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26 quick GREEN MoneySaving tips - incl get paid to recycle, sell old mobiles & cut food waste. Going green doesn't have to cost the Earth so read our new guide where we've brought together and updated the mass of tips we have across the site on how to save & make money reducing, reusing and recycling. Green MoneySaving Huge energy price hikes have now hit millions - switch & save £235/yr. As we warned last week, all the biggies raised standard prices on Thu by a typical £96/yr, so check NOW if you can save with our top picks for newbies. For firms with 'OK' or 'great' service feedback, the cheapest fixed rate is People's Energy's 1yr fix (typical saving £222/yr). Of the big names, British Gas's 13mth fix saves £176/yr and incl 1yr's 'free' heating cover. Bigger savings are possible with a variable rate (which can rise) via Igloo (typical saving £236/yr). Tiddlers with little feedback are a bit cheaper, so all links take you to our comparison so you can decide. Find choosing confusing? Use our Pick Me A Tariff tools. Free Halfords MOT with ANY spend. Buy anything now (eg, £1 sponge), get MOT'd by Nov. 'Free' MOT Urgent Sky price hike warning - many can leave penalty-free, but the window's closing for some. It's raising b'band, phone & TV prices this month by up to £72/yr. Check if you can beat Sky's hikes. Only 1,800 avail. Get £40 cashback for investing £400. If you plan to 'robo-invest' - where investments are selected for you based on your attitude to risk - then after fees, this Wealthify deal for newbies is equiv to a 9.6% head start, provided you keep the full investment for a min 6-7mths. (This doesn't mean we recommend Wealthify, as we don't do investment tips - but if you're going to use it anyway, you can get cashback). Full help in Robo-Investing Cashback. 'I turned my flat into a jungle on the cheap - can you do it too?' With plant sales booming, MSE Laura F shares cost-cutting indoor gardening tricks that worked for her, incl how to dig up discounts & swapping tips. 'I turned my home green' |
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TWO pairs of specs for £14 delivered. MSE Blagged. It's the cheapest we've seen this deal. Cheap specs Ex-GNE customers' move to EDF may take weeks - full help. EDF took on GNE's 360,000 custs after it went bust in Jan, but 250,000+ still haven't been moved, though many are at least on good energy deals. GNE help Sending a parcel? Royal Mail will now pick it up for free. Till 30 May, norm up to 72p. Free parcel collection 21% off full-price Bobbi Brown code, eg, £32 eyeshadow palette for £25. MSE Blagged. Ends Fri. Bobbi Brown Free £30 Amazon vch for doing quick online surveys. MSE Blagged. Forumite favourite Swagbucks is free to join, and newbies who go via our blagged link can get an extra £20 Amazon vch when they earn £10. Swagbucks |
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THIS WEEK'S POLL How much are your typical monthly bills? April usually brings a raft of utility and public service price hikes - and this year's no exception. So this week, we want to know how much you usually spend on household bills every month. Most MoneySavers have a TV streaming subscription. Last week, we asked what TV you pay for - over 8,800 people responded. Almost 90% shell out for a TV licence, but most also get other services too, with 62% paying for streaming services - Netflix and Amazon Prime were most popular. Among those with pay-TV packages, sport was a big draw for many - 56% of Sky customers and 35% of Virgin customers have added Sky Sports, BT Sport or both to their bundles (more than any other add-ons). See full pay-TV poll results. |
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MONEY MORAL DILEMMA Should I ask the neighbours staying with us for rent? They moved in with us while their home's being refurbished. It was expected to take just one month, but it's already been two months and it looks like they may be here for another two or three. They're contributing to utility bills, but if they're staying longer, should I also charge rent to cover additional wear and tear on our household appliances, carpets and so on? Enter the Money Moral Maze: Should I ask the neighbours for rent? | Suggest an MMD | View past MMDs |
MSE TEAM APPEARANCES (SUBJECTS TBC) Thu 8 Apr - BBC Radio Leicester, Mid-morning with Ben Jackson, from 10am |
WOULD YOU PAY £9 FOR A BACON SARNIE? That's all for this week, but before we go... we asked you to tell us about the most overpriced food you've seen on sale, and your stories didn't disappoint. From a £7.50 sausage roll and £9 bacon sandwich to £70 for a cheesecake, many of you have spotted some shocking price tags, while one MoneySaver admitted to splurging £8 on a gingerbread man (though at least it "tasted amazing"). Read the full list and add your own on our Food price horrors Facebook post. We hope you save some money, stay safe, |
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