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18 May 2005: Holiday (wooh hoo), loophole to call mobiles, free info hunt, save £2k in six hours, heavy phone users new package, broadband and much much more moneysaving...

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The following is the text of Martins Money Tips Email sent on 18 May 2005

Woooh hooo. Holiday!!!!! Well for me anyway. This tip is coming to you courtesy of a laptop by the pool in the sun (hence why there's no mutterings - i don't have my microphone!), so hopefully you'll forgive it being a wee bit shorter this week!

LOOPHOLE TO CALL FROM YOUR MOBILE AT 2p/MIN. New Article It's possible to override your mobile network's charges and get up to 80% cheaper calls though they won't like it. Orange contract customers benefit most, possibly cutting bills by 80%, but all mobile users can save. New Article. Override your mobile. Related Articles. Batter down your mobile contract, What to do if you can't escape your contract, Free International Calls from Mobiles.

FLIGHTCHECKER SALES WATCH MAJOR SALE Ryanair's currently selling a million seats priced ‘from 99p + taxes'. Now of course the ‘from' is a bit spurious and taxes are usually around £20 each way. Still this means many flights for less than £50 return. And as always the special free piece of MoneySaving technology, the FlightChecker, means you don't have to hunt for the cheap prices, it'll tell you automatically.

GREAT FREE INFO HUNT! Property prices, Benefits Entitlements, Average salary per job & more. I put together a note on ten free info sites (not just financial but actual fact finders) then thought "there must be many more", so this hunt's to find the best, with my starter for ten to get it going. Add yours/ read others. Past Hunts. What Shops Don't Want Us To Know, Disguised Own Brand, Ways To Cut Back.

SAVE £2,000 IN SIX HOURS! MONEYSAVING NEWBIES SPECIAL
If you're a newbie, the following are my top picks of where to start. It should take about half a day to do and could net £2,000 in savings.
Cut existing credit card costs, Cheapest Gas & Elec plus cashback, Lower your existing mortgage rate, Cut your water bills, Be paid when you spend,
Use better internet shopping techniques, Cut existing loan rate, Lower contact lens costs, Get the best current account, Slash home phone bills.
Reminder. Top instant access clean savings. Alliance & Leicester* or read Article.
Reminder. Top 0% cards. Virgin (view/apply*), M&S (view/apply*) or better read Best Balance Transfers.

HEAVY PHONE USERS NEW CHEAPEST PACKAGE (BUT ONLY IF YOU'RE ON AOL). AOL's new home phones package is £7.99 a month for all UK landline calls (the cheapest unlimited package) if you sign up before the end of June. Yet only do it if you make over 400 calls a month (13 a day) otherwise call18866 still wins. Read More. Related article. UK's Cheapest Home Phones Provider.

THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING. And its free! Yes, it's another of my sneaky site plugs. This week's email's a great one to forward on to your friends, family, colleagues (and friends' and family's colleagues) as it has the newbie top ten ways to save money secton. Please send a group e-mail and let everyone know about it and especially recommend they join this e-mail's distribution list at www.moneysavingexpert.com/tips. As you know there are no ads and it's always free to use.

GREAT 'WHAT SHOPS DON'T WANT US TO KNOW' HUNT RESULT: Last week's challenge was for retail workers to divulge shops' secrets. The tips you've added include some little-known but useful ones: Mail-order catalogues, McDonalds and Insurance.

NEW CHEAPEST BROADBAND FOR EXISTING USERS Providers' packages change all the time. Now there's a new top ISP if you're already on broadband. Updated article Cheapest Broadband. Related articles. Free Calls From Your PC, Cheapest Home Phones Provider.

BOARD OF THE WEEK. I Wanna Buy it or Do it. If you've been to the Grabbit or Shop But Don't Drop boards but haven't found what you're looking for this is the next port of call. Discussions include Space-themed bedroom, Spice jar refills and Cheap tent for 1st-time camper.

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

Two free bottles of wine when you enquire about beds
10% off Boots shopping Grab the mag
3 month Railcard for the cost of a magazine
On dial-up? Protect your modem
Disney romper suits £7 BOGOF
National Trust 2for1 entry Grab a Sainsburys Mag
Old Style (Frugal) Board Thread of the Week: False Economies
Nominate Post of the Month for May

Reminder. Get more for your kids' money Top Childrens' Savings account
Reminder. Beat the stockmarket in safety
Reminder. Earn when you spend Best Cashback Cards

CALL18866 GLITCH! Last week call18866 had a glitch and was temporarily charging 30p/min for UK calls. It says don't worry, all will be refunded. Yet I think it's a good prompt to remind everyone not to turn off your 'call cost announcement'. Related article. UK's Cheapest Home Phones Provider.

CAN YOU SPOT PHISHING? A test to see if you know which emails are phishing - fraud e-mails trying to scam your cash - has been spotted. Try it here. Read article on protecting yourself. Other related security articles. What to watch for when withdrawing cash, Shams, scams & dodgy divans.

TECHIE FREEBIES FIND THE INFO. There's a full techie info/free software itemised chat section.

Andrea's Freebies (also see Freebies GOLD)
Eye test, Ben & Jerry's free cone day, Gym day pass,
Vegetable seeds, Cereal bar, BigTVGuide for the Blind
MARTIN'S CHAMPAGNE MONEY POSER. Not solved yet. Give it a go. What's the next number? Answer/ see others' ideas. Past Money Posers A common question, Caesar's solution, Black & white poser.

MONEYSAVING IN COMBINATION! One site user has gone overboard on MoneySaving. I love it. Can you beat it?.

GOOD WITH MONEY? Money Savvy Mathematician? Vote or discuss. Also, see last week's Internet Security Poll results.

That's it for this week. Except a wee Nick Hornby moment. As I'm in party mode I thought I'd launch a What's Top of the MoneySaving Pops? contest. Please suggest your choices and then we'll have a vote to decide the site's theme song!

IMPORTANT FINAL NOTE. As always my final plea, if you like the site and it's saved you cash (remember it's free to use and free of ads) please recommend friends and family join this tip's distribution list. It'd make a great present. I'll smile and they'll save.

I hope you save some money,

Martin

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