MSE's weekly round-up

MSE's Money Tips email: Get a free £10 Amazon voucher, save big this winter, grab £50 in free shares & more

Some highlights from this week's email include... 

• Earn a free £10 Amazon voucher. Open a Santander savings account, put £100 in it and keep the money there until Saturday 31 January. But go quick: you have to open the account by Wednesday 17 December.
  
  

• Insulate your wallet this winter with 20 quick MoneySaving tips. Cut gas bills by £65 a year with our boiler trick, land cheap breakdown cover, and warm up with some free or cheap hot drinks – plus much more.
  
  

• Get a free £50 in shares when you invest £100+. Newbies to the Trading 212 platform can bag free shares in a randomly selected well-known firm, such as Apple or Coca-Cola. Follow the link to see how.
  

READ THE FULL WEEKLY EMAIL 

Hot deal: Celebrate with £10 champagne

• Enjoy a glass of bubbles without a sky-high price tag.
  
  

• Aldi is serving up bottles of champagne for just £9.99 to enjoy over the holiday season (please be Drinkaware).
  
  

• And while there's no confirmed end date, the budget supermarket has said the price is only available for a limited time.

SEE THE FULL CHAMPAGNE DEAL

Key MSE News: Avios user? Go quick to book flights as soon it'll cost you more

• You'll need to act fast if you want to max your Avios points when booking reward flights with British Airways or other partner airlines.
  
  

• That's because, from Monday 15 December, the cost of reward flights will rise – meaning you'd need to use more Avios and spend more cash for the same journey.
  
  

• We cover exactly what's changing for users of the travel-focused loyalty scheme, plus how to get the most out of your points.

READ THE FULL AVIOS NEWS STORY

What's new on MSE: Read our updated Christmas MoneySaving tips

• It's all getting a bit last-minute, with just a couple of weeks until the big day, but there's still time to share our updated Christmas MoneySaving tips guide. It's got something for everyone: whether you've left it late this year or are already thinking about the 2026 holiday season.
  
  

• We've help on setting and sticking to a budget, maximising your money, and dodging delivery disappointments.
  
  

• Plus there's info on getting your festive food and drink for less, ideas for thoughtful low-cost or free presents, and details on how you can give back this Christmas. Do enjoy the holiday when it comes!

READ OUR FULL CHRISTMAS ON A BUDGET GUIDE

The latest from Martin: Are energy standing charges going to fall?

MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis has welcomed a government consultation on the Warm Home Discount scheme, which could see standing charges in England, Scotland and Wales cut by £39 a year from April 2026.

• Currently, the Warm Home Discount scheme is funded through standing charges, which you pay just to cover the cost of having an energy supply.
  
  

• The proposal is to move these costs to the unit rates instead – what you pay for each kilowatt hour of energy you actually use.
  
  

• This shift would mean those who use more energy pay more towards the Warm Home Discount scheme, and those who use less, pay less. There's more on the consultation, plus how to respond, in our full news story.

READ THE FULL CONSULTATION NEWS STORY

And finally, from our social channels: Beat Christmas post cut-offs

As helpful as Santa's elves and as bright as Rudolph's nose, our social team have shared the last postage dates for Christmas 2025.

So if you want to get your Christmas cards and packages to their destination on time, check these deadlines for different types of post, including first class, tracked and signed for.

(And go quick if you want to use second class!)