How would you like to win a new mobile phone?
In conjuction with Tesco Mobile, we’re giving you the opportunity to do just that. And it’s not just any mobile phone – it’s the LG Optimus 3D phone which retails at £420 SIM free.
According to the blurb, the LG Optimus 3D is the worlds first mobile phone to feature dual core, dual channel and dual memory technology. And if you’re a fan of using your phone for photos and videos, you can use this one to shoot, show and share them using the latest 3D High Definition Technology. This HTC mobile also comes installed with the latest Android 2.2 technology.
Even someone as technically challenged as me gets that this is a great phone 
And it’s not even hard to enter either…. All you have to do to is leave a comment below telling me what moneysaving resolution you’ve made for this year. How easy is that?
That’s all you have to do to be in with a chance of winning this fantastic phone, but…. because it’s such a great prize, there are some ways you can get an extra entry if you want to.
There’s one bonus entry if you tweet ‘I want to win with Tesco Mobile and @frugalfamily – http://bit.ly/wZw9iG’ and another bonus entry if you subscribe to this blog using the 
symbol rather that the Google Friends Connect Widget as that’s shortly going to be withdrawn.
Please don’t forget to leave your contact details in your comment and to leave an extra comment for each bonus entry.
The competition will close on 21 January 2012 and the winner wil be notified shortly after.
Good Luck
If you want to know more about the Tesco Mobile Capped Contracts, you can have a look at their video here. They’re a great idea to make sure that your bill never exceeds your monthly tariff – perfect with teenagers and those watching their budget.
Disclosure – Tesco provided me with a shopping voucher as a thank you for running this competition.
EDITED:
The winner is Paula Fazekas – Congratulations
Have tweeted about your giveaway here: https://twitter.com/#!/xxfluffywhitexx/status/158…
My money saving resolution is to eat healthier and drink more water. I have ditched the junk foods and fizzy pops and bought a soda stream – this will save me loads of money on carbonated drinks.
tweeted also @marktiscali
My money saving resolution tis to shop on way home from work for any foodstuffs that don't keep long ( salad items, etc ). We've saved a fortune by not throwing so much away
Mark Barlow ( mark.barlow336@btinternet.com )
I have tweeted also @hannahbeadle
My money saving resolution is to drive less and walk more not only is it healthier and cheaper but better for the environment
Subscribed to RSS feed.
Twitter @88k8y
https://twitter.com/#!/88k8y/status/1581912418703…
Take public transport.
Well we are going to continue without a car this year. We have saved so much money since the last one died on us and we really have not missed it.
I'm subscribed to your blog using Google Reader as M. Russell.
@maisietoo
I have tweeted here: https://twitter.com/#!/maisietoo/status/158181276…
@maisietoo
I'm going to try to turn the heating down or off when I can.
@maisietoo
I save money by making my own beer and wine. I can make wine for about 40p a bottle, and beer for 20p a pint! Cheap night in!
I have also Tweeted the message from @pinkkittcatt
I have decided to make even more meals at home myself, and rely less on dearer, ready prepared goods!
tweeted @EmmaThackery
subscribed emmathackery88@gmail.com
to be sensible when doing the weekly shop. and to sell unwanted stuff on ebay
PS Please don't get hung up on sell-by dates – it is all part of the supermarket conspiracy. Use your eyes and your nose, cut off mouldy bits and cook thoroughly – you will be fine!
I love saving people money on their bills, it is a real win:win situation. We have been saving money with Utility Warehouse for nearly 10 years now – it is very comforting to know that we have consistently got the best prices available. All the above moneysavers are already permanent features in my house and I have always enjoyed meals made out of leftovers better than the originals.
We have a "Hermann" Friendship Cake which makes baking a doddle and you can just bung anything from the cupboard or fridge into it to flavour it. Each week I add some flour, milk and sugar to an ongoing "starter", and stir it daily. Every two weeks I divide it into three – give away one starter, start another up for myself and then bake with the third portion. It is fab – contact me direct if you would like one.
Good luck with the savings everyone!
i have tweeted as @ashlallan
To think before i buy – even if its a really good price do i really need it!
every time anything is due for renewal be it for the car insurance, home insurance or gas and electricity renewals I always hunt around to make sure I have the best deal. There can be hundreds of pounds to be saved
im using vouchers more,shopping for food online so that i can budget and buying the offers, i have managed to reduce my weekly shop and will continue to do this as money is tight as a single mum of five
to save £2012 in 2012! any way i can! im on benefits, so im switching energy suppliers, phone line, selling stuff on ebay, and anywhere else. using vouchers like a crazy woman, complaining when things go wrong to get goodies. not wasting any food, trying not to buy anything if it isnt on offer. researching everything i buy. sticking to lists. so many things its making me dizzy! ooh, not forgetting cashback! i doubt i'll reach my target, but any saving is a big deal, and its giving me somat to focus on! good luck everyone!
