Brits share life hacks ‘everyone should know’ and can help save money

« Check if you have a local community card. For example, in Bath the council gives residents free or heavily discounted access to amazing local museums and attractions. »

This led to fellow users to share their handy advice, with one person writing: « Libraries are marvellous and more people should sign up to their online services where you can loan ebooks and audiobooks.

« I’ve saved tons of money listening to audiobooks there rather than having an audible subscription. All completely free. »

Another gave a detailed response: « If your internet contract expires and they have a “new deal for new customers” which is significantly cheaper, call up your provider and be nice. They’ll usually reduce it significantly.

« If you’re self-employed and your financial situation is fairly simple, you can probably find out what you need online or just call the helpline for clarification – there’s no need to pay an accountant.

« If you’re on benefits or a very low income, please check to see if you qualify for a council tax reduction. »

A third said: « Two together railcard. It almost instantly pays off if you travel just a bit. »

Another commented: « If you see a pothole in the road, you can report it to the council and they’ll often fix it.

« Don’t assume that someone else will, I reported one last year after 9 months of cycling around it, it took them 5 days to get it filled. »

One person suggested: « I was struggling to get a GP appointment for my chest pain, so the next time I went to a PL game I reported my symptoms to the St John’s ambulance people there.

« Within 20 minutes I had an ECG, blood pressure measured and other vitals taken (pain was just muscular in the end but great to have it checked). »

And finally, someone added: « If you have a complaint with a bank do not back down until they give you a complaint stalemate statement to take to the ombudsman. Often they’ll pay you off before then as it costs them a few hundred quid to even receive an invalid ombudsman complaint. »

Do you have any life hacks that you’d recommend?