Get 'paid' to walk using free apps
Walking has great value – not just to your health, or to the environment, but also monetary value. This is because there are a plethora of free apps (or ones you can use if you have certain health/life insurance plans) that effectively pay you to walk.
Save money and waste less making your own ice lollies
Children of the 80s will remember the highlight of summer was when the make-your-own ice lollies mould came out of storage. But they were bulky, hard to clean, and took ages to freeze, so - wanting to avoid plastic packaging - I've taken a look at more modern examples.
Amazon Echo MoneySaving hacks – get Alexa for less
Okay, so it's 2019 and we don't exactly have hoverboards or flying cars, but what we do have is an artificially intelligent companion known as 'Alexa'. In this guide I'll show you how to get an Alexa device such as an Echo cheaply, or if you have one already, how Alexa can bag you some freebies.
Get a cinema ticket and two packs of sweets for £2
It can sometimes feel like you need to remortgage to afford a trip to the cinema nowadays, but there’s a blockbuster deal to save you a lot of moolah.
Coupon Kid vs Crohn's - Going back under the knife for the last time (I hope!)
Happily, it’s been a while since I posted a blog in this series. I’ve been as fit as a fiddle since my surgery last July. But it’s now time for the final stage of getting me permanently back to good health.
Reusing and recycling nail polish – don’t waste money you’ve already spent
Nail polish isn’t the nicest stuff for the planet, and even though you can now get acetone-free polishes with an environmentally friendly vegan formula, chances are you’ve still got some old bottles hanging around. Did you know you’re not supposed to throw them away, and you can’t recycle the glass without cleaning out the bottles first?
Nectar hack: Spend £12 at Sainsbury’s and get £9 back in points this bank holiday weekend
This Nectar promotion for new and existing customers involves a bit of work, but will send tingles down the spines of point collectors everywhere...
Beware... Littlewoods often charges up to 34% MORE than Very.co.uk for the SAME item
Littlewoods and Very.co.uk are both essentially online 'department stores' and they're owned by the same parent company, Shop Direct. The two sites look very similar, and while the product ranges aren't always identical, there's a lot of crossover. So you can surely buy from either and it makes no difference… right? WRONG!
Instagram your Frankie & Benny’s meal to get 50% off
If you’re like me, when food arrives at your table, you don’t have time to take a picture before eating… it’s gone in two seconds! Yet with this deal, you want to hold off before tucking in.
Get paid to recycle, eg, £1.50 per printer cartridge
We're all for environmental MoneySaving at MSE, so we've listed a few ways of the best ways to get rewarded for your recycling efforts...
8 October 2024
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Martin: 'Time for a difficult chat'
FREE wills & more
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Shift debt to 29 months 0%
Longest balance transfer
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Energy fixes getting costlier
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Ibiza for under £5?
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'I saved £286 on home insurance'
A rapid success
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£33 Barbour specs or sunnies
Normally £135
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Banks now HAVE to pay you back
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