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BEST CASHBACK CARDS. Don't have a credit card? Credit cards are the BEST way to pay for the debt-free, as they can add up to £300 a year in cashback to your pocket, provided you pay off, each month, in full. Top cards: Amex Platinum* for high users, Amex Blue* for lower users and Conran as best Visa/Mastercard. Better still read the New Article. Best Cashback Cards.

GET A MEAL-DEAL LUNCH EVERY DAY FOR £1.39!!! Play at Boots..

FREE CALLS TO UK/IRISH LANDLINES FROM A PC. Free PC to PC calls are now familiar (see Call Worldwide For Free via your PC article). Yet a new service lets you call normal UK and Irish phones free from your PC (after a one-off £1 set-up charge). The quality's not briliant, but it's worth a play. Full details. Related article. Cheapest UK Home Phones Provider.

DON'T PAY TO SHIFT TO CHEAPER DEBTS. New fees-free BT list. Many credit card companies now charge a fee for transferring a balance (boo hiss). To fight back I've put together a list of all fees free 0% offers. Top currently is Virgin*. Read the Balance Transfers article (which includes links to the new table).

GRAB YOUR OLD CASH NOW OR IT MAY BE LOST. If you've dormant (old unused) bank accounts, the government is planning to give the money to charity, possibly as soon as October, so claim your cash now. Article. Reclaim Lost Assets For Free.

MOBILES MOBILES MOBILES!!! Radio 2 Jeremy Vine Listeners' Note. Well it seems saving on mobiles is so popular, one mention and the site can't cope. So here are all the articles discussed: Mobile Cost-Cutting Plan, Batter Down Your Mobile Contract, Cheapest Roaming, Free International Calls From Mobiles, Calling Mobiles: Sever The Price.

Reminder. £125 free cash for you plus a friend. Alliance & Leicester* details in Best Current Account article
Reminder. New top car insurer launches, use Car Insurance Cost Cutting Article to see if you'll save.
Reminder. Cheapest Unsecured Personal Loans 5.7% Northern Rock*, Moneyback* or better, read Article

CHEAPEST BROADBAND PROVIDER. UK Online has waived its connection fee until 15 August. It's already the cheapest for new users (if you can get it) but this makes it even cheaper. Article. Cheapest Broadband Provider. Related Articles. UK's Cheapest Home Phones Provider.

GREAT 'SONY PSP' HUNT. The latest release in the games console battle, the Sony PSP, is released on 1 Sep but can be pre-ordered. I thought I'd make use of site users' collective knowledge to find the cheapest deal around. Add your find/read others. Other Great Hunts Cheapest Harry Potter, Price Beaters Plus, WAP sites.

WANT A MARTIN MONEYSAVING MAKEOVER? Want to be on m'new ITV1 series “Make Me Rich?” The aim's to get the best deals and stop you being ripped off by big companies. Pls e-mail the producers at makemerich@moneysavingexpert.com if you're interested. More details about the series.

STOP USING EGG CARD NOW! Its reputation is fried. Egg's upped its standard rate to 15.9%, nearly double its launch rate. Stop using the card immediately, it pays negligible cashback and the rate is pants! Don't cancel it though due to the Egg Loophole (see article). Related articles. Best Balance Transfers, Best Card For Purchases.

5p/Min TO CALL MOBILES GONE. Abroadtel has now put its landline to mobile call cost up to 9p/min. It's still the cheapest daytime calls provider, yet its quality is poor. Better off sticking with the 10p ones detailed in the Calling Mobiles article.

NEW STOOZERS BOARD. Make Free Cash From Credit Cards. There's now a special section of the site dedicated to discussing making free cash from credit cards. First thing to do is read the Free Cash From Credit Cards article, then trip along to chat with other stoozers (the word for those doing it) to the Stoozers Board. Related Article. What Is A Super Balance Transfer?

FLIGHTCHECKER SALES WATCH Mytravelite has flights to Alicante & Almeria for £17 each way incl taxes. Use the free FlightChecker to find the seats in seconds.

BE CAREFUL OF CHARCOL - MORTGAGE BROKER ADDS NASTY CHARGE! The country's biggest mortgage broker, Charcol, now charges £5 to do online comparisons. Whilst it's refunded if you get a mortgage, it makes research expensive. Use others instead. Updated Article. Sneakily Get Mortgage Advice For Free or Download the Free MoneySavingExpert Guide to Remortgaging.

• Travelodge Tennertastic - rooms for a tenner It's back!
• £15 M&S vouchers for doing a test drive
• Adobe Acrobat Reader - speed up the software free
• 4 Free Energy Saving bulbs if you're with Powergen
• Tesco's selling off BBQ & Garden stuff. Perhaps it's seen the weather forecast?
• First baby's on the way? Parents' tips on what you might need
• Old Style (Frugal) Board Thread of the Week: Why didn't I think of that?
• Post of the Month Winner for July
• Nominate Post of the Month for August

GREAT CHEAP LOCAL SIM CARD HUNT RESULT: Last week's challenge was to find the cheapest local sims abroad. Amongst the finds were Hong Kong, Luxembourg and Australia.

Reminder. Free MoneySavingExpert.com Car Sticker Report if you spotted one
Reminder. Cheaper or even free travel insurance Read Article
Reminder. Missold an endowment? Complain Now!

MARTIN'S MUSINGS. 'Spitting Teeth' and 'Make Me Rich Meeting One' Blog.

NEW MARTIN'S MONEY POSER. Surplus to requirements? _ _ _ L L L K B B. What's missing? Answer/see others' ideas. Past Money Posers. What's the next number?, A common question, Caesar's solution.

CLEAN UP THE SAVINGS POLL. Do you have a cleaner? Vote or discuss. Also, see last week's Lottery Poll results.

That's it for this week. Sometimes life can be very silly. The other day I had to (for work) make farting noises in the office. Thought you may like to listen.



I hope you save some money

Martin



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