Monthly Archives: December 2013

It wasn’t my first time queuing in the early hours for the sake of a bargain, but this year I hadn’t intended to queue at all. I rocked up to Next in Canterbury, Kent, at bang-on 6am, expecting to catch the tail-end of the queue filtering into the shop. But I was shocked to find a queue...

At the tender age of 20, I was studying in Barcelona and enthusiastically soaked up any and every experience the local culture offered me. Living abroad for the first time was a real challenge. But with my first-ever credit card in hand, I knew I had a safety net if I found myself in an emergency situation....

Over the last few weeks we’ve been encouraging you to come up with a No Unnecessary Present Pact (Nupp) for Christmas, to stop you wasting money on tat no-one wants. It’s easy to quickly dismiss the idea as Grinch-like and miserable, but if you’re wasting time buying presents some people don’t want, or getting carried away with...

Extra cash at Christmas is always a welcome bonus, especially with so much expense at this time of year. But what would you do with £100? We asked MoneySavers on the forum and on the @MSE_Forum Twitter account what they’d do if they won £100. Would they spend it on Christmas presents or food? Or would they...