Mourinho savings – double interest if Utd win title
Last week, an email popped up in my inbox: “Virgin Money launches the ‘Manchester United Champions Bond’ for savers”. It offers fixed 1.25% interest for a year, but comes with a twist – the rate is doubled to 2.5% if Man Utd win the Premier League in 2016/17. So I immediately forwarded it to Martin and new...
Pokémon Go - from insurance to pricey in app purchases, don’t get caught out while you catch 'em all
It’s the new mobile gaming app that’s taking over the world. Based on the popular game first released in the ’90s, Pokémon Go’s already been downloaded an estimated 75 million times since it was launched just three weeks ago and is still the number one free app in the iOS App Store and Google Play Store.
The great service station fuel rip-off
You should NEVER rely on filling up your car at a service station. An example I came across earlier this week drives home the point in one of the worst rip-offs I’ve seen. I was driving from my London home to Luton Airport to pick up my fiancee when I stopped for coffee at London Gateway services...
The worst ‘paying in pounds abroad’ rip-off I’ve seen – where £160 of cash costs £190
We’ve always warned against paying in pounds abroad, and on a trip to Greece last week I saw the worst example I’ve ever witnessed of the perils of doing so. With the peak summer-holiday period approaching and your pound getting you even fewer euros, dollars etc following the Brexit vote, there’s even more reason to heed this...
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'Typical' energy use has fallen – don't mistake it for significantly cheaper prices
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