https://scotland.savingadvice.com Rambling irrelavancies, day to day thoughts, obscure random ways of looking at life. info@savingadvice.com Scotland en-us https://scotland.savingadvice.com/2015/03/05/impress-your-date-with-a-frugal-meal-for_195369/ Instead of treating your date to a superbly cooked meal at your favorite restaurant, why not impress her with a frugal meal for two. With the money you save you could make her (or his) night complete by paying for their bus fare home.<br /> Start with a nice cheap soup. Its your big opportunity... Thu, 05 Mar 2015 22:30:48 PST Scotland https://scotland.savingadvice.com/2014/06/20/beer-or-plants_117454/ Beer or plants.<br /> I know which I would choose.<br /> The cool taste of a beer on a hot afternoon greatly outweighs the pretty plants.<br /> Today we spent £150 on a bench for the garden and a further £30 on plants.<br /> The bench could come in handy for sitting down and enjoying a beer. The plants... Fri, 20 Jun 2014 17:10:41 PST Scotland https://scotland.savingadvice.com/2012/06/14/66-today_95552/ Donald Trump, American billionaire worth aproximately 2.9 billion and a salary of 60 million a year is 66 today.<br /> He is also a television personality, author and wannabe president.<br /> Married 3 times (the latest one looks a stunner) with 5 children.<br /> Happy birthday The Donald. Thu, 14 Jun 2012 07:36:46 PST Scotland https://scotland.savingadvice.com/2012/04/14/grand-national_94203/ Today is Grand National day in the UK.<br /> The Grand National is probably the most famous horse race in the world. It is run over a distance of four and a half miles making is the longest British horse race, over the largest fences, with up to 40 horses which is more than any other horse... Sat, 14 Apr 2012 05:03:11 PST Scotland https://scotland.savingadvice.com/2012/03/28/happy-birthday-karl-albrecht_93687/ Karl Albrecht is 90 years old today.<br /> He is worth an estimated $25.4 billion making him oldest billionaire in the worlds top 20 billionaires and the richest man in Germany.<br /> After the second world war, Karl and his twin brother Theo (co-incidentally also born on the 28th of march),... Wed, 28 Mar 2012 07:11:18 PST Scotland https://scotland.savingadvice.com/2012/03/20/hairdressers_93359/ Tue, 20 Mar 2012 08:45:48 PST Scotland https://scotland.savingadvice.com/2012/03/07/leave-me-alone-i-want-a-beer_92866/ As a beer drinking man of the world I feel continually persecuted by the government and doctors who feel that it is in my best interests to charge over-inflated prices for my beer. <br /> The world has changed. My world of pubs and ENJOYMENT doesn't seem to exist anymore. It has been replaced... Wed, 07 Mar 2012 07:32:31 PST Scotland https://scotland.savingadvice.com/2012/01/12/great-misers-of-history_90073/ My wife sometimes accuses me of being miserly because I turn off the heating in rooms that are not being used. Compared with some of the misers fom history I am a spendthrift. Here are some people more miserly than me.<br /> <br /> <b>Hetty Green</b><br /> Probably the biggest miser in history. Despite... Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:27:29 PST Scotland https://scotland.savingadvice.com/2011/11/24/boiler-mathematics_86138/ Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:21:27 PST Scotland https://scotland.savingadvice.com/2011/10/25/sayings_83396/ They say that <b>walls have ears</b>, but do they really have ears or is it just a saying. Perhaps they do. Lets look at some more common sayings. <br /> <br /> <b>Eat Drink and be merry for tomorrow we die.</b> Well, I didn't realize it would be so soon. I'd better take your advice. <br /> <b>An apple a day keeps the doctor away.</b>... Tue, 25 Oct 2011 06:13:51 PST Scotland https://scotland.savingadvice.com/2011/10/09/important-scientific-proof_81564/ Sun, 09 Oct 2011 09:12:04 PST Scotland https://scotland.savingadvice.com/2011/10/07/which-path_81329/ I've never been rich.<br /> I will never be a millionaire. But I have always been moderately happy. All I want is a little bit more than I have at the moment and to be happy as well. <br /> Jesus once said "it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to... Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:29:48 PST Scotland