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Council Tax Banding reduction
I can't remember where this was originally posted, but after reading about Council Tax Banding I approached the Valuation Office and today they rang me to say they are reducing my band from C to B , AND it will be backdated !!!!! Don't know how far back yet, but I have been here since 1991, so here's hoping. I will post…
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over £4000 per year
I have been meaning to do this for a while but I have just sat down and worked out how much better off I am since joining this site ( a month ago ) and it works out at over £4000 a year :j. I have listed the savings below. was now saving cashback Buildings & contents ins £22.42 £22.62 -0.20 £110.00 Gas & electric £44.00…
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Thanks!
Since being introduced to this site I have saved so so much money! I don't have an exact figure, but managed to cut my mobile bill from around £200 a month to £40!! I have managed to get out of debt and now have money to spend on holidays and treats!! The other great think about this site is that it has taught me about…
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Minimum Sky Package with Sky Sports
Hi, My dad, who is approaching 80, is moving from a Telewest area to one that doesn't have cable. He loves his Sky Sports and Prem Plus (and also AtTheRaces) he has this with Telewest along with just has the basic Freeview channels - so he pays 20-25 pound a month. When he moves he is going to have to get Sky proper for…
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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…
