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| New. Hot broadband & line rental just '£10/mth' This cracker from BT-owned Plusnet is back – the cheapest standard speed deal we've seen in 9 months The secret to saving money on your broadband is to always take advantage of hot, short-lived promos, and right now this from BT-owned Plusnet is a winner. Most can get it, saving a massive £390/yr compared with BT's non-promo prices. Standard up-to-17Mb speed is best for smaller households browsing the web, reading emails or streaming music. Here's the key info... New. Standard broadband and line rental equiv to £10.24/mth. With this Plusnet deal anyone who's not had Plusnet broadband i n the last month can get up-to-17Mb b'band and line on a 1yr contract. It's available to 90% of the UK, and if you go via the link it'll show if you're eligible.- Broadband is 'free' & it's cheapest to pay £197.88 upfront for a year's line rental. That's equiv to £16.49/mth, otherwise it's £18.99/mth, but no calls are included. - You MUST claim a £75 cashback cheque. You'll get an email within 10 days of activation explaining how, and you must do it within 2mths. Your cheque should then arrive within 30 days. How does it stack up? Assuming you claim the cashback, it's £122.88 (before calls) over the year, equiv to £10.24/mth. Pay line rental monthly and it's equiv to £12.74/mth. After the 12mths, you start paying £10.99/mth for broadband, plus line rental. Want faster, a different provider, or to add TV packages? Use our Broadband Unbundled to see what's available based on your postcode. Filter by speed, TV package, contract length and provider to find the best deal for you. |
| TSB meltdown: "I got £40 compensation." Refunds and redress are starting to come through. See our new TSB meltdown help n>guide for latest news & full info. Airport lounge access up to 20% off code. MSE Blagged. At Heathrow, Gatwick, Birmingham and Edinburgh. Pay £22-£36 plus free glass of champagne & fast track security (except Heathrow). Full info and more tips in Cheap Airport Lounges. Martin Lewis suing Facebook UPDATE... why it left him shaking. Includes news on the Court date, agreeing to meet a Facebook VP, proof it published 1,000s of fake ads & more. Read Martin suing Facebook latest news & FAQs. New. 15mths' full car breakdown cover for £48. We've blagged 15mths' AutoAid* cover for the price of 12. It covers you, your spouse, civil or common-law partner, in any car you drive for £48 .31. Similar AA/RAC cover can cost £100+ for 1yr. Full info in Cheap breakdown cover. Get CASH for iPhone pics (and you don't need to be a pro). If you've taken a beautiful or useful photo, you could net anything from £2-£100s via an app. Sell photos FREE £5ish of Lego this Saturday. Via Smyths stores, while stocks last. Free Lego |
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| 24 Amazon tricks incl 'free' £10 and 2% cashback Slash costs when buying from the web giant with a host of freebies, tools and tricks Many see the retail behemoth as their go-to one-stop online shop. Others think it's avoiding paying its fair share of UK tax and will gnash their teeth. If you use it, we say as it pays less, you should pay less. And, as it's got some hot deals out now, we thought it prime time to show you our 24 Amazon Tricks, here's a taster... Of course, before shopping at Amazon, don't assume it's cheapest and compare prices after discounts, see Online Sh opping Tricks for more help. New. 'Free' £10 Amazon... for most. Simply prepay your account with £40 at thousands of stores, including supermarkets, and you get £50 to spend. Get a free Amazon £10.'Free' £6 Amazon... for some. Get bonus when you buy £30 of Amazon gift cards. Check if you're eligible. The 'Is Amazon Europe Cheaper?' tool. Oui? Nein? A cheeky tool compares prices across Amazon EU sites and some net mega bargains, such as Arianne: "Thanks. I got a pair of headphones for €55, they were £100 in the UK." The 'Is it really a bargain?' tool. Just because it's discounted, doesn't mean it's a hot deal. You can use a website to snoop on a product's Amazon history and see if it's ever sold for less. Prepared to wait? Name a price you're willing to pay and it'll send you price-drop emails. Rare 2% cashback on Amazon - if you have (or know) a kid. Most cashback sites don't work on Amazon, yet there's a way to get Amazon cashback. 'I got £158 of Amazon Prime subscription back.' Many have been charged for unwanted membership which is £79/yr (or £7.99/mth). Our Amazon Prime Refund guide helps you to get it back, and it worked for forumite Gassy: "It was happy to reimburse one year. I pushed it a little and got 2yrs' back, £158. Not bad for a 5min call." |
| £34 Nutribullet... if you know where to look (norm £59). Blender's price gets blitzed, ltd stock. £34 Nutribullet 'Don't buy tickets from Viagogo' – a warning from Martin. Following a competition watchdog investigation into four secondary ticketing sites, Viagogo is the only one not to have agreed to make changes. See Martin's Viagogo warning. Pssst... SECRET shoe outlets, eg, £21 Puma trainers (norm £62). We've found high street chains Office & Schuh flogging slightly scuffed and ex-display footwear online at huge discounts. Extremely limited stock. Step this way £17 plant-your-own hanging baskets set, incl compost (norm £25). MSE Blagged. Two baskets, 12 plants. Or £27 for 4 baskets, 24 plants. 2,500 of each available. Can you dig it? Morphy Richards 20% off everything code, eg, £15 steam iron (was £27). MSE Blagged. Incl sale items, eg, £16 electric spiralizer (was £50) and a £29 toaster (was £80). Free delivery. xA0;Morphy Richards £30 free-range BBQ meat hamper (£40ish at supermarkets). MSE Blagged. All outdoor-reared UK meat. Incl rump/flat iron/gammon steaks, burgers and sausages. Meat hamper |
