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8 Sept 2005: £15 free cash, £29 all-in breakdown cover, 50p intercity coach, new best balance transfer card, cheap cd vouchers, cheapest sat nav, but listen very very carefully, i shall only say it wunce....

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Hiya folks. What a week. The papers have been fully reporting our Chat Forum shenanigans (see Beef in Gravy and Argos's 49p TV mispricing). Obviously the quickest way to find out these things first is to be on this free e-mail, please do forward it to friends and family and recommend they join the email distribution list.

FREE £15 CASH FROM AMAZON. Credit card loophole. The Amazon credit card proffers 'sign up and get a £15 online gift voucher the first time you spend', yet there's no minimum spending criteria, so buying chocolate in a supermarket triggers the £15. It's also 0% for 6 months on spending and balance transfers, so it's not the worst card for your arsenal either. View/Apply: Amazon Card*. Full Pros and Cons in: Credit Card Freebies Article.

NEW UK'S CHEAPEST ROADSIDE RECOVERY ARTICLE. £29 for a couple all in. The UK's top deal is a very very nice price, £29 for a couple including home start and onward travel. Plus there are ways to get cover even cheaper if you have Tesco vouchers. This is a fully rewritten article with completely new research. Cheapest Roadside Recovery Related Article. Car Insurance Cost Cutting.

50p COACH TRAVEL SALE. 100,000 mid-week intercity seats (if you can find them).

BEST BALANCE TRANSFERS ARTICLE. Fully updated. Seismic shifts in the credit card world. My totally new top pics are Short Term: NatWest 0% for 9 months. Long term no hassle: Amex Platinum* 4.9% which lasts until you've repaid all the debt shifted. However if you're not a credit card nerd, read a full how to and more options in Best Balance Transfers.

CHEAP FLIGHTS TO OZ (hopefully!). A great fun forum spot. Price and availability depends on the Ashes results so not everyone will get one. Howzat?!?.

WARNING! CALL18866 NO LONGER CHEAPEST PHONE PROVIDER! Call18866 users beware, it's just put its price up so it's now 3p to make all landline calls. This means call1899 is now the top all-rounder, as its the same price for landlines but cheaper for mobiles. Fully Updated. UK's Cheapest Home Phones Provider. And while I'm at it there's what's likely to be a short term cheaper way to call mobiles midweek.

CD-WOW VOUCHER GIVEAWAY. Cheap CDs from the budget seller Ends Sunday.

£199 ALL-IN CAR SAT NAV. Last week's Great Hunt Result. Last week's challenge was to find the Cheapest Sat Nav. There were some top bargains. In fact (think Victor Kiam) I liked the look of the £199 Garmin Streetpilot i3 so much I bought ..... one (well the company was too expensive!)

Reminder. Top instant access clean savings. Article
Reminder. Want your tax calculated by the Inland Revenue (guaranteed)? Just three weeks to go. Cutting Tax Board
Reminder. Calling Mobiles. Sever The Price

LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY. I shall say this only wunce. Sssh I ‘ear une DVD box set de (sssh) Allo Allo is now £7.99. Fallen Madonna with de big boobies on t'cheap.

GREAT ‘BIT ON THE SIDE' HUNT. Most people can save tons just by being savvy shoppers and cutting their bills. Though it's nice to have a bit extra. I thought I'd tap MoneySavers' collective knowledge to find the best ways to pull in some extra dosh or earnings. Add your ideas/read others Other Past Great Hunts Disguised Own Brands, What Shops Don't Want Us To Know, Cosmetics Cost Cutting.

PROPERTY HOTSPOT OR BOTTOM OF THE PILE? RBS says it's compiled the UK's property hot spots. Find out where and discuss.

LISTEN TO THIS TIP'S MARTIN'S MONEY MUTTERINGS
Sorry no mutterings this week, I'm out of London filming and can't get near a microphone

ENERGY PRICES ROCKETING UP. Switch now! A raft more companies have increased prices. It only takes 5 mins to switch and you can save £150/year. The winning comparison service is Energyhelpline* (searches the widest range and pays £10 cashback). Article. Cheapest Gas And Electricity Plus Cashback.

UPDATE! DOUBLE THE DIFFERENCE CAR INSURANCE. Savings could be massive. In last week's tip I wrote that Nationwide* has promised double the difference back if you find its car insurance cheaper. So I suggested getting a quote from Nationwide, then using my Car Insurance Cost Cutting System and claiming the difference. In some cases the difference was so big (e.g. Nationwide £1000, m'system £600) people are scared to try it. Yet importantly Nationwide offers a 14 day cooling off period anyway (so even if it says the claim isn't like for like, you have a get out clause). More Info/Discuss.

FLIGHTCHECKER SALES WATCH Newquay, Verona, Hamburg 29p plus charges (usually £20).These deals are Ryanair's sales this week. Use the free FlightChecker to find them and others in seconds.

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

Free Eyetest. If you've an M&S card
Multiregion Divx DVD Player £36 delivered Can you beat it?
TGI Fridays 2 for 1 main meals Stuff your face
Free Smoke Alarm Don't put it off
2 for 1 Days Out vouchers from Timotei. Just wash and go
London Fashion Week 2 for 1 tickets Go on Dahling!
Old Style (Frugal) Board Thread of the Week: Free Food Challenge
See who won Post of the Month for August
Nominate Post of the Month for September

Reminder. How To Get A Flight Upgrade Get some ideas
Reminder. Free MoneySavingExpert.com Car Sticker Report if you spot one
Reminder. Get money back on dental treatment Healthcare Cashplans.

CHEAPER MOTORWAY SERVICES. Free book and website hints. 'The Great Motorway Secret' is a new book, which lists supermarkets/restaurants minutes from the motorway to cut your costs. I've blagged 10 copies to give away. Plus seperately there's a free website listing similar info. More info.

BOARD OF THE WEEK. STUDENT MONEYSAVING. Discussions include Cheap Books Help, Catered Vs Self-catered accommodation and Uni Essentials List. Related Articles. Top Student Accounts, Best Graduate Accounts.

Andrea's Freebies (also see Freebies GOLD)
Highway Code, Compost Bin (Sheffield residents), Thames Festival,
English Heritage Days Out, Sports Drinks Bottle, London: kids travel free, Lined Paper Generator

MARTIN'S MUSINGS. 'Make Me Rich 4 - a triple whammy', 'You're pants, you know you are, and you shouldn't be!' and 'You're much better looking than that Martin Lewis bloke' Blog.

CURRENCY CONVERTER OR EURO HOARDER POLL. Vote or discuss. Also, see last week's House Price Poll results.

That's it for this week. However, I found this what's not posh now discussion in the chat forum a nice way to reminisce. Funny how our perceptions change.

I hope you save some money

Martin

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