Holidaying in Ireland has always been a great way to avoid the stress associated with travelling abroad - now it can also be a good way to save money, too. Read More SaveAFewBob.ie
B&Bs- value breaks in your home from homeMonday, March 8th, 2010 Holidaying in Ireland has always been a great way to avoid the stress associated with travelling abroad - now it can also be a good way to save money, too. Read More Unemployed? Affordable ways to upskillThursday, February 18th, 2010  With regular redundancies taking place and hours continually being cut, some of you may have more time on your hands than ever before. Free time can become more of a burden than a pleasure when boredom and financial frustration creep in. Read More Making sense of the car Scrappage SchemeMonday, February 15th, 2010  Arguably, one of the best decisions made by the Irish government in recent months was the introduction of the car Scrappage Scheme in Budget 2010. The scheme should ignite consumer demand and breathe life into a flagging motor industry. Read More Win tickets to see Des BishopTuesday, January 26th, 2010  At SaveAFewBob.ie, we are determined to help you reduce your energy use. As previous research has shown, revising bad habits can lower your energy consumption leading to significant savings. Read More How to strike a bargain in the SalesFriday, January 15th, 2010  The January sales are well underway, with many kick-started even before the Christmas period. Although anecdotal evidence would have it that many of you are only hitting the retail streets now given the restrictive weather conditions! Now that you have ventured out, we thought it was timely to offer you a few key tips to get the most out of the sales, particularly when it comes to your wardrobe… Read More The cost of making the right decisionTuesday, December 29th, 2009  According to a recent report by travel consultants RDC Aviation, 160,000 fewer travellers came through Dublin Airport in December 2009 compared to the same period last year. The total drop in overseas visits in the first 10 months of the year was more than 800,000 – down from 6.8 million to six million. As passenger numbers fall, Ireland must fight to keep the tourism industry afloat. Read More Clothes as currency; exchange rates have never looked betterTuesday, October 20th, 2009  Long before our traditional ‘hard currency’ existed, barter or ‘swopping’ served as a societal mechanism for acquiring the things we needed – in exchange for the things we didn’t. As the term ‘cold hard cash’ takes on an almost deathly pallor in today’s… Read More Cheap entertainment alternatives…put down your pint glass!Wednesday, September 30th, 2009  The recession has led many of us into somewhat of a social rut. You can’t go out for as many drinks as you used to and the term haute cuisine now requires translation. However, there are ways to kick back, have a good time and save money while you're at it. Read More Eat out for lessWednesday, July 1st, 2009  While in the Good Old Days some of you may not have thought twice about dropping the price of a small car on a great meal, in these new not-quite-so-great days it’s time to be a little bit more savvy about where and how we choose to dine out. Read More Home for the holidaysMonday, June 8th, 2009  How times have changed. In the not so distant past, the announcement that you were jetting off to an uninhabited island for Easter was greeted with knowing nods and mental notes to pick somewhere even more exotic next time. Read More Budget for your holiday breakMonday, June 8th, 2009  When times are tough it’s more important than ever that you get away to have a break from it all. Recent figures show that people are concerned that they cannot afford to take a holiday this year but this need not be true. One upside to the recession is that the travel industry has to offer real value for money to part cash from potential clients. Apart from shopping around to get the best bargain, we have some useful tips for you to help you stretch your euro on holidays, at home or abroad. Read More A night out without breaking the bank…Tuesday, May 19th, 2009  While many businesses are lowering their prices in a nod to these straitened times, Ireland’s vintners have yet to jump on the bandwagon, and a night in the pub can relieve you of your hard-earned cash like nowhere else. Read More |
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