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New. Cheapest EVER loan for £5k-£7,499 - at 3.2% Loans in 2019 are like buses. Barely any standout products launch and then lots come at once. After a barren period, two weeks ago we revealed the increasing number of lenders offering the market-leading 2.9% rate for £7,500-£15,000 loans, and on Friday Zopa joined that pack. Then on Monday, Hitachi cut its rate to 3.2% for those borrowing £5,000-£7,499 - we've never seen lower for that amount. Here's what you need to know...
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'I reclaimed £250,000 in PPI' - the most we've EVER seen. Urgently check if you can claim too. The clock's ticking with just three weeks till the 29 Aug PPI deadline - use our free PPI reclaim tool & guide and see MoneySaver Mike's astonishing £250k PPI success as inspiration. Ending. Top-secret theatre tickets from £4 incl West End shows... but only if you keep hush. Special site sells last-min unsold seats at dirt-cheap prices, but only if you agree to keep quiet so you don't upset people who paid full whack. Skip the waiting list via our link - but only till Wednesday next week: top-secret tickets. 70+ coupons, incl 'free' Lipton ice tea, Little Dish meal & Persil washing device. See August's coupons. Ends Sun. Post Office fast fibre b'band & line '£19.84/mth'. The Holy Grail for cheap fibre is sub-£20/mth and the Post Office has delivered that for newbies. See '£19.84/mth' fibre - from that link you can check other deals/speeds. McDonald's £3 off £10, or £5 off £20. Till Sun, please eat responsibly. See this and more McD's hacks. Alert. Wearing flip-flops, jaywalking, inhaling Vicks etc may land you a holiday fine. Acceptable UK customs may hit you in the pocket elsewhere - to help, see our holiday habits alert. |
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'I saved £1,000 thanks to MSE's 21-day car insurance trick' Amid warnings of accelerating prices, we show you how to slash costs at a busy time for renewals It's a year since we revealed the best time to get car insurance is about three weeks before renewal, following a major investigation of 18m+ quotes. And we've been inundated with successes since, eg, Simon tweeted: "Got a quote 21 days before renewal and saved £1,000+. Thank you." And Cam said: "Took your 21-day advice. Was paying £148/mth, now £68/mth [saving £960/yr]." Now's a good time to remind you as we're entering that sweet spot for anyone renewing in Sep, one of the busiest car insurance months. It also comes as insurers warn of imminent price hikes, as rule changes to compensation payouts for personal injuries will leave them paying out more than they'd expected. Full info in Cheap Car Insurance, but here are the key steps in brief...
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AT A GLANCE BEST BUYS
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Get 10p/litre off Tesco petrol & diesel. Useful with unleaded prices 15p/L up on 2017. Cheap fuel FREE 3mth My Spa Pass - gets 15-20% off 200+ hotel spas, incl Mercure & Malmaison. MSE Blagged. A bit like Tastecard for discounts on spa days and treatments. Norm £3.75/mth. My Spa Pass SUCCESS OF THE WEEK: £35 for seven bottles of wine & two glasses (norm £70+). MSE Blagged. 1,500 cases avail for Naked Wines newbies. Please be Drinkaware. Beware of scam letter claiming to be from MoneySavingExpert.com. And watch what happened when we confronted the fraudsters. See PPI scam alert. |
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THIS WEEK'S POLL How do you spend when abroad? It's peak summer, so time for a question we ask every year... if and when you travel abroad, how do you usually spend? Younger MoneySavers are more likely to do most of their shopping online. Last week, we asked you how much of your shopping you do online vs in stores. Almost 5,000 responded, with 66% of under-25s doing the majority of shopping online, while older folk prefer the high street, with 54% of over-65s doing most of their shopping in stores. See full poll results. |
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MONEY MORAL DILEMMA Should I offer my kids a better exchange rate? My young daughters have been given £10 each by their grandmother to buy a treat on holiday in Greece. I've 'banked' the £10 and said they have €10 each to spend. It's not the best exchange rate for them - though probably better than they'd get at the airport - but I thought I'd keep it simple. Am I being unreasonable? Enter the Money Moral Maze: Should I offer my kids a better exchange rate? | Suggest an MMD | View past MMDs THE QUICKIES - Debt-Free Wannabe chat of the week: Awesome August's No Spend Days challenge |
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MSE TEAM APPEARANCES (SUBJECTS TBC) Fri 9 Aug - BBC South West stations, Good Morning with Joe Lemer, from 5am, Guy Anker |
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QUESTION OF THE WEEK Q: I know I had PPI with a particular lender, but I don't have the paperwork. Can I still reclaim? Jane, via email.
Please suggest a question of the week (we can't reply to individual emails). |
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EXTREME MONEYSAVING: 'I TAKE THE BATTERIES OUT OF MY CLOCKS WHEN I GO AWAY' That's it for this week, but before we go... we asked people to share their top MoneySaving hacks and were flooded with some extreme tips. Using old dish/bathwater to flush the toilet and water the garden, and using homegrown herbs instead of an air freshener were two of the greenest examples. The cheekiest? The MoneySaver who doesn't buy new clothes, but instead waits for friends' and family's hand-me-downs. See the full list and add your own in our MoneySaving Hacks Facebook post. We hope you save some money, |
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