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Wednesday 31 January 2018
Win 3 KG of Nutella, free Body Shop, free Hotel Choc, earn ££ buying booze...
Tuesday 30 January 2018
Martin's cards masterclass, beat passport hike, £25 Nectar bonus, £600 BT saving, 2x pillows £8, £270 energy savings, car insurance tricks, free Valentine’s card
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MSE Big Energy Collective Switch 9 - only 9 days left
For full help, see our general switching FAQs or the MSE collective switch FAQs. Sadly, the deals above aren't available in Northern Ireland or on prepay. PS: If you wonder if we get paid for this - we do. But we give you roughly half what we get via cashback, which you don't get applying direct. The rest goes to paying our costs, and hopefully making a little bit of profit. |
30% off bedding, eg, £8ish Silentnight pillow pair (norm £12). MSE Blagged. Incl free delivery, ends Fri. Sleepy People New. Passport prices to rise in March - here's how to beat 'em. See beat passport hike. Beat BT's Jan hike, eg, 'I'm saving £600+'. BT raised prices on 7 Jan by up to £36/yr. But don't take it lying down, especially as non-promo fibre b'band & line alone can hit £50/mth, yet the cheapest is £20/mth. If out of contract, use our Broadband Unbundled tool to find your cheapest so you can save like Suzanne: "Always been with BT, paid £71 for fibre & line in Dec [likely includes calls or add-ons], switched to Vodafone £20/mth, no-brainer. Thanks MSE." Don't want to switch? Use the tool's results as a basis for haggling. How to spend £10+ at Sainsbury's and get £1-£25 of extra Nectar points. This weekend only - here's how. 1,000 FREE £15ish radiator heat reflector packs. Helps make up to four radiators more efficient, hopefully saving money. Pimp your rads Petrol prices hit 3yr high - how to find the cheapest in YOUR area. The AA says unleaded now averages 122.16p/litre, up from 114.7p in July. But you can keep costs down with a nifty way to find cheaper fuel. |
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Can changing your email cut your car insurance costs? It's a bizarre world. Adding your mum, changing job title, going comprehensive may all save you cash With car insurance prices increasing by nearly 10% a year, every little helps. Last week insurer Admiral admitted to us that your email domain name (eg, Gmail) can affect the quotes it gives. Hotmail didn't fare well in The Sun's original story on how prices differ depending on your email, but we've tested and found no rhyme or reason to it. Welcome to the counter-logical world of car insurance. Here are our 'doesn't always make sense but try it anyway' tips to slash costs - there's full help in Cheap Car Insurance.
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FREE Valentine's Day card via iPhone/iPad app. New customers only, incl free delivery. How to get the card Get £40 cashback on £400 'robo-investment' (1,000 avail). MSE Blagged. If you plan to 'robo-invest', this Wealthify deal is equiv to a 9.55% head start after fees. Full explanation, plus pros and cons, in robo-investing cashback. Argos eBay outlet 10% off code, incl £45 Fitbit Flex (norm £50) & £252 Nintendo Switch (norm £280). Min spend £40 with a max discount of £75. Ends Thu. Argos eBay outlet code 12 ways to STOP wasting food & drink, incl what really needs to go in the fridge. Plus recipe-finders for leftovers and much more in avoid food waste. £6 for seven daylily plants (norm £20). MSE Blagged. Each a different colour, ends Sun. Get some summer garden colour. Do you 'need' to install a smart meter? A Big 6 energy firm is telling customers they do. See your Smart meter rights. |
AT A GLANCE BEST BUYS
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Pound's 19mth dollar high, now £1 = $1.41 (& a steady €1.13)
For far more tips and tricks and answers to questions such as "Do I pay in pounds or euros abroad?", see our 18 Travel Money Tips guide. |
Pay £10 for £30 of meal ingredients, incl curries and casseroles (3x meals for two). MSE Blagged. Via subscription, but you can cancel any time. Cheap nosh ALL personal independence payment benefit claims under review. 1.6m claims for the disability & chronic illness benefit are to be checked over fears some of the assessments are discriminatory - some may be due £100s. Huge PIP review SUCCESS OF THE WEEK: 'WE GOT £450 BACK AFTER FLIGHT DELAY' Our Coupon Kid's Kryptonite... Crohn's Disease: Why MSE's Jordon Cox has gone quiet. See what's happened to Jordon. And if you've missed him (as we have), how about this for a recap of one of his great feats: it's two years since his epic Sheffield to Brentwood via Berlin journey, which ridiculously was cheaper than going by train. |
CAMPAIGN OF THE WEEK Have you been hit by unfair care home fees after a loved one's death? The Competition and Markets Authority is worried about unfair care home fees charged after a resident has died. Please help by taking its quick survey to share your experience. |
THIS WEEK'S POLL Do you have a will? If not, why not? If you want to say where your assets go when you die, you need a will. Die without one and on top of the grief, it can cause a financial nightmare for the people you care about. A will can be made cheaply, and sometimes for nothing (see our Cheap Wills guide). So do you have a will and if not, why not? |
MONEY MORAL DILEMMA Should I pay a dealer for fixing the faulty car he sold me? I bought a second-hand car and got the dealer to knock £200 off. After two days, I realised it had a major fault which he agreed to fix for £200. Should I pay him? Enter the Money Moral Maze: Should I pay a dealer for fixing the faulty car he sold me? | Suggest an MMD | View past MMDs THE QUICKIES - Debt-Free Wannabe chat of the week: Make up to £10 a day challenge |
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MARTIN'S APPEARANCES (WED 31 JAN ONWARDS) Thu 1 Feb - Good Morning Britain, ITV, Deals of the Week, 7.40am MSE TEAM APPEARANCES (MOST SUBJECTS TBC) Wed 31 Jan - BBC Cumbria, Money Talks with Ben Maeder, from 6pm |
QUESTION OF THE WEEK Q: Do you still pay credit card charges if you use your card abroad following the card charge ban? Raj, via email.
Instead it refers to the fees charged by retailers when you use a card to buy something online, in person or over the phone, which could be levied at home or abroad. These are now banned throughout the EU on virtually all personal plastic. So to answer your question, yes, you can still be hit with exchange fees for using your card abroad - which is why we always suggest you get a specialist card that doesn't charge such fees. See our Top Travel Cards guide for help choosing one. |
A 1996 CHICKEN STIR-FRY KIT... TOP KITCHEN CUPBOARD SURPRISES That's all for this week, but before we go... what's the biggest shock you've had when looking in your kitchen cupboards? When a MoneySaver shared with us a tin of rice pudding he found with a 2014 best-before date (over social media, not, er, over dinner), we were flooded with other finds such as a 2013 Christmas pudding, and even a 1996 chicken stir-fry kit - which is older than Kylie Jenner. Share your hidden gems on the Cupboard Surprises forum thread. We hope you save some money, |
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