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Rent first, Buy later

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

I’m a fan of full-size cars that drive well, have plenty of space, and are aesthetically appealing to the eye. However, before I go out and purchase a new “whip” as I like to call it, I make sure to test drive or even rent the vehicle that I am interested in. I remember purchasing a car and two weeks later wanting to sell it. I won’t let that happen again…

The car that I am interested in possibly purchasing is the Chrysler 300 touring. I’ve test drove it before but I wanted to test it for a little longer than a half-hour so I decided to rent it through a rental company. I came across some Thrifty coupons that saved me 5% on my rental of the Chrysler 300.

I’m stoked that I don’t have to purchase a car before I truly know if I want to own it for years to come. I’m also stoked that I found a company that gives me a great deal on rentals. Now I’m thinking about taking a road trip… Vegas anyone?

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Goldfish for Valentine’s Day?

Friday, February 13th, 2009

I enjoy having animals. Throughout the years, I have raised snakes, lizards, frogs, toads, fish, mice, rats, and even a scorpion. However, one thing I do not look forward to is purchasing food for them. Today, I did some research online trying to find a cheap solution to feeding my goldfish. I came across Petco’s website and boy is it great. Not only do they have a wide array of products, they have fish food for 99 cents!!! Check it out here- http://tinyurl.com/bgat6c.

I like the fact that this is a cheap and easy way to save money and time when purchasing supplies. Not only is the fish food 99 cents, I was also able to put in this pet discount and receive even more off my order!

JohnRennie.co.uk

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

As you’ll doubtless have noticed, we’re not updating Walletwatcher anymore. However you can get my more recent posts at the shiny new johnrennie.co.uk, where I’ll be podcasting weekly on financial news and tips. You’ll also find daily posts on personal finance, what’s in the news, voucher codes, money saving and making ideas and lots more. You’ll find daily posts either at http://johnrennie.libsyn.com/ or http://johnrennie.co.uk/

Dorothy Perkins voucher code

Friday, July 18th, 2008

Dorothy Perkins voucher code: a truly marvellous deal, this Dorothy Perkins voucher code entitles you to 20 per cent off all purchases from the online store. This is a deal originally aimed at readers of Company Magazine, but we’re not going to let a little thing like that get in our way. Okay, here’s what you do. Follow this Dorothy Perkins link, and you’ll be asked to input your email address. Do so, and they will email you back a voucher code.

Terms & Conditions of this Dorothy Perkins voucher code are as follows. This offer entitles you 20% off at www.dorothyperkins.com until 9 August 2008; this discount cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotion or offer and is valid on all merchandise; there can be no cash alternative; the discount will automatically be deducted from your total, provided you have submitted your email address in the above field.

We’ve a host of other good voucher code deals onsite at the moment. For more on this Dorothy Perkins voucher code and a host of others, you can check our voucher codes archive here. And don’t forget, please let us know if they worked.

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    Symantec voucher codes July 2008

    Saturday, July 12th, 2008

    Symantec voucher codes July 2008: A trio of useful Symantec voucher codes have popped up. For those of you who don’t know (you should) Symantec is one of the prime providers of virus protection software out there. A terrifying number of internet users are flying blind by not using any virus protection software, which is not only stupid it’s irresponsible – as you not only infect yourself but can pass on infections to other people (think of it as the online version of the measles vaccination).

    Anyhow, there’s even less reason to not be protected now, as there are some good discounts to be had. Here are the Symantec voucher codes July 2008. You’ll get 15% off Norton Internet Security 2008 from Symantec when using Coupon Code 15NIS08. You’ll get 10% off Norton 360 Version 2.0 at Symantec when using Coupon Code 10N36008. And you’ll get 10% off any order at Symantec when using Coupon Code 10offsid.
    For more on Symantec voucher codes July 2008 and lots of other great voucher code deals, check back on walletwatchershow.com regularly … there’s usually something new every day. You can check out voucher codes archive here. And don’t forget, please let us know if they worked.

    Tags: voucher codes, online discount codes, discount coupons

    Interflora voucher codes

    Friday, June 13th, 2008

    Surely Dads should get flowers too? It is Fathers’ Day on Sunday right? My god, how heavy do these hints have to be. Okay, you have a little encouragement to prise the tenners from your purse with this voucher code from floral delivery giant Interflora. Here’s the deal on this Interflora Voucher Code.

    You’ll get free delivery on all orders over £24.99 when you add the delivery code into the indicated ‘voucher redeem’ area on the online checkout form. Note that this Interflora voucher code deal does excluse Overseas, Simply Interflora and Fairtrade products.

    Rather confusingly, the code is june31, while the deal actually expires on 30 June 2008 … something rather odd there but never mind. These deals often don’t run the full term so get in quick and get your discount. Remember this Interflora voucher code is liable to be withdrawn at any time, without notice, at the supplying company’s discretion … so don’t blame me if you miss it.

