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The following is the text of Martins Money Tips Email sent on 19 January 2005

Hiya. Wow, the last week has been the site's busiest ever.  Unfortunately our technology is creaking, especially the Chat Forum, so the techies are feverishly working on an upgrade.  Meanwhile you may get the odd glitch / slowness.  Sorry.

URGENT. ONLY 12 MONTH 0% BALANCE TRANSFER CARD BEING DITCHED?  I've an unconfirmed, but VERY authoritative tip-off that the Lloyds TSB Advance card offer, the longest 0% for those wanting to shift debt, is to be dropped soon (end of month?).  Coincidentally I'm currently rewriting the best balance transfer article for publication in 10 days, but as none of the new crop are as long as this, act quick.  Best BT Articles:  Quick Read or Extended Feature.

FREE INTERNATIONAL CALLS FROM MOBILES.  NEW LOOPHOLE ARTICLE.  Anyone with cross-network minutes on their mobile can manipulate them into free international calls.  For those without, there are sneaky ways to cut the cost. New Article.  Free Int. Calls From Your Mobile, Call Checker

GREAT 'DISGUISED OWN BRAND' HUNT.  Want to know if there's any real difference between Weetabix and Asda's own brand, or a Sony DVD player and an unbranded box?  Me too!  So I want to use MoneySavers' collective knowledge to answer the question.  Do you/did you work in a factory making any product?  Tell us or read others' tip-offs (lots there already) Factory Shops Hunt, Free Text Messages Hunt, Past great hunts

A QUICK REQUEST.  If you enjoy the site, please forward this free e-mail to friends and suggest at the top they join the distribution list at www.moneysavingexpert.com/tips.  The more MoneySavers the more info we can gather and the more companies quake!

UK'S CHEAPEST TRAVEL INSURANCE. Updated Article. It runs through all options, annual and single trip, how to choose, and a new special section on getting cheap cover if you're over 65. Cheapest Travel Insurance

Reminder. Earn an extra £400 a year, get paid for spending.  Best Cashback Cards
Updated Article. Chip n pin; the rules have changed slightly.  Special Briefing
Reminder.  Flight sales still on.  Ryanair Flight Checker, Other Airlines' Current Sales

NEW POST OFFICE PHONE SERVICE MASSIVELY OVEREXPENSIVE.  Ugh, another new telephone entrant boasting it's cheaper than BT. Yawn.  It still charges 1p-2.5p/min for landline calls, when they're available elsewhere for a 1p flat fee (i.e, not per min) at no monthly charge.  UK's Cheapest Calls Provider article

JEREMY VINE NOTE.  Listeners to m'MoneySaving Resolutions phone-in on Friday will find the following covers all the subjects; MoneySaving Resolutions and Flight Checker.  Plus those looking for a full Money Makeover see the Money Diet

DANGER!  Minimum payments.  Getting new credit cards? Please read this Warning article before setting up a minimum payment.

•     Travelodge rooms for a Tenner are back Tennertastic
•     Eurotunnel daytrip to Calais for £19 Car plus 4 passengers
  
•     20" Widescreen TFT Monitor under £500 now can you beat it?    
•     Clarks kids' shoes £5 or £10
  
•     Two days' gym membership for the price of a cucumber
•     Eastern Europe Pdf City Guides
•     12 Grolschs, 6 half-pint glasses & wall hanger £9
  
•     Nominate Post of the Month winner for January

FRIDAY 8PM ITV1, TONIGHT W/ TREV McD.  Holiday Haggling. I'm presenting this one, we're still working on it but I think it should be a good watch.

GULP! NOW JUST 11 DAYS 'TILL TAX DEADLINE.  Submit your self assessment after Jan 31 and you'll pay a £100 fine. Do it now!

SIXTH FORMERS CAN BE PAID TO STUDY.  EMA - Earn and Learn at the same time article.

NATIONWIDE CREDIT CARD INTEREST RATE UP, CASHBACK DOWN.  Nationwide's increasing its credit card interest rate by 1%, halving its cashback rewards, and stopping cashback on transactions abroad altogether.  Time to switch? Articles:  Best Cashback card, Best Card for Purchases.

GUARDIAN ARTICLE ABOUT MONEYSAVINGEXPERT.COM  Thought you might like to see the piece.  I didn't quite say or agree with all that was written, but I'm pleased to see the site is starting to make waves. Guardian Article, Discuss

NEW POLL:  Card limit increase: welcome surprise or recipe for disaster? Vote. Discuss. In last week's poll you voted in favour of contact links within articles, and we're quickly making the change. Last week's results.

DIARY OF A MONEYSAVING EXTREMIST.  Add the next line to a simple tale of a MoneySaving Obsessive.

Well, that's the end of this week's action-packed email.  Next Monday, I hope to send you a special extra tip, because we're just about to take delivery of the first ever MoneySavingExpert printed guide.  It's on remortgaging, and of course it's going to be a complete freebie.  I'm quite excited about it.  If you have friends or family looking to remortgage, do tell them, so they can join the distribution list for the tip and find out more. 

I hope you save some money

Martin

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