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4 May 2005: Instant access savings, cracked Eggs, £9.99 2-year Maxim subscription, cheaper car insurance, try Onspeed for pennies and much much more MoneySaving....

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The following is the text of Martins Money Tips Email sent on 4 May 2005

Hiya. Just to tease you, more new free MoneySaving technology's in the pipeline. One's m'new blog, but the corker is 'Referrer Dating', to sneakily take advantage of 'refer a friend' schemes. E.g. When you join ING Direct pays referrer & referree £10, so this technology will automatically match people up. Think your friends'll be up for that? Forward them this e-mail, recommend they join the free distribution list and everyone will get the heads up.

TOP INSTANT ACCESS SAVINGS 5.4%. New Article. What's your savings account paying you? You can earn 5.4% with instant access. All you need do to switch is withdraw the money from your current account and put it in this one. Best Instant Access Savings. Related Articles. Where To Start With Savings, Best Mini-cash ISA.

MULTI-REGION DVD PLAYER £19.99. Nothing clever, just a bargain.

EGG HAS CRACKED! Though it's just a yolk for existing customers. Egg's latest 'new customer' offer is pants. It is 9 mths 0% on balance transfers (BTs), but there's a 2% fee (max £50) on top. Avoid! (read Best BTs article instead). Yet the fee doesn't apply to existing customers, meaning the 'Egg loophole' still works plus for advanced MoneySavers its 'mule card' potential is undiminished for Super Balance Transfers (fully updated article).

TWO YEARS' MAXIM MAG SUBSCRIPTION £9.99 (usually £48). Via a website's limited hidden offer

LISTEN TO THIS TIP'S MARTIN'S MONEY MUTTERINGS

Windows media player streamed: Broadband /Dial-UpDownload:Broadband / Dial-Up (Discuss what's said).

Streams via Media or RealPlayer, for help read this
NEW EVEN CHEAPER CAR INSURANCE. Egg is currently paying £50 cashback (was £30) if you pay for its insurance on its card. As Egg isn't by definition always cheapest, first use my Car Insurance Cost Cutting article, then compare Egg's price (Apply/View*) after the cashback. More Details Related Article. Cheapest Roadside Recovery.

TRY ONSPEED INTERNET ACCELERATOR FOR PENNIES. Heavily advertised OnSpeed claims to speed up dial-up connections. There's now a sneaky way to try it. Discuss Onspeed. Related articles. Cheapest ISP.

Reminder. Top 0% cards. Virgin (view/apply*), M&S (view/apply*) or better read Best Balance Transfers.
Reminder. More bang for your buck when spending abroad
Special Briefing. Is the end nigh for 0% credit cards?

FLIGHTCHECKER SALES WATCH 99p to Genoa, Dublin and Dusseldorf (plus taxes). FlightChecker.

FIGHT BACK AT PLANE DELAYS. New Article. New delay and cancellation rights thanks to the EU. Use them.

GREAT LASER PRINTER HUNT. This week's hunt to tap MoneySavers' collective research power is the UK's cheapest laser printer. Add yours/ read others. Past Hunts. Granny in the Glovebox, Ipod/Ipodish, Crosscut Shredder.

GREAT HUNT RESULT: WAYS TO CUT BACK Last week's challenge was to find the best ways to cut back. Amongst the ideas were Cut holiday costs - houseswap, Make pin money and Use reusable nappies.

LATEST QUICK CHAT TIPS (Warning! Bargains listed here tend to sell out quickly)
(Also see Daily Bargains Updates)

Going camping for your hols? Eight-man tent £85 (normally £300).
Printer paper. Buy 10 at £1.57 each
Stuart Little 2 DVD Under £4 delivered
Heads up! New free film channel on Sky Really, it's True
Wash your uniform at home? You may be owed tax
Save money on shampoo if you've kids
See who won Post of the Month for April
Nominate Post of the Month for May

NEW CHAT TIPS GOLD. If you like the Quick Chat Tips in the e-mail, there's now a special updated and redesigned section listing all still-relevant past 'Chat Tips' and 'Great Hunts'. Chat Tips Gold.

SAVE MONEY LYING ON THE BEACH! Well, sort of. It's my regular 'Money Diet' book plug. It's designed to accompany the site, and is (thankfully) a bestseller, great holiday reading! More Details, compare online prices, discuss the book (and note if you find it cheaper).

Reminder. 0% overdraft, free travel insurance and up to £50 Best Current Account
Reminder. Fixed/Discount rate coming to an end? Free MoneySavingExpert.com Remortgage Guide
Reminder. Cut your Gas & Elec bills

ARE YOU LIKE ROSIE 2? Last week I noted ITV's Tonight with Trev. Mac wanted 'middle-class and in debt' people looking for a makeover (from me), yet they had a technical glitch so please try again. More info.

Andrea's Freebies (also see Freebies GOLD)
Be Unlimited, Emery board, Dr Who ebooks,
Leisure Guide, Friday Night Lights cinema tickets
MARTIN'S MONEY POSER. Not solved yet. Give it a go. What's the next number? Answer/ see others' ideas. Past Money Posers. Crack the puzzle, Caesar's solution, Black and White Poser.

SHAME ON YOU MONEYSAVERS! Only one in four people got the answer to the 'Which is the best?' poll quiz last week. The correct answer is 'stays the same'. Poll results! New Vote. Are you an energy saver? Vote, discuss.

That's it for this week. However I've been searching for something special to finish this week and I remembered an old Jerry Springer video clip I was sent years ago of a woman who could make hers eyes bulge out. Well I'm pleased to say I've found it. Not for the squeamish.

FINAL NOTE Many, many thanks to everyone that's forwarded this email on to friends and familiy. Please keep passing it on and getting them to add themselves to the distribution list.

I hope you save some money

Martin

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