Welcome to Askix, this site is here to bring you money saving tips and general money advice. My aim is to make the most of every penny and I hope to help you do the same. I try to source the best information and provide practical advise that everyone can use to make the best use of their money possible. This doesn't have to be time consuming for you and you can spend the money your save on treating yourself and your family! Hopefully Askix can become your one stop shop for all your money saving needs. Now I realise I can't possibly know everything but I do usually know where to find it. So if there is useful advice out there I will point you in the right direction. Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy your visit.

I have only recently started checking my receipt after someone suggested I should and already I am wishing I had done it sooner. I have found on a number of occasions that I have been charged too much for something or not got an offer that I should have. Shops are usually pretty good at […]

I don’t think I know anybody who doesn’t freely admit to hoarding stuff that may “come in useful”. Chances are it never will. I thought to myself as I was carefully storing the 232nd plastic bag in the “plastic bag” drawer - why am I doing this, what can I do with 232 […]

When I was buying my last car about a year ago I considered a number of things. I decided in the end that one of the most important things to me was how much it would cost to run. Well that was probably the second most important thing as firstly it had to fit down […]

Usually the best place to put you money in the UK is in a tax free ISA as these have good interest rates and you don’t have to pay tax on them. If you have already filled your ISA allowance or have another reason for not using on then you will want to use an […]

There have been companies offering cheap international phone calls for a number of years. Often in the form of a phone card that meant dialling a number before the one you wanted to call. In recent years this has become a very competitive market. One of the reasons for the increased competition on cheap international […]

Healthy eating is getting a lot of press at the minute. I think we now all realise we need a healthy lifestyle to keep our bodies in good shape. This should be the primary reason for you say no to junk food and unhealthy food, but it is also good for you wallet too. A […]

I found this great place where you can read books for free and you can even take them home and keep them for a couple weeks. It was full of thousands of books and there were only a few people there. It turns out these places have been around for ages, the women behind the […]

A few years ago I realised I was wasting lots of money every day. It is very easy to get in a routine that costs you too much money. There are lots of things that you spend money on every day without really thinking, add all these expenses up and they make a big difference. […]

Buying gifts for all your friends and family can be very expensive, but have you ever considered making your own inexpensive homemade gifts. You may think people will think you are being cheap but in reality most people love the fact you have put a bit of time and thought in to making them something. […]

Over the past couple of years broadband has changed a lot in the UK. LLU has really started to take off and is becoming ever more popular. This is Local Loop Unbundling and basically means that a company other than BT has put it’s equipment in your local exchange. You may think this doesn’t sound […]

I seem to be spending all my free time at the minute looking at personal finance and money blogs. As I have been going along I have been bookmarking them all so I can use them again. I have found some great stuff on these sites so I thought it would be a good idea […]

I have been considering stopping sending real cards for a while now and giving the money to charity instead. There are many other ways of passing on your greetings without helping the card companies make an even bigger profits. How about a free online greetings card and a telephone message. Take a bit of time […]

If you ever get in to financial difficulty then as a last resort you could consider a no credit check loan. You are never going to get a great deal compared to other types of loans but it is worth knowing about them if you end in money trouble and need cash very quickly. The […]

The Internet is really good for finding discounts. All you have to do is search for a product or service and more often than not you will find a coupon or voucher for it to use online. What you don’t find as often are free printable coupons. These are coupons or vouchers that you can […]

I know that a lot of people only start trying to cut back on what they are spending when they hit hard times. This isn’t the right thing to do. If you start trying to save money now then you may avoid hard times in the future. By spending a bit of time considering all […]

One of the most popular ways of earning cash on the Internet is to start a money making website. The most common way people do this is to start a niche website. The key to making this work is to find a niche which has a big enough market to make some money but isn’t […]

Lots of energy suppliers have put up their prices, by up to 18% in the worst cases. Has your supplier put their prices up? If they have then are you considering moving to a different supplier.? If you are then you shouldn’t be, not yet anyway. The reason is that the cheapest suppliers at the […]

Money saving and personal finance is a popular topic on the Internet. There are thousands of websites and blogs on the subject. I have found many of them aren’t updated very often or have an ulterior motive, such as trying to sell you something. Unfortunately the best ones aren’t always easy to find so I […]

None of us want to get into money trouble, but if you have cash flow problems during the month then a pay day loan might be able to help. It is basically a very short term loan that is usually paid back when you get paid at the end of the month. They are designed […]

The cost of heating our homes has gone and up. Over the past couple of years it has nearly doubled in many cases. So now is a better time than ever to look at reducing your heating costs. There are number of things you can do that will greatly reduce your costs. Many of the […]