Make cheap phone calls.
Don't let BT take all your cash. Use a re-routing service for cheap landline calls. You keep your BT line but use these numbers each time you make a call. Register for free at www.1899.com and
Rent out your drive.
If you live in a popular place - in town, close to a station or near a sports ground - you could rent your space. Go to:
and earn from £10 a day.
Give and get for free
Freecycle.org is and Internet swap meet. You sign up for an e-mail group servicing your area, then announce and exchange items for free. There's also:
Pity but we aren't BT, we're nowhere near anywhere interesting for anyone to want to use our carport and I don't really fancy the last one. My unwanted items always go to charity.