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Free wills for the over-55s! (Cheap wills for younger coming) Over 50% of people in our recent wills poll didn't have a will or had a will that isn't up to date. Many said they'd "just not got round to it" or "didn't know where to start". So as this is an important task, if you pull your finger out, we'll show you how to do it... Flippancy over. Planning for death is not a pleasant prospect. Yet it's a must-do. Without it, your loved ones, the very people you find it difficult to broach the subject with, may find their lives made more difficult. Die will-less and rather than you choosing what happens to your property, money and savings, it's usually governed by intestacy rules.
For a range of other options, including 35% off wills from Which?, see Cheap and free wills. PS: For many, a Power of Attorney is just as important as a will. This means that if (and only if) you lose your faculties, someone can take over your finances to, for example, help pay for your care. |
New. Top 5.2% easy-access savings & they're from a BIG name. NatWest Group's Ulster Bank* has just launched a 5.2% AER variable easy-access saver, ie, you can put money in and withdraw it when you want... as long as you've £5,000+ to open it. If not, Coventry BS also offers 5.2% from £1 but while Ulster allows unlimited withdrawals, with Coventry you can only withdraw 3 times a year; more and you pay a penalty. Full info & more options in Top savings. Amazon's 'Prime Big Deal Days' including Barbie, Fitbit & Shark, plus up to 60% off Alexa - tips, predictions & duds. See Big Deal Days for what's likely to be in next Tue and Wed's sale. Toy sales: Up to 50% off at Argos, Morrisons & Tesco, including Barbie, Lego & Hot Wheels. And they're off... the runners & riders in the big pre-Christmas toy sales, which a lot of MoneySavers wait for. Toy sales It's back! Invest £50, get a FREE £50 back. 7,500 available. Newbies putting £50+ into Wealthify's robo-investment service get £50 cashback after a year. So invest £50, wait, and then you get your money back, so whatever the investment's worth in a year is profit. Even if it flops, at worst you break even. For full details, including £100s back if you've more to invest, see Robo-investing cashback. Martin: 'Take cover! Car insurance prices up a shocking 41%, home close behind.' Many people are talking about Martin's recent car & home insurance briefing, where he urged you to check whether you can lock in for a year to save £100s and forestall price hikes. As Ruth tweeted him: "Thank you so much. My car insurance was going up by just under £200 this year. I used the Compare+ tool and saved £270 on this year's price." Early access. £200+ of beauty & skincare for £55 via Boots No7 Advent calendars. Available to all from Wed, but via our link, you can get access now to all of this year's four Boots No7 beauty calendars. Ends Thu. Unlimited data Sim just '£10.67/mth' - cheapest we've ever seen. This iD Mobile Sim (uses Three's signal) is £8/mth for 3mths, then £16/mth, but you can CLAIM a £40 Amazon / Currys voucher after 3mths. Factor that in and it's equivalent to £10.67/mth over the year's contract. Want different data / network? Use Cheap Mobile Finder. Why are standing charges so high? Plus how to cut energy bills, broken Britain, fix savings & more... The Martin Lewis Podcast. A jam-packed new pod with an indispensable energy briefing, life hacks from retirees and more. All in The Martin Lewis Podcast - listen via BBC Sounds | Spotify | Apple Podcasts & more. |
Ask yourself a question... 'Am I a loser...?' Martin is a loser. Don't worry, he admits it - over the years, he's misplaced or damaged keys, wallets and even phones when rushing from one place to another. And this self-knowledge is important. If you've never had so much as a scratch on your mobile since you first got one in 1996, insurance is likely a waste of money (though self-insuring by putting a bit of cash away just in case can be useful). But if you're the losing type, then having insurance in place can add up. Around two-thirds of people in our Twitter poll don't have any insurance. For a decent chunk of those, that's likely a poor decision. Our Cheap mobile insurance guide has full info, but here are quick options:
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Find out if you're eligible for a free flu jab - or how to get one for £9 if not. See free & cheap flu jabs. Grüum five-piece skincare set £14 delivered (normally £50). MSE Blagged. 10,000 available. Grüum Cheapest-ever iPhone 14 '£30/mth'. Newbies to Three can get an iPhone 14 (128GB) on a 24mth contract with 100GB data for £35 upfront, then £29/mth, via MobilePhonesDirect (so a total of £731 over the 2yrs, only £32 more than buying the handset outright from Apple). Note that MobilePhonesDirect is responsible for the handset, Three for the contract. Want a different handset? See Cheap Mobile Finder. E.on Next customer on a low income & in energy debt? You could get bills HALVED. It's part of E.on's plans to help vulnerable customers this winter. See if you're eligible in E.on bill cut. Christmas delivery / collection slots open for Asda, Ocado & more. You'll need to be quick though as demand's likely to be high. Check when your supermarket's slots open in our Christmas delivery round-up. FREE audience tickets including Martin's show, Big Brother & The Graham Norton Show. If you fancy being part of the experience for these and more (though we think there's a clear highlight 😉), see free audience tickets. |
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THIS WEEK'S POLL Have you turned your heating on yet? As we creep into winter and energy bills remain extortionately high for many, we want to know if you've turned on your heating yet or whether you've decided to hold out for a little longer because of the high costs. Vote in this week's poll. One in four MoneySavers have a specific savings pot to cover the cost of Christmas. With just over 80 days until Christmas, last week we asked how you were planning to pay for it - and how much you think you'd spend. More than 4,400 people voted - one in four (26%) have specific Christmas savings they'll use to cover gifts and food, while a similar number will dip into existing savings. The majority (56%) plan to spend less than £500 this year. See full results. |
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MONEY MORAL DILEMMA Should I give my cheating ex his half of a council tax refund? I just received a letter saying I'm to be refunded £179 for overpaid council tax from 2016/17. I lived in that property with my now ex-boyfriend and we split the bill equally, though it was in my name. Since then he has cheated on me, which led to us breaking up and moving out. Would you let him know about the refund if you were in my situation, or would you keep it all? Enter the Money Moral Maze: Should I give cheating ex his council tax back? | Suggest a Money Moral Dilemma |
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MARTIN'S APPEARANCES (WED 4 OCT ONWARDS) Wed 4 Oct - Ask Martin Lewis, BBC Radio 5 Live, 1pm |
THE SHAWSHANK REDUCTION AND LIDL WOMEN - MAKE YOUR FAVOURITE MOVIE MONEYSAVING That's all for this week, but before we go... We asked our social followers to give their favourite movies a MoneySaving makeover and we got some masterpieces back, including the Discount of Monte Cristo, Saveheart, The Shawshank Reduction, The Frugal Suspects and probably our favourite Tightanic. And this clever bunch found ways to cram money brands in too, with The Woolworth of Wall Street, Once Upon a Time in the NatWest, Lidl Women, Much Aldi about Lidl, and Saving Private Ryanair. Let us know your MoneySaving masterpieces in our Facebook, Twitter and Threads conversations. We hope you save some money, |
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