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Bank switch bribes are being culled - bag up to £200 free cash while you still have options There are just three runners left in the race to win your banking custom by paying you to switch. And with Halifax set to drop out this week, if you're not in love with your existing bank, now is a good time to make the move while there are still a few choices. Switching is usually easy and hassle-free. You'll need to pass a not-too-harsh credit check and use the new bank's switching service. It automatically closes your old account and moves over your money, direct debits and standing orders within seven working days. Any payments that still go to the old account after that will automatically be forwarded to the new one.
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Please vote for our Martin... It's our last email before the vote, so if he's ever helped you save, vote for Martin for next week's NTAs - pages 5 & 6 (click through to the end or it won't count). Free Asda £5. Newbies to its rewards app can get a £5 voucher to spend on almost anything. Free fiver £3 cinema tickets - this Saturday ONLY. 100s of cinemas - including big chains Cineworld, Odeon, Vue and some independents - are offering cheap tickets for ALL screenings. £3 cinema tickets FREE National Trust family day pass (normally £25 to £35). Excludes NT Scotland sites. Family days out Ends Thu. Cheap superfast 100Mb Vodafone broadband: '£21/mth'. Newbies to its broadband can get a Vodafone 100Mb broadband-only deal (available to about 40% of homes) for £26/mth and can CLAIM a £125 Amazon, Tesco, Sainsbury's or M&S voucher within 4mths. Factor that in and it's equivalent to £20.80/mth over the 24mth contract - half of what many pay for slower speeds. On Universal Credit, Pension Credit or equivalent benefits? See if you qualify for discounted social tariffs below. Want more options? See our broadband comparison. Ninja Creami ice cream maker £120 with code (normally £200). MSE Blagged. This isn't MoneySaving, but it's a popular brand and a rare deal recently caused a stir online - so we got 'em to beat it, making this the cheapest we've seen. 7,000 available. Ninja Affected by the air traffic control chaos? Your travel and refund rights explained. We've got all you need to know if your flight's been cancelled or delayed this week, or over the holiday period. See Flight travel rights. New. 3mths' free GoHenry kids' spending card plus £15 'pocket money'. MSE Blagged. The big-name kids' prepaid card GoHenry* lets 'em spend, but keeps you in control. It normally costs £3.99/mth, but newbies can go via our link, use code AFFMSE315 and load £5+ on the card to get 3mths free plus £15 credit, which is equivalent to the monthly cost for most of the next 4mths. Free card: Alternatively HyperJar* is totally free, with roughly similar features, though you can't use it at ATMs. Full info's in Top prepaid cards for kids. |
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On a low income? You could be one of 4m missing out on cheap broadband For most who are out of contract, we always say the way to bag cheap broadband is through short-lived promotional deals. Yet for those on a range of benefits, there are more than 10 'social tariffs', which give long-term, consistently cheap prices that could save more than £100s/yr on average.
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FREE visits to 5,000+ historic buildings & heritage sites. Many that are normally closed or usually charge are open for free on selected days in Sept, including Chartwell (home of Winston Churchill) and Castle Ward in Northern Ireland. Heritage Open Days First look. Try MSE's Bill Buster, our experimental app-only new tool. We've added a host of new features to our 'Bill Buster' tool in the MSE App (available in Apple's App Store or Google's Play Store for Android). Track your mobile and broadband bills, get alerted when your contracts are ending and compare the cheapest deals based on your needs - all in one place. It's just a trial and we'd love your feedback, so let us know what you think. FREE drinks, including beer, G&T, cocktails, coffee & tea. We've rounded up the freebies available right now via apps and sign-up offers. Free drinks (please be Drinkaware).
Cheap period products, including £6 period pants, save £100s on tampons & more. As John Lewis joins M&S and Tesco in covering the cost of VAT on period pants, we've rounded up the cheapest options out there. See Cheap period products. One month's 'tailored' dog food for £2.70 (normally £27) through 90% off code. MSE Blagged. Newbies only. Tails dog food |
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THIS WEEK'S POLL Have you switched or fixed your energy in the past six months? Average annual energy bills fell by 17% in July for those on standard tariffs (most households), and as we explain above, they'll fall by a further 7% in October. With wholesale prices dropping, many suppliers have launched new fixed deals - mostly for existing customers, though a few have deals you can switch to. So this week, we want to know if you've switched or fixed in the past six months. A third of us have cut back on paid-for streaming services. Last week, we asked how many streaming services you pay for, and whether you've cut back recently - over 7,000 of you responded. Netflix and Amazon Prime Video are the most popular services, with more than two-thirds subscribing to them, followed by Disney+ (35%) and Apple TV+ (12%). Of those who do stream, around a third (35%) have cut their number of subscriptions, with the majority doing so to save money. See the full poll results. |
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MONEY MORAL DILEMMA Should we pay for my eldest stepdaughter to go on holiday with us? I live with my husband and our five-year-old daughter, and we have a 16-year-old stepson who lives with us a couple of days a week, a 19-year-old stepdaughter at university and a 20-year-old stepdaughter who has just bought her first home. Last time we went away, we paid for them all, including the eldest's boyfriend. For our next holiday, my husband and I disagree about whether the eldest and her boyfriend should now pay for themselves or at least contribute. My stance is that they should pay, especially in the current economic situation, as she earns more than us put together. Enter the Money Moral Maze: Should we pay for my eldest stepdaughter to go on holiday with us? | Suggest a Money Moral Dilemma |
MINT SAUCE IN KETCHUP AND BRANSTONNAISE... WHAT CONDIMENTS DO YOU COMBINE TO MAKE BETTER ONES? That's all for this week, but before we go... with branded mash-ups such as Heinz MayoRacha, Heinz Baconnaise and Marmite Peanut Butter hitting the shelves, our MSE Forumites have been sharing how they mix their own condiments the MoneySaving way. Examples include own-brand mayo mixed with pickle for a cheap alternative to 'Branstonnaise'; peanut butter with sweet chilli to make satay sauce, and English mustard with ketchup to make burger sauce. Perhaps the strangest tip was to add mint sauce and ground pepper to ketchup - apparently it greatly improves the flavour. Add your own MoneySaving mash-ups to the Do you mix condiments to make even better ones? MSE Forum discussion. We hope you save some money, |
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