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Completely new cheapest home phone solution: ditch 18866 - it's easily beatable
I've substantially undercut my old cheapest home phone recommendation.  In a nutshell get the Just Dial's Saver Lite package which has free evening and weekend calls at no monthly fee (except BT line rental) then set up an account with call1899. The combination costs little more than half BT's cost. New Article: 'UK's Cheapest Home Phone'.

Get paid a penny to buy Boots cough medicine and other booty! Misprice bonanza!

2 For 1 London days out; treat the family this October
This offer's available on a whole bunch of London attractions (e.g. the Zoo & Madame Tussauds). The catch is you need that day's valid train ticket, yet even if you're not using the train you can get a cheap single for £2ish and still qualify to save up to £14! Full info or see the Days Out Forum.

Lewis is talking a load of poo! Cut the cost of nappies
A rash of savings (sorry) are available on nappy buying. After looking at the finances of a family with newborn triplets for Make Me Rich, I thought a nappy saving article was due.  There are many ways to save including little-publicised local government grants available for re-usable nappies and cost-cutting for disposables too. New Article: Nappy MoneySaving Related Articles: How to Have a MoneySaving Wedding, Level Term Assurance, protect your famly if the worst happens

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Double Discount Car Insurance Loophole! First successes reported - 4 weeks left!
Nationwide* is offering 'double the difference' if you find a cheaper equivalent quote. So a month ago I suggested you get its quote, then use m'Car Insurance Cost Cutting System to find an even cheaper one and reclaim double the discount. Now the first successes are coming in with people reporting getting a couple of hundred extra quid off the cheapest. More Info/Discuss/See Successes Related Article: Cheapest Home Insurance.

Great Cheap Halloween Costume Hunt
The pressure on parents to spend never seems to end.  October means Halloween, and costume price tags can be scary, so I thought I'd tap MoneySavers' knowledge to find the cheapest ways to kit out your little monsters. Add your ideas/read others Past Great Hunts: Laser Eye Surgery, Cosmetics Cost-cutting and What shops don't want us to know

Find your someone special (but still save money): Great Hunt Result
In last week's great hunt I tapped single (and partnered) MoneySavers' research powers to find cheap internet dating sites. Answers included Veggiedate, Natural Friends and Already Parents

Boost your savings: has ICICI got better?
Indian bank ICICI is a massive top payer (drops to 5.15% in Nov) yet I suspended its best buy status as it's had the worst customer service feedback I've ever seen. Now a month on I'd like to know if it's got better. Feedback here. See next best payers: Best Savings Account

FLIGHTCHECKER SALES WATCH  BMIBaby £17 one way incl taxes and charges. Fly to Edinburgh, Cork & Belfast. Use the free FlightChecker to find the seats in seconds.

Should I cancel old credit cards?
This is one of those questions I get emailed again and again, so I thought I'd remind you there's a full article answering just this: “Should I cancel old credit cards?”.  Related Article: Your Credit Rating – how banks decide whether to lend you money

Board of the week: Techie MoneySaving
Find out how to save cash on all your new toys, including PCs and laptops. Discussions include Anti-spyware group test, Laptop Processors and Techie FAQs

This week's Martin's Musings: MoneySaving hits India   
'Forget Loyalty', 'Telly trickery makes me look unsecure and crumpled cash', 'Fighting back from a blow out'. Read m'blogs (or RSS users access)

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That's it for this week. Yet before I go, thanks so much for all those who joined in the 'old TV themes' discussion a fortnight ago, how wonderful it is to hear Dangermouse and Rent-a-ghost again.  For anyone who hasn't been there, take a click.

I hope you save some money

Martin