Over 23,000 sign bank charges petition in first week. Thanks to all those who’ve signed the petition to Gordon Brown about Bank Charges reclaiming; even more signatures would be great. Please spread the word.
Last Chance Hols. I’m taking a break this week, so having prepared the articles, the MSE team are putting the top tips together, which I’m sure will be superb. For those with the time and budget left to holiday this summer, do ensure you cut the costs so you can maximise the enjoyment, with the MoneySaving travel articles: Flights, Hotel Prices, Travel Insurance, Overseas Spending, and Travel Money.
Give a bit of summer lovin'. If you’ve friends or family looking to get away, why not tip them off about the site so they can do it more cheaply. As always, the best way to do that is tell them about this free weekly e-mail, that they can get at moneysavingexpert.com/tips
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Loophole! Text from almost any mobile for fractions of a penny, or free from the web
Texting a friend's mobile can cost 12p, yet a new loophole lets you do it practically for free. Bizarrely, using your mobile’s hi-tech internet connection is much cheaper than low-tech texting. One company's exploited this with free software you download to your mobile. Use it and while it feels almost identical to normal texting, it actually routes your texts via the internet, and costs a fraction of a penny. This is a totally new article, also including how to text for free from the web, get special cheap texts and lots of other MoneySaving. New Article: Free Texts Related Articles: Cheapest Mobiles, Free Anti-Virus software, Home Phones
Grab 20% off at H&M/Warehouse/Oasis/Dotty P's/Principles & more. PLUS a free cocktail & coffee all with a £2 magazine
Make £100s for free by taking revenge on your credit cards. New 'Stoozing' Calculator
Credit card companies offer us 0% debts; take this money and save it in a high-rate savings account and you can make £100s. It’s called stoozing. The easy system is to get a card offering a year’s 0% on purchases (e.g. Halifax*, HSBC*, or Sainsbury's) and during that time use it for all spending, only repaying the minimum. Meanwhile, you earn interest on now-unused cash from your earnings. To ensure you get it right, read the fully updated guide, including the new stoozing calculator to help you work out your profit, as well as more advanced ways to stooze. Updated Article: Stooze Free Cash Related Articles: Best Balance Transfers, Top Card For Spending, Top Cashback Cards
Sub-£200 all-in flights to New York. Super-cheap return fares with a small airline. Related Articles: Cheap Flights, Cheap Hotels, Travel Insurance
STOP YOUR FRIENDS WASTING CASH! PLS SUGGEST THEY GET THIS EMAIL
Graduated in the last three years? Top Graduate Accounts 2007-08. New Article
Switch to the top graduate account and you can boost your finances by £100s, using banks' special accounts for higher education leavers which have preferential terms. This isn’t just for new graduates though; the best graduate accounts last up to three years so even if you graduated a year or two ago you can still switch and gain. Please tell your friends, especially graduates with HSBC student accounts; their overdraft rates have just shot up from 0% to nearly 10%, so they should switch, switch, switch! New Article: Top Graduate Accounts Related Articles: Should I Pay Off My Student Loan?, First Time Mortgages, Problem Debts? Top Student Accounts 2007-8 coming next week.
Free £250 of physio if you have a car accident. No cost 12 months insurance, no strings Related tip: Free 1k dental cover
Top Cashback Card. Get £4 per £100 you spent. GE Money customers need to switch
You can get paid for every purchase you make with the right credit card; Capital One’s Platinum Cashback* card pays 4% of what you spend back for the first three months. After that the cashback drops to a still market-leading 1%. This week GE Money announced its Everyday card, which was my top pick a year or so ago, will be discontinued from November; anyone using it for cashback will need to switch cards to keep earning, so go now! Read Article: Best Cashback Cards Related Articles: Credit Card Freebies, Best Balance Transfers
Reminder. Sign the No. 10 Bank Charges Petition. Ask for Gordon's support, Bank Charges Charter Related Articles: Bank Charges Guide, Bank Charges: What Now?
Top vehicle breakdown cover for £34. Grab it before the price increases!
Top 'full service' roadside recovery provider AutoAid is raising its price from £34 to £36 on 1 September. Get it now while you can for the cheaper price. For all the best buys, plus how to get RAC for a quarter of the price if you're a Tesco shopper, read the Article: Cheapest Breakdown Cover Related Articles: Cheapest Car Insurance, MOT Cost Cutting
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'Making a civil claim', Which? essential guide giveaway. Ten copies blagged for MoneySavers Want one?
MONEY MORAL DILEMMA. Should Ben go to Bill's wedding?
Bill has asked his best friend Ben to be best man at his wedding in the Maldives. Yet while Bill's paying for everybody's accommodation, at huge, credit-maxing cost to himself, Ben's been asked to pay for his own flights there and back. This'll push his finances to the limit; he's already struggling due to the recent flooding of his garden, and this trip'll mean harsh budgeting, and basic food for the rest of the year. Should he go? Enter the Money Moral Maze: Should Ben go to Bill's wedding? Previous MMDs: Should Fernando pay for Lewis' service? and Grant's been overpaid, should he keep it?
Britain's Best Debt Dieter. The winner revealed! A few months ago I ran a competition to find Britain's Best 'Debt Dieter'. Find out who won
Great 'Cheapest Places To Go On Holiday In The UK' Hunt
With cheap travel and flights so accessible, it's easy to overlook the great holiday spots on our doorsteps. Yet holidaying in the UK can not only be cheap, but also better for the environment than flying. So I thought I'd tap MoneySavers' collective knowledge for the best places to holiday without going abroad. Add your ideas or read other people's: Great Cheapest Places To Go On Holiday In The UK Hunt Related Hunts: What can you blag on holiday?, Buy now from the US, Medical tourism
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Quick Forum Tips
Warning! Bargains listed here tend to sell out quickly
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Great 'Cheaper Camping and Caravanning' Hunt Result
Last week I asked MoneySavers for their top tips on cutting the cost of camping and caravanning holidays. There were some great tips, including get a camping card, you don't need your own caravan, and join the club.
FLIGHTCHECKER SALES WATCH Barcelona, Marrakesh, & Rome £10 all in
Budget airline Ryanair is constantly selling flights from 19 British airports to a raft of European destinations for just £10 each way; unusually and importantly this price includes all taxes and charges yet there are baggage fees. Read the find the £10 flights note. Related Articles: Cheap Flight Finding, Cheapest Travel Insurance, How To Spend Overseas
Board of the week: The Telephones Board
With so many options finding the right home phone or mobile package can be confusing and complicated, so first read my Cheapest Home Phones and Mobile Phone Cost Cutting articles. Thankfully, the Telephones board harbours some regular MoneySavers with great tips, whoever your provider is. Recent discussions include: Getting maximum broadband on line, Free unlock codes for Nokia phones and Which camera phone?
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This week's Martin's Blog: The kindness of strangers in the Forum
"Man city top of the league", "Celeb tracking: who's more popular? Kate Nash or Amy Winehouse" and "Am I a social entrepreneur? ". Read m'blogs (or RSS users access)
Would £35 million make you happy? This week's poll. Vote and Lottery Win Discussion
Would you pay higher taxes for NHS drugs for all? Yes, but just a little. Last week's vote: Over a third of you are prepared to pay more tax to ensure NHS drugs are available to everyone. However, 30% weren't willing to pay more, and only 10% would go so far as to pay double. NHS taxes poll results & discussion
Free Game of the Week: Flight of the Hamsters
America's Got Talent? That's it for this week, however, I thought you might like to take a look at this unbelievable performance on the US talent show. That's Magic!
I hope you save some money
Martin
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