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This site helped turn my finances (&life!!) around
The main impact this site has had is to make me much more aware of my whole financial situation and to take control of it so that I can plan for a comfortable future. It has focussed my attention on how to save, invest for the future and make my money go further. I feel on top of my finances for the first time in many…
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Over £30000 saved possibly over £40000 in 5 years time
Hi, really glad to see that the site is back up and running. When I joined this site I had no clue about mortgages, I just thought that they where all the same. After reading about overpayments, I went from 23 years down to a 15 year fixed rate and initally saved over £32000ish and took 8 years off the balance just by…
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Today we received £963
Thanks Martin Today we received £963 from Lloyds TSB for mis-sold loan insurance (my husband had just been made redundant when we took out the loan). We followed your advice and they have sent us the money as a "good will gesture". We only wrote to them less than 2 weeks ago. They soon got back to us. Thanks a million for…
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Today we received £963
Thanks Martin - after following you instructions to reclaim loan insurance, we have received a cheque from Lloyds TSB for £963. We took out the loan just after my husband was made redundant, he had another job to start 3 weeks later but hadn't started it. We followed your advice and came up trumps. Apparently the cheque…
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Thank you very much, Thank you very very much
Thanks to Martin for saving me money on my travel insurance. I have just bought an annual policy via MoneySupermarket (because that's where I had to go for the deal on Martin's advice) and I just picked up a policy for £30.50 - better than the renewal quote I had from UIA.
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Credit Card Charges
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saving now I am single!
Guess it's a case of having too really! No there is no longer 2 incomes but just mine it is making me take all kinds of cost cutting measures. I really feel the cold and I think by now my heating would be on but now when I get cold i just put on jumpers and a pair of socks and when I get really cold I go to bed. Food is…
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Skint First time Buyer - superb savings succeses
Hi, I've joined this site as i used to throw money around like confetti, but now in the process of moving out of my parents and faced the daunting reality of life in the "real world!" Like a man on a mission, i have managed to cut costs in the following areas IN 1 WEEK with not a lot of effort. I am comparing these savings…
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Daily Top Topics (chat forums)
For the latest top topics click here Archive:- *** New entry or re-entry [highlight]Top chat topics viewed on Tuesday 26/6/2007[/highlight] ***Loophole! Get a year's RAC cover for £9.99 = 4,132 views :money: SUMMER SALE bargains thread save up to 80% @ Play.com = 3,110 views ***6MP, 3x optical zoom digital camera for £50…
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Best Saving Tips Please
New to the site, but loving it as it goes. Can you please tell me some money saving tips, motivation ideas and how to set targets. I have joined all the cash back sites and cash for clicks. Please help me. :confused: £35k in debt, very proud to have stood up to deal with it:confused: Can anyone tell me the best budgeting…
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Nominate Post Of The Month for September '07
UPDATE: The winner has now been chosen; well done Oliver27. Please send me (MSE Natasha) a PM with your name and address. Nominations are now open for October's Post Of The Month. Please nominate your most useful/helpful Post of the Month £50 Award by replying in this thread. Remember, you're nominating, NOT voting - there…
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How much do I save in a month?
Its a good question. I have no idea! So i thought Id use this as a bit of a blog, to see what I save in this pay month. I get paid tomorrow - so Ill start then ;) we do have some plans- we are off on hols in October, which we need to buy some stuff for including a camera, and Im changing job again, so money will be tight I…
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I've saved my holiday!
Woohoo I've just saved £285 (plus £45 quidco) on my home insurance by following Martin's advice, so in the past twelve months that makes a total of:- £200 mortgage exit fee reclaimed £140 saved on car insurance £60 quidco on car insurance (validated but not yet paid) £285 saved on home insurance £45 quidco on home…
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Should I accept ??
I have been offered £560 from Abbey in response to a claim for £1477 including interest (£1320 without). They say they have transferred this money into my account, which they have. The question is do I accept or do I file a moneyclaim? Do I call Abbey to complain about the settlement?
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Telephone saving
My biggest saving ever is the Virgin Media telephone/broadband. I get broadband half price at £12.50 and phone for a massive £2.00 inc all uk geographic numbers 24/7 FREE! This offer is valid for a year with the phone and 6 months with BB. Oz
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AXA Compensation
Hy I sent a letter to AXA regarding an endowment policy and i have just received a letter from them with an offer of £896.84 compensation. :j They uphold that the policy wasn't missold but admit had we taken a repayment mortgage with them we would have been better off to the tune of the amount above. The endowment was only…
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Nominate Post Of The Month for August '07
UPDATE: The winner has now been chosen; well done damski. Please send me (MSE Natasha) a PM with your name and address. Nominations are now open for September's Post Of The Month. Please nominate your most useful/helpful Post of the Month £50 Award by replying in this thread. Remember, you're nominating, NOT voting - there…
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im now nicoteen free and quids in!!
:j :T hi everyone....wanna tell you about my big achievement ...i have stopped smoking!!!! its been a month today without the nicoteen sticks and i have saved 31x£4.97=£154.07..... not bad hey:T :T :beer:
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Pregnany money saving mission!!
Hi everyone :wave: This is my very first post!! I found out I was pregnant last year!! My baby is due in July of this year. It is a very exciting time for me and my husband. I recently decided that once baby is born I will take a break from work for about 5 years :T (cant wait!!) but that of course means that I will only…
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Council Tax
Just to say thank you for method of challenging banding publicised in national press earlier in year. Took a while. Now have £2,965.21, refund from 1.4.93 and a lower band. SML
