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Post of the Month July
Please nominate your most Useful/Helpful Post of the Month £50 award by replying to this post (remember you're nominating NOT voting - there's a difference). Also please do not lobby to win the prize - as Martin says, it's not cricket! :) Please include: A. A hyperlink to the specific thread/post - highlight the web…
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what I have done since I started!
Ok! I probably havent saved anything yet as I have only been on these sites for a couple of weeks. But things I have done so far are: looking at my food bill/cooking to see how I can save applying to get random peoplr phoning me/sending me unwanted mail applying for my credit history getting an ironing board from freecycle…
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Save on SkyHD, DJs and get FREE food
Some Advise Want to be able to watch Sky and SkyHD for free? Then visit your electrical retailer such as Comet or John Lewis and remember to take a fold up chair. You'll be able to experience your favourite HD channel on a state of the art plasma for free- If anyone asks what you are doing say your 'trying before you buy'…
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MSE has helped me a lot!
I can't belive half my luck! About two years ago I would be buying sim card for new phones, I remember spending a fiver on an o2 sim card when my phone got stolen and needed a new sim, and a T-mobile for another £5 for my brother who got given a new phone which was locked to t-mobile. And now I have over twenty sim cards…
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Doesn't sound much...
But through the freebies forum I recieved a free 50 pack of cdrs from disk depot for promoting their site, and made over 7 pounds selling them on eBay.:money: :money:
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Martin's top articles read so far this month (22/8/2006)
:money:Martin's top articles read so far this month (22/8/2006):money: Reclaim unfair bank charges = 112,034 reads Benefits checkup:get what you are entitled to = 111,910 reads (11) Time to Switch! Find the cheapest Gas and Electricity Supplier and earn cashback = 94,657 reads The Best Balance Transfers: cut the cost of…
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Saved £128ish a year on Sky
I have been a Sky customer for 6 years with there top package. I phoned them up and complained that i was a loyal customer and that there are loads of cheaper options available and i wanted to leave. I was then offered a saving of £128 over one year, taking my monthly top package price from £42.40 down to £31.88. Thanks MSE
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Money saving Thanks to Martin
Just applied to move my Gas and Electricity form Powergen to British Gas saving of £489 over 3 years and changing my Broadband account from Orange and phone calls from Skytalk and line rental from Bt to Talk Talk will save me approx £15 per month. Thank you Martin for all of your hard work to find us these money savings…
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Thanks very much Martin! Saved 50% on car insurance!
I received my car insurance renewal the other day and it was a saving of £7 per month on the previous year, and at £465 for the year, I was sure I would do better. Using your guide found me a much better price at RAC of £240 for the exact same policy and car! Unbelievable how different this was. I phoned Norwich Union to…
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I've saved the price of my holiday
Thanks to MSE I have saved the price of a family holiday. I used to spend my Tesco vouchers in store until I read on this site that I should spend them on Clubcard Deals. So, for the past year I have saved my points and bought plenty of extra points items. I have fed my family (and on occasion my dog ) on beef in gravy…
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nectar points-a taste of honey
Got myself a nectar card thanks to this site-dont collect points that assiduously but did get points with thompsons for a holiday,also will do the surveys that sometimes get mentioned on the freebies board,and occasional petrol and looked at martins top tips today re nectar promotion and have decided to cash in my…
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Saved a small fortune - thanks to this site!
It was that time of year where I had to ring around 9 or 10 insurance companies for a motor insurance quote, normally (due to sheer laziness) after ringing 10 or so different companies/brokers, I'd give up and go for the cheapest. This year I managed to save a fair bit of money by simply entering my details on…
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Got all my bank charges back!!
Thanks for this site Martin. I followed your link a few weeks ago to the Bank Action Group site, they have all the documents and help you need to sue the banks for bank charges returned, although none seem to get as far as court. I got £620 back last week, I wrote 2 letters and sent a court application and that was it.…
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Two and a bit years on!
I have been incurring some debts over the last four years studying for a very expensive MBA (under-grad then post-grad study). I have continued to work during this time, but the price has increased at a crippling rate and my salary hasn't gone up by anything like as much, so after two years of credit cards going up as well…
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House Purchase - saved enough to have a life!
I've just sat down and done some serious comparative maths - coz I've got a bit anal about all this now! (and ain't excel good???) :T Following disaster split and unplanned sale of "family home" I was going to be homeless with not enough income on 2 February 2006 - D-day was 31 March 2006. Now - today is 24May2006 Just…
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I lost 400 squid on partypoker :-(
got the new MSE user offer ... joined party poker, I guess my skills in poker need a bit of practice ... didn't make a penny in savings yet ...
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Breakdown Saving
My first haggle (and on the phone and I hate phones). It went like this: Got my renewal for the AA and I really like being with them, £46.50 for breakdown for a year. Checked the website: Basic cover £31.85 after 20% off, Hmmmm Checked RAC: £32.35, Checked GEM £33, Hmmm, the plot thickens. Spoke to very nice man at the AA…
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I love this site!
I've had a stressful week - facing the debt and organising my finances so that we can reduce our outgoings. Feeling really proud of what I've acheived so far..thought i'd share it with you. Big thanks to everyone who has advised me over the last week. I'm looking forward to more kicks up the backside in the future ;)…
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sky + and package offers
hopefully this will help some people get a cheap sky + box and a reduced price for their package. rang sky today 2nd august and stated i wished to cancel my package completley.after going through the usual stuff like 'what programmes do you watch?' etc etc. i still stated that i wanted to cancel. i was then offered a new…
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The most popular chat tips ever - 24/7/2006
Tesco misprices thread thread II- please only post misprices here = 442,633 views Great 'disguised Own Brand' Hunt. = 394,310 :money: Free MoneySavingExpert Car Sticker! = 344,008 GREAT 'WHAT SHOPS DON'T WANT US TO KNOW" HUNT = 334,079 :money: Kit Kash 2006 = 327,813 Tesco misprices - please only post misprices here =…
