Tip: Share your skills

A great way to save money in these tough times is to know people with skills who are willing to help you out at low or no cost. Having the right friends can save you £100 in service charges and the like when something goes unexpectedly wrong.

Of course you can’t expect people to do something for you for nothing, so think about what skills you have and can offer in return – everyone has something they are good at.

My fiance and I are the ‘go to’ people for all things related to creating websites and fixing computers and I cannot remember the last time we paid full price for any service as a result.

My fiance is the computer expert and this is definitely the most useful, he fixes peoples computers either by having them drop them off at our house or by using services like PC Remote Access from ProxyNetworks.com and then charges a minimal amount just to cover his time. This results in plumbers, builders, decorators, electricians and every other kind of serviceman wanting to return the favour

He’s been using proxy pro 6 for a while now and swears by it, it can make a job a whole lot easier for everyone involved – being able to access a PC remotely and do a little troubleshooting so he has an idea what the issue is first is really invaluable!