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Psssst. 'SECRET' shoe outlets, eg, £85 Ralph Lauren trainers for £25. High street chains Office & Schuh run sites flogging ex-display or slightly blemished footwear at mega-reduced prices. Stock limited. Step this way for info. How to make old fivers & tenners spendable again. Our probe shows there are £1.8bn still out there. Find where to change them. New. Top 1yr fixed savings, 2.03%. If you've £1k - £10k OakNorth* now pays 2.03% AER. If you've £10k+ you can get 2.02% through savings marketplace Raisin plus £20-£80 cashback. Your money's locked away in a fix for the term, so for easy access with up to 3 penalty-free withdrawals/yr Coventry BS* pays 1.4% AER variable on £1+. It incl a 0.25% 1yr bonus so diarise to switch as the rate'll dive. See all Top Savings. Short-lived flight deals: Today - £232 San Francisco, £566 Australia returns, can you find 'em? Check out the latest deals and an easy way to stay frequently updated. Full info in our cheap flights guide. 'Unneeded, destructive, addictive, it was debt's crack cocaine - celebrate Wonga's demise,' says Martin. As Wonga dies, read Martin Lewis's full assessment, and rights for borrowers and those owed compensation. Ding dong, Wonga's gone. 'Wow. I halved the cost of my brownie ingredients and people preferred 'em.' MSE's Laura downshifted, and of 27 MSE taste-testers (it's a hard life), most preferred the cheaper brownies. See her Bake (half) Off. |
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BOOM. British Gas fined £2.65m after MSE investigation. Don't trust your energy firms - the 7 things EVERYONE must know to stop rip-offs Power to the people. For years we've told you energy firms CAN'T charge exit penalties in the 49 days before a fix ends. Yet 18mths ago, many of you told us British Gas did just that. So working with you we compiled a dossier, and told regulator Ofgem. As a result, it's just fined BG £2.65m as it misled 2.5m people, and overcharged 95,000. Yet that's not the only rip-off to watch out for...
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5 Odeon cinema tickets for £25. Norm up to £17 each. Some exclusions, so see full Odeon offer. Parent of a 7 to 16-year-old? Have they got hidden £100s in a Child Trust Fund? The first eligible kids with one can now take control of their cash, but 1m+ accounts have been lost. See how to check in our Child Trust Fund alert. Earn £15 M&S/Amazon vchs doing quick online surveys. MSE Blagged. Popular MSEers' site where you're paid to fill in surveys and do online searches. We've a link for newbies to earn £5 and get a bonus £10. Swagbucks Free visits to 5,000+ hidden property gems, incl Chapter House, featured in Harry Potter. Thu-Sun for the next two weekends, many usually-closed or usually-charging English buildings are open to the public for free. Heritage Open Days Morphy Richards 20% off everything incl sale code, eg, £53 steam iron (was £110), £16 blender (was £30). MSE Blagged. Delivery's £4. See Morphy Richards. |
AT A GLANCE BEST BUYS
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6 weird ways to put more wedge in your wallet Incl flogging your junk, spotting job ads, watching TV & renting out your home as a film set There are far more ways to add a little extra cash to your pocket than you might think. Our 70 income boosters lists them. However, we thought you might be surprised by some of the more off-beat ones...
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Just graduated? You shouldn't start paying your student loan till April at the earliest. Each year 10,000s start paying too early. Check your payslips, with more help in our student loan warning. £600 FLIGHT DELAY COMPENSATION - SUCCESS OF THE WEEK |
THIS WEEK'S POLL Are you allowed to buy cheap school uniforms? As classrooms open for another year, buying new school uniform can be a costly exercise - especially if you aren't allowed to shop around for it. So does your child's school let you buy from supermarkets, or are you restricted to a specific shop? Are you allowed to buy cheap school uniforms? A typical MoneySaver is married with kids, has a university degree and loves chocolate digestives... See more in last week's fifth annual MSE census results. |
MONEY MORAL DILEMMA Should we give our daughter the same allowance as our son? My husband and I gave our son an allowance each month, even when he had a part-time job, until he turned 18. Our daughter, who is 16, now has a part-time job that pays a lot more than our son's did. Enter the Money Moral Maze: Should we give our daughter the same allowance as our son? | Suggest an MMD | View past MMDs THE QUICKIES - Debt-Free Wannabe chat of the week: How to help my niece. |
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MARTIN'S APPEARANCES (WED 5 SEP ONWARD) Thu 6 Sep - Good Morning Britain, ITV, Deals of the Week, 7.40am MSE TEAM APPEARANCES (MOST SUBJECTS TBC) Wed 6 Sep - BBC Cumbria, Money Talks with Ben Maeder, from 6pm |
QUESTION OF THE WEEK Q: My broadband provider has told me it's putting up my costs, but I'm still within a fixed contract period. Is it allowed to do this? Lorna via email. MSE Steve B's A: Unfortunately telecoms firms often do - BT is hiking prices for millions next week, with Virgin Media to follow from October. They are allowed to, but the good news is you can easily beat them at their own game. Regulator Ofcom states that if your firm raises prices without having warned you before you signed up, you are allowed to leave penalty-free as long as you tell your provider you're off within 30 days of being notified. Of course, only leave if you can beat the new price, though unless you're already on a promo deal it's likely you could save £100s/yr by switching. See our Broadband Unbundled tool for the best deals. Please suggest a question of the week (we can't reply to individual emails). |
DOES ENERGY DRINK BAN FALL FLAT OR DOES IT HAVE FIZZ? That's all for this week, but before we go... the Government's proposed ban on selling energy drinks to children has been causing a fizz among MoneySavers. Many are all for giving the sugar and caffeine-filled beverages the boot for youngsters, while others say parents should be the ones responsible for their kids' consumption of unhealthy drinks. Have your say in our energy drink ban Facebook post. We hope you save some money, |
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