Yougov -make a difference and a chance to win up to £1000

A year ago I came across Yougov at first I did not really know if it was for me.

I have to say I enjoy two things :
1. I have a chance to influence things in this country by filling in my views in the surveys.
2. I have the chance to win up to potentially a £1000.

YouGov plc is a professional research and consulting organisation, pioneering the use of the Internet and information technology. It is not funded, run by, or affiliated to the Government or any Government agencies. As a research agency, we are commissioned by a wide range of clients from media, to academics, to companies, to not-for-profit organisations. YouGov therefore aims to provide accurate and high quality research to all our clients, allowing YouGov panel members the chance to voice their opinions on a wide range of topics.


Some of our research is commissioned specially for publication. This is often the case with our media clients and you may see the results of our surveys in newspapers and on television. Published results can be viewed in our published results archive. In other cases, research is used internally by a client for example, in order to inform a marketing or policy decision.

Once you have joined YouGov as a panel member you will be sent survey invitations to your email address. The invitation email will contain a link that will take you directly into the survey. Once in the survey, you will be informed of the amount you will be credited for the survey, usually ranging between 50p and £1, the subject of the survey and also an estimation of how long the survey will take to complete.

You may also be invited to participate in Prize Draw surveys in which one winner will be given a cash prize.

Once you have completed the survey you will automatically be credited within 24 hours and the amount will show up under the "Completed Surveys" tab in the "My Account" section in your YouGov account.

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Money Saving Travel Tips

 
  

  Alvin Hall gives some great money saving travel tips. Alvin mentions

http://www.bestvaluefares.co.uk/  which is brilliant for getting cheap train fares .
They have an excellent service on the site called  "Cheapest fare finder"


How does it work? It shows the cheapest fares for all train operators on all routes. Select your preferred dates and times of travel to see the best value fare you can buy. By being flexible with dates and times and booking well in advance of your travel date you can often find cheaper fares.

Source Veoh.com
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Quote Of The Year (So far)

“A year from now


you may wish you

had started today.”

—Karen Lamb
 
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Trick Yourself Into Saving Money

Source Metacafe.com
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Tinchey Leads Campaign For Kids To Save Money

British rapper TINCHY STRYDER turned teacher at a school in London on Thursday (04Mar10) in a bid to promote money management amongst U.K. teenagers.

The Number 1 hitmaker has become the spokesperson for the new educational campaign My Money, aimed at teaching youngsters how handle their cash.
And Stryder headed into a classroom at St Matthew Academy in the British capital to teach pupils an important lesson in finances.
He says, “I believe, whatever age you are - even kids with piggy banks - as long as you are aware of money you should understand how saving money is really important in life.
“If you’ve got something saved, as you get older saving can turn into investment.”

 Source Entertainment Daily

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Top 5 Money Saving Iphone Apps

 

Vouchercloud
Cost: Free
Vouchercloud works out where you are via GPS and brings up the offers closest to where you are.
0870
Cost: Free
From 'saynoto0870.com' there's an app which lets you check for an alternative to your 0870/0845/0800 number.
MORE TH>N Car Claim
Cost: Free
This app allows you to capture the key information you need when making a car insurance claim.
Petrol Prices Pro
Cost: 2.99
The comprehensive app from the people behind petrolprices.com lists prices and locations of the nearest petrol stations.
Nosey Parker
Cost: £1.79
Nosey Parker allows you to find the closest free parking zones.

Click the link below for the full article
Source www.studentcoins.com
 

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The Mentality Of Saving Money

"The ability to discipline yourself to delay gratification in the short term in order to enjoy greater rewards in the long term is the indispensable pre-requisite for success" Brian Tracy

Install Free Office Software

If your computer already has a basic Windows or Linux system pre-installed, you don't have to splash out a further £119.99 for the basic Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student edition – or even £449.99 for the professional edition. Indeed, many computer specialists claim the free OpenOffice software suite is far superior.

OpenOffice is a free office application suite available for a number of different computer operating systems.
The package is designed as a single piece of software comprising five powerful applications: Writer, its word processing software: Calc, its spreadsheet creator: Impress for creating multi-media presentations: Draw for creating simple graphics: and Base which allows you to create and maintain databases.

Draw is a great free equivalent to micrisoft Visio , it is not as good as Visio but it is free and  you can do process flow diagrams on it .Visio can be around £300 think of the money you are saving


Creating a Flowchart in OpenOffice

To download open office

http://download.openoffice.org/index.html


Source Yahoo Finance (lovemoney.com)

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Save Energy In Your Home = Saving Money In Your Pocket

Saving Money At Home:


1.
Step 1: Draught Proof Your House

In an average house up to 20 percent of heat is lost through draughts*. To test an area simply hold the palm of your hand up against a door or window - if you feel cold air coming through, warm air is escaping. This is simple to fix and can save you hundreds on your yearly heating bill.

Fit draught excluders around all exterior doors and interior if need. Fill in any cracks or crevices on window frames, skirting boards or floors with a filler or sealant.

Closing curtains or shutters after dark fall also traps in the warm air and prevents draughts.
2.
Step 2: Turn down the thermostat

Turning your thermostat down by just 1 degree can reduce your energy consumption by over 5 percent*. You won't even notice the difference in room temperature

On the same note, don't heat rooms when you are not using them.
3.
Step 3: Hot water temperature

Your hot water thermostat needn't be higher than 60 degrees centigrade, that's 140 degrees Fahrenheit. Any higher and you will only be mixing it with cold water to cool it back down for use.
Watch the video to see all or  Read the full article by clicking here

Source Videojug.com
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How to save money -10 Things you Don't Need

This is a video which is predominently aimed at an american audience but there is much wisdom in it .It asks a simple question are we wasting money on things that are non-essential for example Jeans? The average american woman owns 8 pairs.I would argue that many british men and women are the same do you really need that many ?


Saving Money At Home:
How To Save Money: 10 Things You Don't Need

Source videojug
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