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Benefits Check Up: 5 mins to get what you're entitled to

Benefits
All families earning under £66,000 should check whether they're missing out on eligible benefits, as should pensioners, those on low incomes and many others. It only takes five minutes via a speedy, free, web check-up.

Cheaper Prescriptions and Medications

PMI
English prescription costs have just risen again, but you can cut the cost by using little known 'season tickets'. Plus, how to save a fortune on over the counter medicines.

Child Trust Funds: How to make the most of your voucher

Just got your voucher? A full guide to how it works, who's paying the most, and whether you should add to the account.

Childcare Vouchers: Cut childcare costs by £1,000/year

With a little known government scheme it's possible to pay for your childcare from pre-tax income, in effect putting up to £1,000 a year in your pocket

Teen Cash Class Guide: Free Guide to turn yourself or your kids into Money Saving Experts.

This free 40-page PDF guide is based on Martin Lewis’ lesson plans for his ITV1 programme ‘Tonight: Teen cash class.’ It’s designed to teach children and adults about the three key Money Saving lessons, and can also be used by teachers as a basis for class room discussions.
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Virgin Active, Cannons & LA Fitness: Less than half price loophole

Virgin Active, LA Fitness and Cannons cost up to £80/month, yet one medical insurance policy costing from just £20 a month gives you membership free. So get a medical policy, just for the gym membership, as overall you'll cut the cost in half; saving £100s

Parents Guide to Student Finance: Free PDF guide

No one in the UK should be put off studying because of student debt. This is a free guide for parents to student finance, student loans and how best you and your child can survive it

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Families & Childen

Childcare Vouchers: Cut childcare costs by £1,000/year

Childcare
With a little known government scheme it's possible to pay for your childcare from pre-tax income, in effect putting up to £1,000 a year in your pocket

Teen Cash Class Guide: Free Guide to turn yourself or your kids into Money Saving Experts.

Teen Cash
This free 40-page PDF guide is based on Martin Lewis’ lesson plans for his ITV1 programme ‘Tonight: Teen cash class.’ It’s designed to teach children and adults about the three key Money Saving lessons, and can also be used by teachers as a basis for class room discussions.

Best Child Savings: Use your child for a sneaky tax free allowance

Grab the freebies, grab the best interest rate and utilise all the allowance your children have for tax free savings. Not pretty, but it works!

Student MoneySaving: Funding, Borrowing and Living as a student

No one should be put off studying because of student debts. Do it right and it's possible to get an education without money worries! This comprehensive guide to student life the MoneySaving way, suitable for current and future students, shows you how.

A Rash of Savings: Get the Cheapest Nappies

Don't go potty over the price of nappies. Find out how to get the cheapest here.

Benefits Check Up: 5 mins to get what you're entitled to

All families earning under £66,000 should check whether they're missing out on eligible benefits, as should pensioners, those on low incomes and many others. It only takes five minutes via a speedy, free, web check-up.

Child Trust Funds: How to make the most of your voucher

Just got your voucher? A full guide to how it works, who's paying the most, and whether you should add to the account.

Life Insurance: Protect your family’s finance

One in 20 children lose a parent while still in full-time education. Level term assurance protects your family's income if the worst happens.

Parents Guide to Student Finance: Free PDF guide

No one in the UK should be put off studying because of student debt. This is a free guide for parents to student finance, student loans and how best you and your child can survive it

Pay Less for Going Out: Tickets, bookings, restaurants and days out

It's not just touts who aim to push prices up. Agencies, restaurants, theatres, theme parks and cinemas all make you pay as much as they can get away with. Yet there are websites, strategies and vouchers to get the prices lower than Britney Spears' jeans.

Grant Grabbing: Find out if you're eligible for £1,000s

Find out if you are eligible for free money to help improve your home and education, increase your income or help with a business venture.

Top Student Bank Accounts 2007-08: Slash borrowing costs

There's a huge difference between special student accounts - grab the best early and you could save over £1000.

Pet Insurance Cost Cutting System

Pet insurance prices don't need to leave you barking mad. Shear hundreds off with my cost cutting system.

Student Loans: How to use them the MoneySaving way

It's the cheapest long term debt you'll ever have, plus if you don't earn enough, you won't have to repay. Always take out the maximum, but don't necessarily spend it.

Sending Money Overseas: Moving money large or small

Sending cash to friends abroad, or moving large sums yourself, can cost a fortune. Yet there are ways to radically reduce the cost.

Getting Married: How to have a MoneySaving Wedding

Getting married is one of the biggest expenses we ever face. With a little ingenuity though it is possible to really cut those costs without spoiling the day

EMA - Get Paid to Study

Now there really is an incentive to study. The launch of the EMA means sixth form students can earn when they learn

Debt: Not In Front of the Children Petition: Update: 44,000 signatures & 70 MPs

Sign the petition and join the MoneySavingExpert campaign to stop childrens TV channels showing secured debt adverts - educating our kids to think these hideous debts are normal!

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Health & fitness

Cheaper Prescriptions and Medications

PMI
English prescription costs have just risen again, but you can cut the cost by using little known 'season tickets'. Plus, how to save a fortune on over the counter medicines.

Virgin Active, Cannons & LA Fitness: Less than half price loophole

Free gym membership
Virgin Active, LA Fitness and Cannons cost up to £80/month, yet one medical insurance policy costing from just £20 a month gives you membership free. So get a medical policy, just for the gym membership, as overall you'll cut the cost in half; saving £100s

Healthcare Cashplans: Reclaim treatment costs for a few pounds a month

Little known, these pay your dental, optical, medical & alternative bills. And the best can pay back six times what they cost!

Cheap Hayfever Tablets: Allergy cures for less

How to find the right remedy for the right price, plus preventative measures, free pollen count alerts, alternative therapies and more.

Contact Lens and Laser Eye Surgery Cost Cutting: A Visible Saving

It's possible to slash the cost of your current contact lens brand by up to £200 a year, plus cut laser eye surgery costs by 30%. Includes a full comparison of all the contact lens discounters.

Private Medical Insurance: Full Cost Cutting Plan

PMI's added comfort and speedier treatment ain't cheap! This step-by-step guide to should helping you decide with surgical precision whether you need PMI and if you do, what type and how to make intensive savings.

Gym Membership Cost Cutting: Free trials & tips to keep your pockets trim

If you're burning to get fit, don't simply turn up at your local gym and join; you can end up locked into an expensive contract for a year with no way out. Instead, there are a host of ways to cut the cost and grab free visits, so its time to dump the junk in more ways than one.

Dental Insurance: Dynamite Your Dental Costs

As low cost NHS dental treatment becomes more scarce spending on private dentistry is soaring. Use this cost cutting plan to slash the outlay.

Glasses Buying Cost Cutting Plan

Cut the cost of glasses making an eye opening saving of up to 80%.

Boots Treasure Trove

Boots is a treasure trove for active MoneySavers. Spend wisely and you can even earn some money.
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