Christmas
60 million unwanted presents will be given this Christmas, charity warns
Almost 60 million unwanted Christmas presents will be exchanged this year, according to new research carried out by a charity which is encouraging consumers to make donations to a good cause instead
27 November 2018
One in seven worry about money 'every day' during the run-up to Christmas
Nearly one in seven Brits worry about money every day in the lead-up to Christmas, according to National Debtline
6 December 2017
SavviBuy customers stunned as firm fails to deliver Christmas presents, then tells them: 'Ask your bank for a refund'
Online retailer SavviBuy has told customers that it lacks the resources to process refunds quickly
29 December 2016
Air and rail strikes planned over Christmas – will your journey be affected and what are your rights?
Air and train passengers travelling over the Christmas period could be hit by a series of planned strikes
19 December 2016
The 12 SAVES of Christmas
We serenade you with festive savers, incl tricks free delivery, early 'Boxing Day' sale and free gift ideas
14 December 2016
12 MoneySaving things to do NOW – incl urgently beat train fare hikes
It's Christmas week. If you're off work (or bored at it), stuffed with turkey, and desperate to avoid the relatives...
30 December 2015
'January' 50%+ sales ON NOW
Many blockbuster discounts start BEFORE Christmas. We've a rundown of the top 20 sales and your rights
23 December 2015
Cheap drains, trains & automobile (travel)
Whether you're Driving Home for Xmas or leaving your Home Alone, we've tips to cut travel costs and protect your home
16 December 2015
51% of people want to CANCEL Christmas
A whopping 51% of people would cancel Christmas and send Santa and his reindeer packing, a MoneySavingExpert poll finds
13 December 2015
Today's the day to bag the cheapest Christmas train tickets
To get cheap train tickets sadly involves tactics - one of those is timing it right, and now's the moment for Xmas
7 October 2015
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100+Mb b'band & line '£19/mth'We've never seen cheaper
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Trainline has new split ticket toolBut there's better & cheaper
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EDF joins Brit Gas in price cutsFor existing custs
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'Secret' shoe outletsEg, £21 Puma trainers
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Top easy-access savings - 1.35%Rates are dropping like flies
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Mortgage prisoner?Legal action launches
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13 charity shop bargain tipsIncl nabbing designer clobber
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'My hamster ate my post': HMRC reveals most bizarre tax return excuses as deadline looms
17 January 2020
HM Revenue & Customs has released the most "weird and wonderful" excuses it's received from taxpayers who have failed to get their self-assessment tax return in on time – with bizarre explanations such as 'I was up a mountain in Wales' -
Nationwide double-charges hundreds of customers for credit card repayments
16 January 2020
Hundreds of Nationwide customers have had their monthly credit card repayment taken twice, with one family overcharged by up to £2,500, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal -
Many private parking firms to spare drivers hefty fines for number-plate errors
16 January 2020
Motorists who enter the wrong number-plate details when paying for private parking tickets will in many cases no longer be 'fined' the full amount -
Got a Hotpoint or Indesit washing machine? Your rights as 100,000s of machines are recalled
16 January 2020
Whirlpool is preparing to issue a product recall of up to 519,000 Hotpoint and Indesit washing machines found to pose a fire safety risk – here are your rights if your machine's affected -
Ovo completes purchase of SSE – what it means for customers
15 January 2020
In a major shake-up of the energy market, challenger firm Ovo has finalised the purchase of SSE – if you're an SSE customer, here's what it means for you.
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Martin Lewis VIDEO: Should you pay off your Plan 1 student loan?
7 January 2020
If you started university between 1998 and 2012, or since then in Scotland and Northern Ireland, you'll have a Plan 1 student loan. While much is written about whether those with savings should overpay the current English Plan 2 student loans, there's little out there about Plan 1. I wanted to change that, so here's a video explaining how to decide... -
How much the Govt expects you to give your children for university
16 December 2019
Update Note 25 May 2017: The ready reckoners below have been updated with the new 2017/2018 living loan amounts. Also since first writing this blog, and seeing the strength of feeling it attracted, I have written an open letter to the Uni Minister asking him to start telling people about this. Yet sadly received his no we won’t...
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