2020
15 post-Christmas MoneySaving crackers
Over 50 ways to save, incl... BIG sales incl M&S and J Lewis, Brexit help, 1.25% savings, £6/mth Sim, £20 to shift debt to 0%, heating tips, £5 prosecco, work-from-home tax back, stamp hikes
How to rescue Christmas (financially, at least)
Over 50 ways to save, incl... Xmas refunds, hidden Amzn discounts, 29mths 0% + £20, 14p veg, Boxing Day sales on now, ‘£18’ FAST Virgin b’band, 50% savings boost, track Santa, travel goodies & baddies
24 last-ditch Christmas tips
Over 50 ways to save, incl... 24 Xmas tips, Lidl £12off, new Help2Buy, no-fee 0% + £20 Amzn, 1.25% savings, student loan reclaim, £50 breakdown, Cheap Mobile Finder and more
Energy giants now CHEAPEST - act now to save £200+/yr
Over 50 ways to save, incl... new 1.25% savings, urgent cheap energy, Brexit help, £9.50 1L Baileys, 5 x 5min £1,000 reclaims, beat stamp hikes
MSE Cheap Mobile Finder
Over 50 ways to save, incl... Hot new cheap mobiles tool, Prem Bond cut, Ikea sale, energy price war, water-saving freebies, free photo postcard, Easyjet warning, £70 Nails Inc £28
Black Friday - bargains or bull?
Over 50 ways to save, incl... Black Friday bargains, NS&I alert, £240 MAC and Benefit etc £60, Baileys £10, self-employ grant 3, £165 off Scot Power, free wine, Christmas grocery slots
MSE Big Energy Switch 16 ends Fri 5pm. Save up to £300 over 14mths
Over 50 ways to save, incl... 15 FREE btls wine, Christmas predictor, Big Switch ends, 0% + £20 Amzn, 2 Shreddies 60p, savers’ crisis, self-employ hope, £103 No7 £35, Barclaycard warning
Pay credit card interest? Shift to 0% now
Over 50 ways to save, incl... £82k extra state pension, urgent 0%, cheap iPhone, Ted Baker 30%, Big Switch, mortgage prisoners, 3 and Vodafone hikes, free books
MSE Big Energy Switch 16 - save £290 with super-cheap 15mth fixes
Over 50 ways to save, incl... Martin’s Covid help, BIG Brit Gas SWITCH, Soap & Glory, free £125 for Xmas, ‘how to be successful’, Green Homes update, cheap No7, Clubcard Prices extended
15 stay-at-home MoneySaving tips
Over 50 ways to save, incl... 2x Nectar, WFH tax back update, McD’s deals, £18 FAST Virgin b’band, free Xmas £125, Nando’s free deliv, M&S beauty box, Covid support latest
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12 ways to save only do with appsFree chocs, 1.5% savings and more
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Martin: 'Aged around 45 to 70?''You may be able to turn £800 into £5,500+'
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New. Top way to spend abroadUnbeatable exchange rates and cashback
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10% off discount 'best-before' storeEg, 23p Pepsi , £4,50 for 1kg Lindt
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Cheaper energy deals kiboshedMartin not exactly impressed
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Lloyds' free £125 bank bribeBut others pay more
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Debt cost-cutting masterclassMortgages, cards, overdrafts, loans...
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48 oriental lily bulbs for £87,500 bundles available
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£17 million of unspent Tesco Clubcard vouchers will expire this month, but there’s a trick to extend them – here’s how
20 May 2022![]()
Some £17 million worth of unused Tesco Clubcard vouchers are set to expire at the end of the month. Use your vouchers now if you can but if not, there is a trick to extend them online. We explain how it works below. -
Millions of 4G smartphone owners may be due up to £30 payout after claims handset prices were inflated
20 May 2022![]()
Around 29 million 4G Apple and Samsung smartphone owners in the UK could be entitled to a payout of up to £30 if a collective action case by Which? is successful - although there are no guarantees. It comes after the consumer group claimed inflated manufacturing costs were passed onto consumers -
Boots and Co-op hike meal deal prices - here's how they compare to other major supermarkets
19 May 2022![]()
Boots and Co-op are the latest retailers to increase the price of their meal deals. Boots has upped costs from £3.39 to £3.59, and from £3.99 to £4.19 in its London shops, while Co-op's meal deal has jumped from £3.50 to £3.75. -
Financial regulator to punish banks and building societies that don't protect people's access to cash
19 May 2022![]()
Under the new 'Financial Services and Markets Bill' banks and building societies will have to ensure cash withdrawal and deposit facilities are available to customers in communities across the UK. -
Two MoneySavers reclaim £1,000+: How to check and challenge incorrect water bills if you use a soakaway or septic tank
19 May 2022![]()
Two MoneySavingExpert.com users have secured refunds and compensation worth thousands - and reduced their waste water bills - after arguing their bills should have been lower as their homes aren't connected to public sewers. Here's how others in England and Wales can maybe do the same.
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Martin Lewis: 'UO is just as important as UX: A tip for anyone developing their website or app'
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I set up MoneySavingExpert.com nearly 20 years ago – when arguably the modern web was still in its infancy. With an abundance of self-belief (something I had too much of then, as I realise now) I decided not to read any books, or follow prevailing wisdom on how a site should operate – and just do it my way. -
Martin Lewis: Got a cash ISA? You should probably ditch it
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Press the rewind button and go way back to April 2015... Possibly on the telly in the corner of your living room, I was on-air at the time urging savers as usual to use their new tax-free cash ISA allowance – because 'money was nicer in an ISA'. But things changed in 2016. -
Martin Lewis: Money and Mental Health charity 2021/22 – Covid & cost of living hell...
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It's hard to believe the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI) charity is now six years old. As the chair of trustees, each year I write the foreword to its annual report – and today the 2021/22 report is out, so I thought I'd blog my formal chair's foreword here. -
Martin Lewis: What happened to my pledge to give £10m to charity – 2022 update (spoiler: it's now £20m)
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Nearly a decade ago, in June 2012, MSE joined the MSM Group and I pledged £10m to go to charity. As that was a public pledge and I feel I've a duty of transparency, every year or two I bash out a blog report to explain where I'm up to, and who's got what money.
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