    Find more secret voucher codes on Walletwatcher.

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    Tags: Online discounts, Free stuff

    Pixmania voucher codes, May 2008

    Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

    Check out the Pixmania website for some terrific discounts on white goods and consumer durables just now. These voucher codes all run until 31 May 2008, though offers are liable to appear and disappear like May snow, so you should keep checking back. Pixmania voucher codes valid until 31 May 2008 then:

    • Spend over £200 and you get £5 off with voucher code Pix080501.
    • Spend over £400 and you get £11 off with voucher code Pix080502.
    • Spend over £650 and you get £20 off with voucher code Pix080503.
    • Spend over £1000 and you get £30 off when you enter voucher code Pix 080504.
    • Spend over £1500 and you get £50 off with voucher code Pix080505.

    Additional deals include 10% off an Indesit SIXL washing machine with voucher code 10MDA; 10% off a Zanussi ZDC67550W dryer with 10MDA; 10% off a Hoover HCF5176A fridge freezer with 10MDA; 10% off a Samsung RSH1DBMH fridge freezer with 10MDA; 10% off a Tricity SE558 cooker with 10MDA; 10% off an Indesit FI31&MK64 oven with 10MDA.

    Voucher code 20MDA gets you a 20% discount on all of the following: Matsui MCH100SS cooker hood; Kenwood CK408 range-style cooker ; Whirlpool ADP5406 dishwasher; Frigidaire RL6003B fridge; Norfrost C4CFW upright freezer. For more on how to get Pixmania voucher codes and plenty more beside, check out our voucher code archive at Walletwatcher.
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    Gardening Direct voucher codes and discount codes

    Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

    A very nice little number for Gardening Direct voucher codes and discounts has caught my eye. I hesitate to say that summer’s arrived … living in Britain it’s usually the cue for hailstones in June and freezing fog in August. But, hard to believe given that we were throwing snowballs on the common just a month ago, southern Britain at least is in the grip of a heatwave. It’s this sort of weather, and the unfortunate fondness of my garden for propagating weeds rather than the stuff I actually plant, that gets me down to the garden shed and hoiking out my rusting tools.

    So what better time than to pop along to Gardening Direct, one of the UK’s biggest mail order and online suppliers of seeds, shrubs, bedding plants, garden tools … in fact everything you need to get the backyard blooming. Launched in 1996, Gardening Direct has more than two million customers, and has a good reputation for reliability and choice.
    Go to www.gardeningdirect.com and at the checkout enter the voucher code GS8WSAVE, and that will earn you 10 per cent off all hardware from the site. For other excellent voucher and coupon code deals go to our Coupons archive.


    What does stagflation mean?

    Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

    It’s a word I haven’t come across much since ‘A’ Level economics many moons ago. But money journalists have been blowing the dust off their financial disctionaries and digging out a word which was last doing the rounds in the 1970s … the dog days of the UK economy, before Margaret Thatcher (for good or ill depending on your political persuasion) came and put a rocket up things. So what does stagflation mean?

    Stagflation … an ugly word for an ugly combination of events. It’s a conflation of stagnation and inflation and it’s defined thus: a period of slow economic growth and relatively high unemployment (stagnation), accompanied by a rise in prices (inflation). In short, stagflation happens when the economy isn’t growing but prices are – our last nasty bout accompanied the surge in oil prices in the 1970s. Usually, price inflation is an impetus to growth – producers can charge more for their goods so they will borrow money (expensive though interest rates may be) to invest in production. That means more goods, more jobs, higher wages (because labour is in demand) and so on … everyone in theory is happy.

    The nix on it in 2008 is the credit crunch. A shortage of credit, with banks unwilling to lend to each other, and a general lack of confidence pervading the markets (be they investment markets, housing markets or whatever), and the personal credit problems of we the consumers. We’re worried our houses are falling in value, worried we’ll get into negative equity, worried we might lose our jobs and generally lacking the will to go out and splurge on luxury goods. The fact that it’s become tougher for us to get credit and loans, and more expensive when we do, leads us to spend even less in the shops of course. Net result, stagnation in demand and economic activity but not, unfortunately, inflation. Prices continue to rise – this week the Bank of England unveiled inflation figures that shocked the City, hitting 3% and with Governor Mervyn King warning that it was likely to hit 3.6% by late in the year – and this as growth slowed to just 1%, half that of a year ago. And while we may shed few tears that estate agents and City brokers are being laid off wholesale, the poison is beginning to trickle into the wider economy. Britain is largely an economy based on services, leisure, tourism and the like these days – if we’re not shopping then UK Ltd will soon start shedding jobs as price inflation creeps inexorably toward 4% … sounds like stagflation to us. You can read more about the Bank of England interest rate cuts here.

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