Shopping
Guides and tools to help you shop smarter and bag bargains
Supermarket shopping tips
Supermarkets are brilliant at making us spend our hard-earned cash, yet with a few focused…
30+ Amazon buying tricks
Amazon's the biggest name in online retail – for many, it's a one-stop convenience shop.…
How to get free (or cheap) food
There is such a thing as a free lunch
Cheap online shopping
Want to find the best deals online? This compendium of cheap online shopping tricks shows you…
Top cashback sites
Cashback websites pay you when you go through them to spend with retailers or providers. You…
eBay buying tips
eBay is a mammoth marketplace with millions of goods. Most people just bid, but there's a range…
Amazon Warehouse Discount Finder tool
Easily spot the best deals
Supermarket coupons UK
Coupons are said to have been around since the 1800s (the first one issued by Coca-Cola) and…
Ikea MoneySaving tips
If you've shopped at Ikea, you'll know how easily costs can add up when you pop in for a specific…
Reclaim & Boost Tesco vouchers
Tesco's Clubcard is one of the most generous loyalty schemes around, if used the right way.…
Freecycle & Freegle
From Etch-A-Sketches to espresso makers, thousands of top-quality goodies are available every…
29 Vinted buying and selling tips
With over eight million users in the UK, Vinted is a huge source of preloved bargains from…
Boots Advantage Card tips & tricks
Boots shoppers can sign up for a free Advantage Card to earn loyalty points at the health and…
How to boost your Nectar points
If you collect Nectar points, there are lots of ways to boost your stash through everyday spending.…
The top designer clothes rental sites
Whether a fancy frock for the races or some killer heels for a wedding, it's possible to hire…
Haggle on the high street
Haggling isn't reserved for backstreet bazaars, you can haggle £100s off at high street shops…
Local eBay Deals Mapper
Pick-up only items are often cheaper, as there are fewer bids. This tool finds and maps those near you
47 Xmas MoneySaving tips
With less than three weeks until Christmas, in order to avoid spending a fortune over the festive…
Free Christmas gift cheques
Presents don't have to mean spending big bucks. Whether it's a promise to give your special…
Festive Fivers
Take inspiration from the MSE Forum and you'll find Christmas gifting doesn't mean spending…
Returning unwanted Christmas gifts
Whether it's a Christmas jumper that doesn't fit or a gadget you'll never use, chances are…
Cheap Theatre Tickets
Many see going to the theatre as an expensive treat or even an unaffordable luxury, and while…
Freebies, freebies, freebies
Whether it's free flights, gym passes, cash, perfume, face cream, games or books, it's all…
Buy cheap stolen goods
Pssst! Wanna buy cheap stolen goods? From bikes to a bit of bling, it's possible to grab goods…
Lost luggage auctions
Walking away with someone else's luggage could bag you big bucks. It's all about buying people's…
Cheap parcel delivery
Sending a package or parcel? The cost can quickly add up, but by using this guide to compare…
Gift cards and vouchers
Are you planning to give gift cards as presents, or perhaps you've got some stashed away for…
Free food saving memo
Do you know the difference between a best-before and a display-until date? If not, the likelihood…
Tips, Tricks & Treats
Masses of loopholes, bargains, discount vouchers, new offers and just plain ol' good sense…
Rent out your parking space
Is your driveway paved with gold? If you live in a big city, near an airport or a train station,…
Cheap Perfume
Whether for Christmas, birthdays, Valentine's or anniversaries, fragrances can be an easy gift…
Take the Downshift Challenge to cut grocery costs
Don't believe the hype. Supermarkets say finest – or costliest – is best. But try…
Fake Martin Lewis ads
Warning! MSE founder Martin Lewis's face has been plastered all over the internet, seemingly…
Free music online
With online music services you can listen to the latest and greatest hits whenever and…
Free Money Mantras card
This is a free wallet-sized Money Mantras card. It's designed for you to print, pop in your…
Shopping Secrets
A shop's job is to make money, and there's nowt wrong with that, but our job is to keep it…
30+ ways to stop scams
Scams are rife and you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone in the UK who hasn't been targeted.…
Buy Now, Pay Later
Millions of people use buy now, pay later firms such as Klarna, Clearpay and Laybuy when shopping…
Free Mother's Day gift cheques
Pledge to do something nice for your mum
Free Valentine's Gift Cheques
Pledge to do something nice (or naughty)
Beware extra charges on online orders (as they may be arriving from the EU)
Beware – the rules on online orders have changed post-Brexit and shoppers may now be charged…
12 Spotify MoneySaving tips
When it comes to streaming music, Spotify is number one in the UK, with over two-thirds of…
The Demotivator
A fun tool to show you just how much you spend on non-essentials
Save £60+ on groceries using new customer delivery offers
Online grocery delivery has gone into overdrive and delivery services (including supermarkets)…
12 Buying From China Tips
From sandals to sticker sets, watches to clothes, it's possible to grab goods at a fraction…
Our shopping section includes our shopping secrets, with clever tricks shops don’t want you to know such as how to haggle online and decipher hidden discount codes on tags. We also have our supermarket shopping tips, including how to take the downshift challenge to see if you can shave £1,500 off your annual shopping bill.
And we have a guide to how to haggle on the high street, as well as our Amazon deals and discount finder and local eBay deals mapper.
Our online shopping guide has 40+ tips to slash the cost of shopping on the web, including how to compare prices and how to abandon your online shopping basket to score discounts. Our top cashback sites guide also has ways to see if you can boost your saving.
Our freebies section explains how to bag cheap or free food, how to use Freecycle and Freegle to get unwanted freebies on giveaway sites and how to earn freebies for testing products.
We also have our free office software and free music online guides.
Our reducing spending section has our free money mantras to help you stop spending.
The consumer rights section has everything you need on fighting your corner for refunds and returns, plus how to use Section 75 credit card protection to protect all credit card spending. Our Amex, Mastercard and Visa chargeback guide covers the little-known purchase protection that can help you get £1,000s back.