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MARTIN'S QUICK BRIEFING: For more tips, alerts & awful puns, follow Martin on Twitter 12 things they don't want you to know A company's job is to make money, nowt wrong with that - our job is to keep it in our pockets. One technique getting more common is 'price differentiation', ie, aiming to charge each customer as much as they'll pay - often done using what's called 'white labels', where the same thing is sold under different names.
PS. Energy secretary Ed Davey made a policy announcement today at MSE Towers. See what he said. |
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£92 for YEAR'S b'band & line rent (after £100 cashback) - equiv £7.66/mth Many can save over £200 a year. Broadband and line rent from BT-owned Plusnet for a fraction of the usual cost BT standard line rental alone is £16.99/mth - add its standard broadband at £13/mth and you're paying more than £350 a year, other big firms are in the same ball-park. The real way to slash costs is grabbing short-lived promos...
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FREE UK parcel delivery or cheap world delivery with £10 off code (great for Mother's Day). Parcel2Go has a £10 off (no min spend) newbies code for delivery via Parcelforce, UPS, TNT, FedEx & more. As most smaller UK parcels are under £10, they'll be free. Book by 27 Mar. Parcel2Go Forum Hottie: 'Free' £11 Nails Inc varnish in £4 mag. Four different full-size colours available. Nails Inc Over 55? It's Free Wills Month. Solicitor-drafted wills in 21 areas across England in March, but go quick. Free wills 15mth 0% NO FEE credit card debt shift. Three top 0% cards now let accepted newbies shift debt to them without a fee: Santander* (eligibility calc) for 15mths, Halifax* (eligibility calc) for 13mths & Tesco* for 12mths. Clear before the 0% ends (and never miss min repayments) or they jump to 18.9%, 18.9% and 20.6% rep APR. Full help and longer 0% with fees in Top Balance Transfers (APR Examples). Suppose I offer you a bet on a coin toss, if you win you get £100, if I win you give me £1... would you take the bet? Read Martin's secret to avoiding bad financial decisions blog. |
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Warning: ISA 1-month deadline - earn 2.25% tax free If you don't use it, you lose it. You are allowed to save £15,000 tax-free, but the big question is, should you? Don't be scared by cash ISAs, they're just savings accounts where your interest isn't taxed. You can put in £15,000 in the current tax year before it ends on 5 April, and once in an ISA, the money stays tax-free YEAR AFTER YEAR. If you've savings and not used your ISA this tax year (ie, since 6 Apr 14) consider it ASAP. Full help in Top Cash ISAs, here's the key info...
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MOTHER'S DAY DEALS (it's on Sun 15 March) £3.50 photo mug & other personalised gift codes: £3.50 photo mug | 60 x 40cm canvas £22 | 100 x 50cm canvas £28 | BOGOF photo magnets £18 couriered flowers: Asda bunch £18 on Sun 15th | Debenhams bunch £20 on Sat 14th Gifts: £30 Thorntons hamper £16 via 22% off code | Sanctuary Spa 2for1 gift sets code (TODAY only) £100 pearl set £14.50: John Greed pearl set £14.50 norm £100 | H Samuel necklace & earrings set £10 code, norm £20 |
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Don't redeem Nectar points this week. From 18 Mar, you can exchange them for double value. See Nectar boost. Free £125 or 5% interest or travel insurance. Last week 1,000s switched bank after we told you of the huge boons. If you missed it, Halifax Reward* pays £125 to switch, then £5 each month you're in credit. No. 1 rated for service First Direct* pays £100 to switch, gives a £250 0% overdraft and has a linked 6% savings. Nationwide* has free European travel insurance up to age 74. TSB* pays 5% AER interest on up to £2k. FULL info in Martin's 10 bank switching must-knows. P&O £24 Dover-Calais car day return & get 6 bottles of wine. Travel until 25 Mar. (Be Drinkaware.) P&O deals. EDF Blue+ Mar 2015 customer? Compare & switch now. This was a huge tariff, many are on it, your fix ends this month. Do nothing and you'll be put on the standard tariff which is on average £265/yr more than the cheapest deals at the moment. There are no early exit penalties so compare tariffs + get £30 cashback ASAP. |
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Odeon 5 tickets £25 (or 2 for £11) voucher. Usually up to £15 each. Multiple people can use them and you don't have to use them in one go, so great for families or couples. Incl 3D films. Odeon Success of the week: (Send us yours on this or any topic) 3 Cape Aloe plants £10 del (next cheapest £30). MSE Blagged. Indoor or outdoor. 3,000 avail. Jersey Plants Direct Crabtree & Evelyn 40% off £20 code. MSE Blagged. Online & in-store code off full-price items. Ends Sun. C & E |
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"I got £900 compensation for my delayed flight" Flight delay compensation NEWS. Another attempt by some airlines to avoid paying out fails in court If your flight was delayed 3hrs+ or cancelled since 2009, under EU reg 261/2004 you may be entitled to up to £440 per person. Many airlines play fair and pay out, a few don't, but again last week a court thwarted their avoidance tactics. Our Free Flight Delay Compensation guide has full help & template letters. Here's a quick briefing...
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EE & O2 increasing the cost of mobile contracts. Full info on the hikes in our EE & O2 price rise help. CODES/VOUCHERS: Habitat 25% off, Kurt Geiger 20% off, Brantano 20% off etc... 2,000 FREE pairs of Homebuilding & Renovating Show tix. Norm £26 a pair. 26-29 Mar at NEC Birmingham It's the biggest consumer decision you get to make - are you registered to vote? The election's 2 months away and you need to register by 20 April. Check now, it can also boost your credit-worthiness. Voter registration help We're hiring - 3 jobs available at MSE. We want analysts to join our money and broadband/phone teams plus a researcher to find and write about deals. All three based in London. See all MSE Job Opportunities. Show Best Buys
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This week's poll: Are you the senior financial partner in your relationship?Is looking after your household's finances a shared job, or is one of a couple the senior financial partner - taking charge of decisions about insurance, energy bills, investments, debts and more? Choose one option closest to your circumstances: |
Poll resultsWhich of these services do you pay cash in hand for? - 96% would for a taxi driver 8,728 voted. See the full results. |
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Question of the weekAs my wife does not use all her tax allowance, can I offset some of my tax using her allowance? Steve, via email MSE Sam's A: Unless you're over 80 and qualify for the Married Couple's Allowance, the answer currently is no, but that changes for the new tax year, starting 6 April 2015. I think an example will help. Next year the basic personal allowance for most is £10,600, so if she didn't work at all you could move 10% of that, which is £1,060, and you'd save 20% tax on it - so a gain of £212. Or let's say she earns £6,000 - her unused allowance is now £4,600 and you can have 10% of that so £460, which means your tax gain is £92. |
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Compare cities - where in the world is cheaper to live? That's it for this week, but before we go, how do living costs in your city compare with those in other places around the world? Some results may surprise you - check out this compare city stats widget. We hope you save some money, Martin & the MSE team |
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