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Signing up to a supermarket loyalty programme feels like a MoneySaving no-brainer, but not all schemes are created equal. While some are fairly generous when it comes to handing out points and bonuses, others are a bit stingy with the rewards or offer benefits that might not be worth bothering with. Which one gets your…
Virgin Media is shutting down its email service for addresses ending: @virginmedia.com @virgin.net @ntlworld.com @blueyonder.co.uk. If you’re affected, Virgin Media will contact you about your options for keeping or replacing it. What’s changing with Virgin Media’s email service:…
MoneySavers have been discussing how they keep track of their day to day spending. A recurring theme is how easy it is for takeaway coffees to make a serious dent in your budget. Maybe it's time for you to cut the cost of those cuppas too? Read on for more of the week's MSE Forum talking points.…
I'm wondering whether people are actually aware of how easily online sex camming can turn into something that looks very much like a romance scam. We've recently discovered that an elderly man we know has been online camming with several women, but one woman in particular has caused him to spend thousands of pounds he can…
I know this topic has been discussed at length… but there are definitely pensions I cannot trace because the old employer is not signed up to any of the trace schemes. I have got all the information - employers and dates I worked there and have used .Gov, Gretel, Pension Lab etc etc but to no avail. I have contacted one…
Started doing this a few months ago and curious how many people here bother with it regularly. Before paying at the checkout or self-scan, I’ve been buying digital gift cards on my phone for the exact amount of the trolley shop to get instant cashback. Rates bounce around a bit between apps (Jam Doughnut, EverUp, Tuck,…
Change. Bowie said in 1972: "Turn and face the strange / Ch-ch-changes / Just gonna have to be a different man". Change is strange and difficult, but facing it is better than standing still. It can be scary. Exciting. Avoided. Embraced. October marks the change of the seasons into a very definite autumn, as the trees…
I would like to invite thoughts on whether it would be beneficial to open a SIPP for a short time as part of a bridging strategy just to benefit from the tax relief available. I mentioned in an earlier post that I was sitting on too much cash and the intention was to use part of that in the bridging to other pension access…
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Halifax customers who use mobile and online banking services should move to the Lloyds Bank app before Sunday 1 November. That's because the Halifax app and online banking services will be axed from this date. Here's what you need to know.
The State Pension is likely to rise by 3.9% next April, taking the full new State Pension to over £13,000 a year. It means the State Pension now breaches the tax-free personal allowance for some.
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