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Can't thank Martin enough
Martin you are the man! Got my home contents quote and it was a whopping 550 quid. I am ashamed to say that this is the first year that I have questioned it despite getting a good deal on my car and building insurance thanks to this site previously. Anyway, after a swift comparison on confused.com I pared it down to…
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The most popular chat tips ever as of 30/4/2006
1 (15) Pigsback - Free Gifts for Clicks = 925588 views. This total is the accumulation of all the threads with exactly this title. 2 (1) Great 'disguised Own Brand' Hunt. = 385,273 :money: 3 (2) Tesco misprices thread II - please only post misprices here = 349,622 4 (4) GREAT 'WHAT SHOPS DON'T WANT US TO KNOW" HUNT =…
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Thanks Martin
I printed off the information you gave about Childcare Vouchers and attached it to a staff suggestion card - (I work in local Government) I got a reply to say that it was a well thought out proposal and they have accepted the viability of it and it will be implement in 2006. Thanks so much from me (saving £50 a month) and…
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MSE Sure Rocks - Thanks for the savings
I must take my hat off to all those I have gained tips from, the great Mr Lewis himself at that crackin book. I only found this site after I saw a link on justsayno0870 site. Not been here long and I have saved:- £128 per annum on gas and electric Reduced my phone costs from £25/£28 per month to an amazing £13/£14 ish…
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Thanks for the savings
OH Amex - cash back this month £195 Me Amex - " " " " £116 Haggling last summer for garden furniture - £600 discount Contents insurance changed - about £150 saved Stoozing - currently offsetting mortgage to the tune of £113 per month Changed gas/electricity supplier last year - £150 Endowment shortfall successful…
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Martin's top articles read so far this month 23/4/2006
:money:Martin's top articles read so far this month 23/4/2006:money: 1 (2) The Best Balance Transfers: cut the cost of existing credit card debts (quick read) = 65709 2 (1) Best Mini-Cash ISA = 64351 reads 3 (3) Cheap Flight finding = 53142 4 (-) Petrol/Diesel cost cutting system = 49042 5 (4) Spending overseas: Cut the…
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Spent the day trying to get better offers!
After reading about people saving money by changing companys i thought i would give it a go! First i rang Wanadoo telling them i was going to change service providers and they offerd me one months free line rental to stay. £22.99 Then called BT they offerd me 10% off friends and family and 20% off most called mobile and…
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Bought my rented TV, saved a packet.
We have rented a widescreen sanyo tv, video and dvd player for years paying around £50 a month. We took it all apart and said you can come and collect it now so that we could buy a new one to stop paying that high rental fee. It helped us at the time though to rent but as these packages are much cheaper now it seems better…
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£570 Saved with NTL
I have 10mb Broadband, phone w/ talk unlimited24 with NTL and i phoned to cancel and switch to TalkTalk Because TalkTalk is offering phone with unlimited local and national and free upto 8mb broadband. NTL offered me my broadband, phone w/ Talk unlimited24, Free International for £22.49 month where as my normal bills are…
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skyplus
can any one help me please, i am wondering if it is possible to haggle with sky if you have sky plus. We pay £52.50 a month, for all the packages i would imagine, i cant get hubby to agree to give any of them up even though he grumbles about the price??? i would probably get tongue tied on the phone so i want to get my…
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cashback card and making some dosh
Hi, I had a good look at the boards and found that by getting a Morgan Stanly c/card I could use it instead of my normal switch card .In two months I have accrued over £30.00 .Next March I shall have a nice little bit of cash for actually using my card for almost every payment I make .I pay it all off at the end of each…
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Savings/earnings thanks to this site...
Complained to the bank and got 2x£30 charges refunded that should have never been taken in the first place. £15 landed in my account because I switched gas/elec supplier, plus I'm saving approx £200 a year on that according to them. Earnt an extra £60 last WEEK mystery shopping thanks to links I found here, and for the…
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Barclays on line account
Thanks for the tip Martin Just got my £100 plus the 04p interest and have transfered it all back to my usual account. :j :j :j :T
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The most popular chat tips ever as of 9/4/2006
1 (1) Great 'disguised Own Brand' Hunt. = 378,123 views :money: 2 (2) Tesco misprices thread - please only post misprices here = 313727 Please read THIS 3 (3) GREAT 'WHAT SHOPS DON'T WANT US TO KNOW" HUNT = 313,555 :money: 4 (4) Tesco misprices thread II - please only post misprices here = 301,232 5 (5) Free…
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Post of the Month for March
Please nominate your most Useful/Helpful Post of the Month £50 award by replying to this post. 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 address of the thread/ post when you're viewing it from the address bar…
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Cheaper Car Insurance
A big thanks to Martin I followed his 4 tips to getting cheaper car insurance and managed to get £100 less than my renewal quote. I tried Direct Line who I was insured with last year and had sent me a renewal of £340. When they couldn't match my cheapest quote (Post Office with £50 cashback) they told me to try buying…
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Contact Lens
Check out ASDA for contacts I got 3 months for £56.40
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£1404 saving a year!
Following the principles of this site I switched from smoking cigarettes (20 a day - twice that if I went to a pub) to rolling my own with tobacco. Have gone from spending at least £35 a week to just £8. A £1404 saving over the year - and I now even prefer the taste of the ones I'm rolling! :beer:
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The most popular chat tips ever as of 30/3/2006
1 (1) Great 'disguised Own Brand' Hunt. = 374,582 views :money: 2 (2) Tesco misprices thread - please only post misprices here = 313,362 Please read THIS 3 (3) GREAT 'WHAT SHOPS DON'T WANT US TO KNOW" HUNT = 312,792 :money: 4 (6) Tesco misprices thread II - please only post misprices here = 275,785 5 (4) Free…
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Saved £195 today alone!
Today was the day for some huge savings: first I switched my telephone to the post office = £50 then I got some free books = £15 then - top marks for this - T-mobile will give me half price line rental for the next twelve months if i keep my contract = £120 I'm quids in!!! :j :j :j :j :j :j :j :j :j :j :beer: :beer:
