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| New. Big FREE cash for switching bank is back - get £200 It's been a quiet summer for new bank bribes but a biggie is back with a bang - paying up to £200 if you switch and stay. And that's not all, as the top service bank has boosted the freebies it gives switchers. This comes in the week of the 5yr anniversary of the official Current Account Switch Service - under which switching takes 7 working days and the new bank moves all direct debits etc. So here are the top bribes to take advantage of... (All require you to pass a not-too-harsh credit check.) New. £200 to switch - £150 upfront, £50 if you stay for a year. HSBC has revived its mega-popular Advance Account* offer for switchers. As well as the £200, you can access its 5% regular saver.How do I get it all? For the £150, open the account and do a full switch (incl 2+ direct debits or standing orders) within 30 days. If you've got the account after 1yr and have registered for online or mobile banking, you get another £50. You need to pay in a min £1,750/mth (equiv £25,900/yr salary), and can't have had an HSBC account since Jan 2015. New. Top service + freebie incl £199 Bose headphones or £150 Expedia vch. With First Direct* it's all about service - it's topped every bank customer service poll we've done, with 89% rating it 'great' in Aug. It already allowed new switchers to pick a freebie from a range of tech products, online courses (eg, yoga, cookery) and the Expedia vch. And this week via our link it's added higher-end tech products, incl the headphones above, £165 speakers and £159 headphones/charge case combo. You also can access a 5% regular saver and many get a £250 0% overdraft. How do I get it all? Pay in £1,000 within 3mths of account opening, then £1,000+/mth (a salary of £12,675+ does it), or there's a £10/mth fee. For the freebie, you're emailed a link within 2 weeks of switching and paying in, with instructions on how to claim. Free £185 M&S vchs - £125 upfront and £5/mth for a year. New switchers to M&S Bank* get all that and access to its 5% regular saver, while many get a £100 0% overdraft. How do I get it? To get the £125 you must fully switch, incl 2+ active direct debits, within 3mths of opening. For the £5/mth, pay in £1,000+/mth (equiv £12,675/yr salary) and keep the direct debits active. Full info and more options in Best Bank Accounts, incl lots more on how easy it is to switch. |
| Ryanair U-turn as 2 million can now escape new baggage charge - but millions more will still be hit. See full help to check your Ryanair hand luggage allowance. 10 FREE postcard-size photo prints, incl free del. Good for holiday pics. Snap 'em up New. NHS free prescription checker. Do you qualify for free meds? See free prescription checker. Huge British Airways data breach - what you should do. Worryingly, 380k card details were stolen. BA help Wetherspoon pubs - 7.5% off for one day. On everything in Eng, Wales and NI - but not alcohol in Scotland. See when you can get a rare Wetherspoon discount. Please be Drinkaware. FREE gym passes, incl DW Fitness First, Anytime Fitness & Nuffield Health. Plus free boot-camps, outdoor classes and how to haggle with gyms. Let's get physical |
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| New. British Gas customer? No-brainer £200/yr off If you're one of 3.5m on British Gas's expensive standard tariff, be warned - your price will rise for the 2nd time this year on 1 Oct by an avg 3.8%. So someone on typical use will pay about £350/yr more than the market's cheapest (compare to find your cheapest). Yet for those who don't like to switch firm (far better if you do), the giant's just launched an easy way to slash costs without switching - it's also the cheapest big-name deal for many. But if you don't ask, you don't get... How British Gas customers can save £200/yr. This is all about British Gas' new Energy plus boiler cover Oct 19 tariff. On typical usage it is roug hly £200/yr cheaper than British Gas's standard deal. Plus the rate is fixed for a year, so you're protected from price hikes, though the amount you pay can change as it depends on usage. And most homeowners get £50-ish boiler cover thrown in for 'free'.- Who can get it? It's open to new & existing dual fuel (ie, gas & elec) customers paying by direct debit. - How to get it. The best way is via our Cheap Energy Club comparison to get the extra £25 cashback you don't get going direct. It only takes a few mins and you get to see exactly how much you save that way. - Owt else I need to know? If you don't already have a British Gas smart meter, you'll need to agree to get a free one as part of signing up. Do that & it means you won't need to give meter readings in future. If you have a smart meter already and you switch from elsewhere it may lose some of its 'smart' features, but you can still get the deal. If I'm willing to move firm, how much more can I save? The market's cheapest deals are from smaller firms and can save you a further £150 a year on top (with typical use) – and many of them have good service feedback. Do the comparison link above and for ease we've defaulted it to 'big name only' tariffs so you can see the British Gas deal, yet just use the filters and you can see all the market's deals or just those with good service ratings. |
| Asda to scrap price match scheme... marking the end of 'wombling'. Full info incl how long you've left to earn & use vchs. Asda la vista 36 alpine tulip bulbs + four pots £15 all-in. MSE Blagged. Two varieties, 4,500 sets avail. Park Promotions Ends Sat. No contract, 8GB, unltd mins & texts Sim: £15/mth + £20 Amazon vch. This pay-as-you-go deal from Smarty* (uses Three's network) is cheap and refunds £1.25/mth per unused 1GB, so use 2GB and you effectively pay £7.50/mth. You're also emailed a £20 Amzn vch within 3mths, provided you activate the Sim and make three monthly payments. Full help in PAYG Sims. While this Sim gives flexibility, standard contract Sims can be cheaper. Mr Men: The Complete Collection - code gets 50 books for £23 delivered (norm £30). MSE Blagged. Also Little Miss 37-book collection for £16 delivered (norm £28). Ends Mon. The Book People 'Free' pizza or carvery at 90+ Stonehouse restaurants (norm up to £10ish). When you buy a drink. 'Free' Stonehouse |
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| New. One credit card deal that works one of two ways (or both)... 1. FREE £37.50 Sainsbury's trick 2. The LONGEST interest-free spending card, 29mths 0% This is a bit of a hybrid credit card: good if you're a Sainsbury's shopper keen for extra points, or if you're looking to borrow the cheapest way... or both. But as we always say, NEVER use such cards as an excuse to overspend or fill income gaps. How do I get the free £37.50 to spend at Sainsbury's? Accepted new Sainsbury's Bank (eligibility calc / apply*) cardholders get 750 bonus Nectar pts (worth £3.75 to spend at Sainsbury's, as each point is worth 0.5p there) for every £35+ spent at the supermarket in the first 2mths, up to 7,500 pts, which is worth £37.50. That's on top of the normal 2 pts per £1 spent at Sainsbury's. I need a 0% card - is this any good? Yes. Its 0% period has just risen from 28 to 29mths, making it the longest 0% spending card. And if accepted you get the full 29mths at 0% and of course you get the points if spending in Sainsbury's. Though only borrow if you NEED to, for a planned, affordable purchase (eg, replacing a faulty fridge). Get it wrong and you'll get burnt. Full info and more options in 0% Spending. Will applying hit my credit score? A full application leaves a mark on your credit file which is trivial unless you do lots in a short time or are about to make an important credit application, eg, a mortgage. Use our free eligibility calc to see your chances of getting this and other top cards, without affecting your score. Always follow the 0% Spending Golden Rules (see APR Examples). |
| 10,000 FREE Grand Designs Live Birmingham tickets. For 10-14 Oct, norm up to £20. Grand Designs £200 BROADBAND HAGGLE - SUCCESS OF THE WEEK: Five Plain Lazy T-shirts £35 via code (norm £110). MSE Blagged. Lucky dip design, men's or women's. Plain Lazy |
| CAMPAIGN OF THE WEEK Got a question about your pension, or just want to know how to start saving? If you can get to Leicester, Cardiff, Reading or London this week, you can jump aboard a double-decker bus packed with pension experts for free guidance and info. Check out the Pension Awareness Day website for its timetable - if you can't catch it, our Personal pension need-to-knows guide has plenty of info too. |
| THIS WEEK'S POLL Have you haggled with Sky, BT, the AA and more this year? Did you succeed? Haggling with service providers can net big savings - on anything from digital TV to insurance. So please let us know if you've gained cheaper prices, extra goods or better deals. Have you successfully haggled this year? Many parents aren't allowed to buy cheap school uniforms. State primary schools have the most relaxed requirements, with a third allowing parents to buy uniform from supermarkets - compared with just 6% of private primary schools. In contrast, seven in 10 secondary schools (state or private) insist parents have to buy everything from a specific supplier. See full school uniform poll results. |
| MONEY MORAL DILEMMA Would it be OK to pay off our mortgage with our son's money if his Premium Bond won? We've just had our first child and his grandparent has given him £1,000 in Premium Bonds. It's unlikely, but if he actually won big, would it be wrong if we paid off our mortgage with the money? He'll inherit our house one day after all. Enter the Money Moral Maze: Is it OK to pay off our mortgage with our son's winnings? | Suggest an MMD | View past MMDs THE QUICKIES - Debt-Free Wannabe chat of the week: Using LISA to pay off debt |
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| MARTIN'S APPEARANCES (WED 12 SEP ONWARDS) Thu 13 Sep - Good Morning Britain, ITV, Deals of the Week, 7.40am MSE TEAM APPEARANCES (SUBJECTS TBC) Wed 12 Sep - BBC Cumbria, Money Talks with Ben Maeder, from 6pm |
| QUESTION OF THE WEEK Q: I'm moving home in a few weeks - how do I make sure I'm not charged for energy used after I move out? Peter, via email. MSE Andrew's A: Make sure you contact your energy firm and let it know you're moving - and give it at least 48 hours' notice. On the day you move out, check your meter and inform your existing supplier of the readings so it's aware of what you've used at that point. Also give it your new address so it can send you a final bill. Then take opening meter readings for your new home so you're only charged for what you use there. Plus, do a comparison via our Cheap Energy Club to get on the best deal in your new place - you'll usually be put on a 'deemed contract' with the existing supplier to the property, often an expensive standard tariff. Please suggest a question of the week (we can't reply to individual emails). |
| MY LANDLORD WANTED £100 TO REPLACE A LIGHTBULB... AND £50 TO CLEAN IT. WATT THE...? That's all for this week, but before we go... how many landlords does it take to change a lightbulb? Serious question. Our very own MSE Callum was quoted the ridiculous prices above but being a savvy MoneySaver, he at least got them down to £35, and saved on other hefty charges. Do you have stories of similar rip-offs and did you successfully challenge them? Read Callum's lightbulb rip-off story and share your tales in the comments section of his blog. We hope you save some money, |
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