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Online DVD Rental: cheapest providers, how to get it free. New Article
Online DVD renting's cheaper and banishes late fees. You order, they send them, and you post them back afterwards. The very cheapest is Amazon* at £5.99 for 3 DVDs/month. Yet the article includes tips to beat the system (e.g. how to buy someone a Tesco gift subscription at effectively no cost) and a full guide of how to be a DVD tart, signing up to free trials and canceling. New Article: Online DVD Rental Related Article: Digital TV Cost Cutting

£17.99 PAYG Nokia 1100 phone A top chat tip spot for a very cheap pay-as-you-go phone on the Virgin network. It's easily unlockable so it's useable on any sim. Phone: Nokia 1100 £17.99 delivered Related Article: Unlock Your Phone For Free

Revolutionary new loan comparison service, finds cheapest loans for your credit score
Most cheap loans advertise a 'typical rate' meaning all but top credit scorers are charged much more. Yet a new comparison service estimates your credit score and then shows which loans are your personal best buys. It's not perfect but is more in the right direction. See 'Smart Search*' or better still read my Cheapest Personal Loans Article Related Article: How Credit Scoring Works And Check Yours Free

Glasses Buying Cost Cutting System: Spectacle-r Savings
For years I've been writing about how to cut the cost of contact lenses and the logic for glasses is similar. This new article looks at where to buy, what help the NHS give and overall how to do it for less. New Article: Glasses Cost Cutting

Sub-£50 Portable DVD Player For a 4.5" version this ain't a bad price. Can you beat it though?

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Free £30 of Nectar points, don't worry it is £30 and it's still on
As mentioned last week Nectar has a special deal via commercial website Moneysupermarket; sign up and you get 6000 points (worth £30) when you spend on the card. Thus get the card, buy a mars bar in the supermarket and you get £30 free and use the card again. Many of you have emailed to say "it doesn't specifically say 6000 points" on Amex. Don't worry, it's totally kosher via the special link. Amex just hasn't updated its site. Special Link: Amex Nectar 6000 points* Read full article with pros and cons: Credit Card Freebies

Christmas shopping online? Remember, use shopbots. See: Internet Shopping Cost Cutting Article

URGENT! MoneySaving Xmas Charity Auction: Signed book, Ready Steady Cook Apron
After last year's Christmas T-shirt auction for the site's charities, this year I'm doing something different. There's my Ready, Steady, Cook apron (see blog) signed by all the chefs and me, 5 Money Diets signed for whomever you want and 3 complete sets of 'Martin's Money' from Make Me Rich. Every penny goes to charity. The auction ends Saturday. Bid Here: Charity Auction

Free £1 Charity Donation Register for Fairy's 1 mile walk pledge and it'll give £1 to the Make A Wish Foundation More Info: Make A Wish

Sub £100 Hard Disk Double Tuner Freeview Recorder From Thurs at Aldi, this Freeview recorder lets you record on the hardrive, while watching another channel Grab It Quick from Thurs

Great Cultural Trip Out Hunt
As it's panto season I thought I'd tap MoneySavers' collective research power to find how to get bargain tickets to pantos, plays, ballets and operas. From Snow White to Sound of Music, if you know a way to cut the cost tell me here. Add your ideas/read others Past Great Hunts:  Free Online Books, Pricebeaters Plus and Ways To Cut Back

Personalised Xmas Gift
Last week I asked MoneySavers to let me know about Personalised Gifts. Prezzies you came up with included Barbie Storybook, Groovy Chocolate and Get Their Name In The Paper.

COME ON BBC NEWS, BUCK UP! BBC News has just got a new business editor yet still shamefully ignores personal finance. Read more

FLIGHTCHECKER SALES WATCH  £40 rtn flights incl taxes to Prague, Palma and Malaga from Birmingham, Cardiff and Nottingham with BMIbaby. Use the free FlightChecker to find the seats in seconds.

FIRST MONEYSAVING MARRIAGE PROPOSAL! Chat Forum regular Bethom proposed to her childhood sweetheart on the forum this week and he accepted Congratulations!

Board of the week: House Buying and Selling
Whether you're buying or selling this board's a hub of debate and discussion.  House Buying and Selling Board Discussions include Selling a house privately, Vendor refuses, what can I do? and Selling in Scotland. Related Articles: Free Remortgage Guide, House selling Hints & Tips

This week's Martin's Musings: My Debut on Ready, Steady, Cook!
'Make Me Rich On Air At Last', 'Bestseller woes', 'Comet, less fiery tail, more tired snail' Read m'blogs (or RSS users access)

LUXURY OR NECESSITY POLL: What do you consider a luxury? Vote or Discuss. Also, see last week's Pensions: prudent or pants Poll results

That's it for this week. However I thought I'd show you this site I've spotted. It's all about the art of retouch and shows you what the incredibly beautiful women who sell us images and products in magazines really look like. Scary Stuff!

I hope you save some money

Martin