Monthly Archives: October 2013

Update: 28 November 2013: I finally received my £100 from Halifax today. I had to call again last week to chase it as nothing had been done about it. Halifax has also given me £42 in compensation. So in total it’s taken two months from opening the account to getting the cash! Five weeks ago, I ended...

My wallet is bursting. Not with cash, but with cards. Before you even get to banking cards, there’s my driving licence, football season ticket, two cinema membership cards, supermarket loyalty cards, Blockbuster (yes, I still have one!) and a dozen or so more left at home. There’s just too many to carry around. It would be so...

I thought I was a good MoneySaver before joining MoneySavingExpert.com. I’d spend hours finding the cheapest price for a holiday, I withdrew an interest free overdraft and placed it into an ISA and I hit the sale rails whenever I could. But since working at MSE, I’ve learnt so many more MoneySaving ways. It’s not been overnight,...