The interest rate has been kept at 0.5% for several years now and things do not seem to be improving with the recession and recent loss of the countries credit rating are there other things that could be done? Like this article says if a doctor prescribed medication and that patient wasnt getting better they wouldnt continue with the same medicine but look at other option, surely the country needs to do this to try and boost the economy and help people to budget and save money. What do you think?

Some great gadgets in this article to try and help you save money. Do you have any items you use at home to help save? Let me know your thoughts.

Great money saving tips! I have found some great ideas here which I am going to start using right away. Switching lights off is a big one for my household, I come home to find the house lit up like a christmas tree sometimes! Ive found that little things like this can add up and save some pennies!

Do you have any tips of your own which we could use to create the ultimate money saving advice thread?

Another great artcile from Which? Energy. I cant believe the cost of energy bills now and some of these tips really help. Have you managed to save on your energy bills?

Great tips on how to save a bit of money on sping cleaning! I have used some of these and they really cut down cleaning bills because most of the items are already in the house. Have you used these or have any tips of your own? Let me know.

Love some of the tips on here! Some are a bit crazy, have you used any of them?