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| New. Get £20 cashback on the CHEAPEST way to spend abroad As spring pokes its head out (kind of) and summer holidays draw closer, Halifax's top overseas spending card has revived its £20 cashback after a short hibernation. We like specialist overseas cards like this when spending abroad, as they give near-perfect exchange rates and don't add a 3%-ish 'exchange fee', giving you more bang for your buck, euro, rouble, etc. New. Overall top pick: £20 cashback and near-perfect rates. The Halifax Clarity credit card (eligibility calc / apply*) already had no fees for spending or cash withdrawals abroad. But apply by 31 Aug and accepted newbies who buy anything in a foreign currency by 30 Sep get £20 cashback within 90 days. It's this boost that makes it a winner.It's 18.9% rep APR on spending and cash, so repay IN FULL to avoid interest. You pay a small amount of interest on cash withdrawals till it's paid off, so it's best to pay on the card and only make withdrawals if you really must. Top credit card if you'll make lots of cash withdrawals. For most, Halifax wins because of the cashback. But if you're heading somewhere where you'll need lots of cash, the Barclaycard Platinum travel credit card (apply) has no purchase or non-sterling cash withdrawal fees or interest till 31 Aug 2022, as long as you pay the balance IN FULL every month (otherwise it's 19.9% rep APR on spending, and 27.9% on cash). You'll need to pass a credit check, but for cash withdrawals it's a winner as most specialist overseas cards still charge a bit of cash interest. Top card if you don't want a credit check. This Starling Bank* app-only current account offers near-perfect rates on spending and cash withdrawals, with no fees on cash (max £300/day). It takes as little as 5mins to apply, and because it's a bank account, you won't be credit checked, unless you apply for an overdraft. It also pays 0.5% AER variable interest on up to £2k, 0.25% on £2k to £85,000. It's a new-ish bank, but feedback's decent. Lots more help and options in Top Overseas Spending Cards. And if you need cash, use our TravelMoneyMax, which compares 30+ bureaux to show the best rates. |
| 8 craft beers for £12 (similar £27). MSE Blagged. 1,000 boxes available from Beer52. Please be Drinkaware. £700 FOR JUST A FEW MINUTES' WORK - SUCCESS OF THE WEEK: "Followed the guidance on flight delays on your site. It took minutes and I only needed information I already knew. A month later, a £700 cheque arrived. Here's to you, Martin, and the MSE team." (Send us yours on this or any topic.) 2for1 Grand Designs Live London tickets. MSE Blagged. For 5-13 May. Handy if you missed out on last month's freebies. Grand Designs Live |
| CAMPAIGN OF THE WEEK Fact sheet for those with autism to better understand banking, credit cards & more. City regulator the Financial Conduct Authority & the National Autistic Society have produced an 'easy-read' guide to personal finance, incl how products work and how to spot scams. It's helpful for those with autism and may be a useful refresher for others. |
| THIS WEEK'S POLL When did you last switch bank account? Whether you want better service, better rates or just free cash – changing your day to day bank account can be well worth doing. But have you done it?... When did you last switch bank account? Books and DVDs are popular items to buy second hand. In last week's poll we asked what you bought second hand, with 7,828 people voting. Books and entertainment (DVDs, video games etc) were popular choices with roughly 10% of you saying you'd give these items a second home. Many of you also favoured buying a used car/motorcycle - though males were seemingly more keen than females. Perhaps unsurprisingly, not many of you like the idea of recycling used underwear. Find out what else people would buy second hand. |
| MONEY MORAL DILEMMA Should my friends pay to stay with me? I run a B&B and rent out all my spare rooms. My friends have invited themselves down in the summer, my busiest period. I want to see them and have space, but I usually sell out, so would be losing revenue. Is it wrong to ask my friends to pay? Enter the Money Moral Maze: Should my friends pay to stay with me? | Suggest an MMD | View past MMDs THE QUICKIES - Debt-Free Wannabe chat of the week: May no-spend challenge |
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| MARTIN'S APPEARANCES (WED 2 MAY ONWARD) Thu 3 May – Good Morning Britain, ITV, Deals of the Week, 7.40am MSE TEAM APPEARANCES (SUBJECTS TBC) Wed 2 May - BBC Cumbria, Money Talks with Ben Maeder, from 6pm |
| QUESTION OF THE WEEK Q: We recently found about £100 of Tesco vouchers in the attic, but some of them are several years old. Is there a way we could convert them to new vouchers? Margriet, via email. MSE Sarah M's A: Sadly, they expire two years after issue, so you won't be able to use any older ones. But there's a trick to extend the lif e of any nearing expiry. Simply use the voucher to make a small purchase of a few pennies – it will then credit the remaining balance to your Clubcard account as points. They'll be reissued as new vouchers in your next batch, with an expiry date two years in the future. So if you spend 50p on a £10 voucher, you'll get £9.50. For more on reclaiming lost vouchers and tricks to boost your stash, see Reclaim & Boost Tesco Vouchers. Please suggest a question of the week (we can't reply to individual emails). |
| BAFFLED BY THE BETAMAX & CONFUSED BY THE CASSETTE That's all for this week, but before we go... The times they are a changin'. After a report claimed that some youngsters struggle to tell the time on a standard clock, and instead rely on digital, MoneySavers shared the old-style tech that baffles their kids. Developing pictures at a store, listening to cassettes and recording on Betamax all feature in our old-style tech Facebook post. We hope you save some money, The MSE team |
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