The following is the text of Martin's Money Tips E-mail sent out on 16 Feb 2004

Hi. So much in this one, I don't know where to begin, it even includes TWO lots of free cash.

£300 Free Cash From Credit Cards: Easier System, New Article.  For the first time since I launched my 'free cash from credit cards' technique in the year 2000. I've made a substantive change to the strategy – making it much easier.  This follows some developments in the credit card market,  £300 per year is by no means out of the question.  Full Article: click here

Multi-Region DVD player £26: A top chat room spot.  It costs £29.99 & includes the necessary Scart lead, but with a couple of well hunted discount codes this becomes £26  Chat Tip: click here.  Multi-Region DVD Article: click here.

Special Note for Jeremy Vine Radio 2 Listeners:  If you signed up following last Friday's debt phone-in, the following articles should help Credit Card Articles: Best Balance Transfers for existing debt, Best Card for Spending on, Best Card for overseas spending, Cahoot £50 loophole, Best Cashback cards, Other Credit Card Articles Personal Loan Articles: How to get cheapest loan, Half Price Precision Plastic Personal Loans.

Npower, Scot Power & Age Concern new price rises! Switch Gas & Elec Supplier: Npower's elec price rises by 6.9% on 1 April.  Scottish Power's standard Gas & Elec rise (don't know how much yet) on March 1 (its online tariffs stay the same – its worth switching to it), Age Concern prices rise on April 5. Finding a cheaper supplier Full Article: click here.   Beware though most price comparison services won't yet have incorporated these rises.

Take some cash back from Casino's at no risk!  My last ‘Free Cash from Casino' tip was a while ago, this one's not quite as easy. A range of online casinos offer $10 - $15 free bets which don't require a deposit, gamble this up to $50 & then withdraw it.  Warning: This site's gambling tips never involve gambling your own cash that isn't MoneySaving. I'd hate to think I started anyone gambling.  Chat Tip: Click here

MoneySavers Party 25^th March:  You're invited to celebrate the site's first birthday and the launch of my first book at a Central London party.  Please come along. Tickets at £3.75 per person are as cheap as I could make them.  Click here for Details.  Tickets: Either pay by Cheque or online by Paypal or Fastpay.

Quick Tips from the Chat Boards

Cheaper Prescriptions for regular users: Click here

Cheapest DAB Radio: click here
Nappies: Saving money on nappies discussion: Click here

Cheap US Cruises: by playing the exchange rates: Click here

Free culture: MSE Book Group Chat click here Top 5 film discussion click here

Free PAYG mobile: with £15 spend at Avon click here

‘Try Me Free' Hunt: find effectively free supermarket products click here

17” Computer Monitor £34.99 refurbished but hey click here
Free Samples: Foundation, Toy, Dry Skin Lotion, Perfume, Yorkshire Tea, Clinique Samples

Reminders of Popular Chat Tips

Free Sky Channels for some existing Sky Users click here

Free magazine subscriptions – a naughty way click here

Unlock your mobile phone for free: click here
Break your T-mobile contract loophole: click here

List of the most popular chat tips of all time: click here

Charity, Charity & er. well… Charity: The site's given another £1,500 to charity thanks to your continued use.  To find out where it goes click here.  To find out how to donate tax efficiently click here. To find out how to give to charity at no cost click here.

£50 prize for Most Useful/Helpful Chat post of the Month.  So many people contribute so much to the site, I wanted a way or recognising & rewarding it. Please nominate anyone whose Chat post or assistance has helped you. Details click here, to nominate for Feb's award click here.

Just in case you haven't heard:  A friend in the US e-mailed me this, I believe it's whizzing around, it's so weird everyone should try it. While sitting at your desk, lift your right foot off the  floor and make clockwise circles. Now, while doing this, draw the number "6" in the air with your right hand. Your foot will change direction and there's nothing you can do about it. To discuss this click here (and can anyone explain why to me!)

Just a quick personal note before the end. I'm arranging a special cheap offer of my new (and first) book.  Let me be honest, I need your help.  Bestsellers lists depend on the prior week's sales.  If enough people from here buy the book via this special early pre-publication offer it'll go straight into the non-fiction bestsellers list.  This both means it's better placed in bookshops & fulfils a dream of mine to have a bestseller. So I'm going to ask a favour, if you've ever saved or made money or gained from the site, e-mail, chat room or listening to me, please put around a fiver aside to buy the book pre-publication. It'd mean a lot to me.

As always, I hope you save some money

Martin