Happy New Year! Hiya, this week's email is brief, just the most current MoneySaving followed by five major MoneySaving things you can do right now, if you're at a loose end over this break.
The Festive donation means £3,000 is going to Children in Crisis. Last week's festive donation promise of 50p for each new Money Tips email recipient saw 5,931 new people; rounding up, that means £3,000 will go to the charity (on top of the site's usual charity fund). Thanks so much to all who told their friends and family. Pls spread the word before January's money rush. Debts and diets are the two things people seem to focus on in January. If you know someone looking to sort out their cash, please tell them about the site and especially suggest they get this free weekly e-mail as it'll make sure they're sorted! | MARTIN'S MONEY MUTTERINGS
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Feed the starving at Christmas and into the New Year totally free
A special website, TheHungerSite.com, allows you to donate food to the starving, every day, simply by clicking a link on its site. This is fantastic and everyone should be doing it; that's why I push this article every Christmas. Please tell friends or forward this, let's do some good. Fully Rewritten Article: Feed The Starving At No Cost To You Related Article: Charity - Pay Less Or Nowt, Give More!
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Free sneaky peek at your neighbours' house prices! And maybe cut your council tax
There's a free website that shows you the price all the houses in a street were sold for. I included it in my recent council tax cost cutting article update and found it caused as much comment as the article itself. So I thought I'd highlight it for those who didn't see it then. See the free house price check section; or read the whole Cut Council Tax article. STOP YOUR FRIENDS WASTING CASH! PLS SUGGEST THEY GET THIS EMAIL Don't overpay for cold & flu remedies. You're simply paying for brand power!
There's a new spate of ads with the logo brand power in, set up to look a bit like a quasi scientific external body. Yet its website admits, "We're not an independent body, manufacturers pay to use our service." Medicines are all about branding and packaging, yet what does the trick is the active ingredient, which is the same in most generic products which cost a quarter of the price. Find out more about how to slash costs in the Article: Cut The Cost Of Prescriptions And Medications Related Articles: Private Medical Insurance, Healthcare Cashback Plans
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Free timewasting... spend time and thus save money
I've politely nagged Miles Mendoza, of Radio 2's Website of the Day fame, to allow me to republish his Top 20 Fun Timewasting Sites from his new book and they're now all in one place. The web's top 20 fun time-wasting sites (and this way if you're playing with these you're not out spending cash...)
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Cut Car & Home Insurance! Car/ Home Insurance Cost Cutting Top Current Accounts: 6.1% interest, 0% overdraft at A&L* or better Read Article Get your free MoneySavingExpert car sticker Grab one
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Get serious dosh from recycling old mobiles
If you've received a new mobile for Christmas, don't treat your old phone with contempt; there's a range of mobile phone buying companies that'll happily take the relegated phone off your hands. Not only could this bag you as much as £160, but by not throwing it out with the rubbish, you'll also be doing your bit for the environment. Article: Old Mobile Phone Flogging Related Articles: Mobile Cost Cutting Plan, Batter Down Your Contract, Unlocking For Free
Endowment mis-selling. The clock's ticking, complain as soon as possible; you may be owed £1,000s
A recent report from the Financial Services Authority shows that consumers are getting a better deal when it comes to endowment complaints. Two thirds are being decided in the consumer's favour, plus these results are coming more quickly with less intervention from the ombudsmen. A few minutes of form filling can grab back thousands, plus do it all for free. Article: Endowment Mis-selling: How To Grab Your Compensation Related Article: Reclaim Unfair Bank Charges Gas & Elec switching price war! Grab the cheapest provider plus up to £30 cashback
You can compare all gas & elec providers in five minutes, often cutting your bills by up to 20% using special comparison sites. Plus MoneySavers' consumer power means a price war! To try and get your business, some comparison sites will also pay you cashback if they can switch you; now the max amount you can get has just gone up to £30. So, cut your bills, and bag free cash back on top. Article: Switch Gas & Elec & Get Cashback Related Articles: Cut The Cost Of Water Bills, Cheapest Home Phone Provider, Get The Cheapest Boiler Cover Check whether you've got a decent mortgage deal
Remortgaging is the biggest single MoneySaving activity possible; the financial equivalent of liposuction, saving you £1,000s. For each 1% you cut off the rate on a £100,000 mortgage you'll save around £80 a month. If your current mortgage deal has ended or is about to, grab my free printed guide and get yourself into shape for the New Year. It takes you through step by step, including how to get free advice. Remortgaging Guide: Instant PDF Download, Free Printed Version, More Info or Mortgage Guide: Instant PDF Download, Free Printed Version, More Info Start the bank charge reclaiming process
If during the last six years, you've received bank or credit card penalty charges for going beyond your overdraft limit or bouncing cheques or Direct Debits, there's growing belief these charges are unlawful and you can force your bank to give you £100s, even £1,000s back. Read the full guide on exactly how to do it, including free template letters for you to send. Article: Reclaim Unfair Bank Charges Also: Read/Report Successes |
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