month take some tips from this month’s selection.

Cass at Diary of a Frugal Family has listed her 10 random frugal habits  that will improve your life! (or at least your bank balance). She states it takes around two months of doing something for it to become a regular habit. So make sure from now on to start meal planning each week and buying in bulk items that on are on offer which you use regularly – I do this for laundry liquid.

We all have to spend money but as Victoria from Butterfly Crafts has found out you can make money whilst doing it.  She gives us 9 tips for saving money without really trying. Victoria has found out the benefits of buying very cheap insurance in order to get free cinema tickets and using a hotel booking site to get the best deal and a free night.

Now that Emma is self-employed she has been thinking about her financial future. On her blog Emma’s Savvy Savings she lists some of plans to become financially free. She has been looking at better budgeting on a daily basis and also about ways to make her money work through investments.

At the weekend I read about someone whose annual household fuel bill is £9,000! Without a mains gas supply for their old house they were reliant on expensive electric and the fluctuating price of oil to heat their property. Whilst most people’s fuel bills won’t be as high as this the cost of household energy it something that affects us all. Emma & three has been reviewing a service from a personal energy management service which claims to be able to save between £200-300 per customer by switching energy providers and tariffs.

Do you have a brand snob in your house? Will they only eat a certain brand of ketchup or use an expensive shower gel? Helen at Mummy to the Max reveals her secret to keeping up appearances at a fraction of the price listing her 10 Household Items I Refill With Cheaper Brands. In order to encourage my son to wash his hands I bought him a Captain America handwash. What he doesn’t know is that now it contains a handwash of the same blue colour which cost a quarter of the price!

What things do you do to make the most of your money on a monthly basis? Do you think you could do better with managing your money? If you would like to be included in a future round-up please contact me through my Facebook page or on Twitter.