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thanks for that info, i'll look into it for next yr, ive just finished switching everthing over!
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Your doing a lot of the things that I am, Its amazing what you can do when you put your mind to it and you then realise how much youve been wasting in the past.
Luckily I was brought up frugily so I am quite good at living like this! lol
Goodluck
Jen x
yaaaaay! its great to hear ure doing the same, it makes you feel so much more positive about everything, doesnt it?!
) i was brought up frugally too, but then ignored it all when i was old enuff to get credit cards! of course i made no plans for what ifs, and what a pickle im in now! (make my own of course, lol!) but reading blogs like this, and forums ( can i mention moneysaving expert com save £2012 in 2012 thread, where i was inspired? just did, soz if i shouldnt ave!) makes me realise we're all in the same boat, altho the boats may be different sizes!
good luck to you too!
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to make a shopping list every week, stick to the items on it and not buy on impulse.
tweeted @DawnieEA
Lots of money saving going on, invested in a log burner, lots of free wood laying about if you look. Loving the slow cooker for cheaper cuts of meat. Walking lots more so have cancelled my gym membership (Thats where I see all the free wood out on my walks) and swap plants etc, always grow too many of one type.
This year, i am going to use all the food in my fridge and larder and not throw it away. So if I make a curry, lasagna it will have anything thats going out of date in it.
My money saving resolution is to cycle to work more and take public transport a lot less.
to ensure no wastage of food by using left overs to make soup or stew. My kids are so fussy that we end up with so many options at dinner. I also plan to walk more to save on petrol.
@clarateddy on twitter
Subscribed to the blog and tweeted @Amanda36gold as well as entry above – lovely prize, thanks for offering it
Get my teenagers to pay for more of the things they want out of their own money, such as chocolate, cinema visits, branded hair care products, trips out with friends and items where they would happily choose the more expensive option because I am paying. This will save me money and cause them to think twice before they spend. With the savings, I intend to pay for Car and house insurance policies as a cash one-off payment, instead of taking expensive monthly payment plans.
We've taken to shopping after evening work, around 9.15 p.m. There're lots of bargains, especially in bread. We once bought four packs each of four turkey escalopes, marked down from £4 each to £1 … and then found there was an overall reduction of £4 if you bought four packs. So, the net price was £0 for sixteen turkey escalopes! That was Christmas dinner sorted out cheaply!
Using the bikes more for those short trips that we don't really need to use the car for, gets you fit as well!
Tweeted as @chelseamamma
to save all my coins in a large jar or bottle
Our resolution this year is to cook fresh rather than rely on ready meals and pre packed items. The first shop of the year was a little more expensive with herbs and spices etc, but we have noticed a real difference in price since (around £20 a week) and the meals are that much healthier the adults have lost weight!! Bonus!!
following on Rss button @olivia280177
i have tweeted! @olivia280177 x x
We are walking more and taking the car less, pretty hard when you live rurally but we are walking more for fun and taken up geocaching with the kids.
@olivia280177
I have subscribed
I have tweeted
Our resolution for the year is a bit of a weird one…but… theres a point to it.
Its to live to a strict ration diet (and small budget) in a bid to get healthier and save money. Naturally theres going to some frugality involved and it takes a while to rap your mind round the food part of it… but we're enjoying it so far.
The money saved is going to a (by then much needed) holiday in 2013 so really this is more of a 1.5 year resolution.
We started it not only for ourselves but to see if rationing would be a good idea for families in general today. We hear soooo many people saying they cant live on the £££ they get in… and that kind of started us thinking.
LizC james.clarkson6@btinternet.com http://rationingrevisited.blogspot.com/
My money saving plan is to eat veggie twice a week using lots of pulses.
Tweeted on @mummyvswork
Following you RSS feed on google reader
My new years resolution is as a family we eat healthy using a meal planner nad ordering online. This means we can work out exactly what we need to order and saves wastage and saves money!
jo napot kivanok!
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My money saving resolution is to try and continue with the meal plan and to ensure that any leftovers of anything are reused and not thrown. The best way to save money is to eat frugally!
BNM (barenakedmummy@gmail.com)