Visitors Book: 5th. Birthday Celebrations for MoneySavingExpert.com

MSE_Martin

MoneySavingExpert.com is Five on the 22 February 2008

Staggeringly MSE is nearly five years old. It was set up for £100 (see the About Us section for details) and has grown at a staggering rate.

THE VISITORS BOOK

If you want to say something about MSE, what you've saved, what its done for you, or what you think about it - to celebrate the five years - this is the place.

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My how it's grown...

Just look at some of the stats (as at 17 Feb 2008)

• There were 4.1m visitors in January
  
• They made 8.7m separate visits
• The Weekly Email is received by 1,807,699
  
• The Forum has 282,453 members, 591,679 threads; 7,422,596 posts equivalent to over 18,500 paperback books
• There have been 4,597,790 bank charges template letters downloaded and some estimates are up to £500,000,000 has been reclaimed by MoneySavers.
• Over 3,000,000 have read and been through the Council Tax Rebanding system
• There have been 184,069 mortgage exit fees templates/calls downloaded
• There have been 196,909 PPI reclaiming template letters downloaded
• There have been 115,163 credit card reclaiming template letters downloaded
• There have been over 130,000 Teen Cash Class downloaded
• Nearly £500,000 donated to the Charity Fund
• Over 300,000 Budget Planners downloaded so far in 2008 alone
• Full time employment generated for 16 people

The Bigger Picture

For me while all the big reclaims get the publicity; actually its the underlying trend of financial education, helping people get out of debt, taking companies on and just putting more cash in peoples pockets that really count.

The community built up around this site often provides moving moment of unconnected people pulling out all the stops to help each other. Long may it reign and thanks to all MoneySavers for your immense contribution.

Martin

kellywelly_2

Since I have been a member on MSE I have learnt a whole new way to handle my money and make it go further and with all the extra tips and glitches etc that also appear on MSE I have had some real bargains and been able to buy things that I would not usually have afforded.
So Happy Fifth Birthday from me and keep up the good work :T :T

Careful_with_that_Axe

Wonderful site. I have never come across another forum where everyone if a potential friend and source of support and knowledge.

Happy 5th Birthday and thank you.

jessicamb

Happy 5th Birthday :bdaycake:


This site has saved me a small fortune, cost me a lesser fortune (grabbit was whose idea exactly ) and taken up half my life reading these boards.

Thanks mate :rolleyes:

Seriously though I was pretty broke and getting broker until I rolled up here - now I have cash in the bank and I've made some good friends along the way too, so thanks for that :beer:

clarew

I have been spurred into overpaying my mortgage...which i had found mse and done it years ago when i had no kids but more money i could have sent to the mortgage company!!

I have eaten off many try it for free deals, thanks for those,
reclaimed mortgage exit fee money,
brought things for silly prices on the grabbit section
and saved loads by using cashback/pigsback/free delivery/money off coupons as found on mse.

Thanks a million, happy birthday and keep up the great work!

alanm_4

Congrats and thank you.
Saved another £300 pa yesterday when I did my now annual energy switch, though my annual car insurance switch today only saved me £3.27 (but fully comp for 107 and then 30 cashback for taking it out isn't bad - and it means I can go back to post office as a 'new' customer next year and get their 50 cashback, which should bring it down again)

boborfrank

Two things we say round here when someone ask a question

1 google it
2 martin money it (its what we call you)

congrats for all the help the 1/2 million you have made for charity and the extension of your tv show

we Humax it and watch it later

nearlyrich

Happy Birthday MSE, a source of great information and a community spirit that has sadly died in much of real life.
Keep up the great work not only Martin and his team but everyone who contributes and makes this my favourite site on the web.

angelavdavis

Happy Birthday MSE and long may you continue providing advice and support forums!

Best wishes

Ange
(now £18k lighter on debt, £10k lighter on mortgage and £6,000 richer on investments over the last 18 months thanks to MSE tips)

~daisy~_2

great site - happy birthday

Mschappie

Happy Birthday!! - I love this site!:beer: