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£1k challenge: Debs and Neil
In my second £1k challenge for Shop Smart Save Money, I travelled to Matlock in Derbyshire to meet Debs, Neil and Amelia. I'm really enjoying seeing how my suggestions for savings can work for families in real life. Of course the idea isn't to completely fix the...
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Get 2 for 1 cinema tickets all year for just £1.10
This trick gets you a year of 2 for 1 cinema tickets codes for just £2. Then stack with other deals at Odeon, Vue, Cineworld & Picturehouse to save more!
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Cash Chats ep62: My holiday prep checklist
Oversized luggage, inadequate insurance and expired visas are just some of the ways I've been caught out on holiday. Avoid these and other mistakes by preparing for your summer holiday now. Sorry it's been a few weeks since the last episode - filming for Shop Smart...
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Cash Chats ep61: What’s wrong with the high street?
The high street has been back in the news with M&S and Carphone Warehouse the latest to announce massive store closures, and a survey from Which? revealing the shops we like the least. It doesn't look great for the high street. I now live in a relatively wealthy part...
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Beauty and make up deals: Includes £10 Boots Advantage bonus weekend
From freebies to money off, if I spot a great deal on beauty products I'll list them here. There's always a discount at Body Shop, and many other retailers and brands have offers and sales. Here's my pick of the best savings right now. £10 bonus Boots Advantage points...
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Latest travel deals: inc 20% off Travelodge | 10% off Railcards | Uber & Addison Lee discounts
From flights to hotels and trains to taxis, here are some great travel deals, discounts, voucher codes and offers I've uncovered. Here are the quick links to my pick of current travel discounts. Taxi and minicab deals - inc Uber and Addison Lee first time offers...
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Winner! Financial Blog of the Year, Headlinemoney Awards 2018 & 2017
Latest blog, deals and podcasts
Cash Chats ep62: My holiday prep checklist
Oversized luggage, inadequate insurance and expired visas are just some of the ways I've been caught out on holiday. Avoid these and other mistakes by preparing for your summer holiday now. Sorry it's been a few weeks since the last episode - filming for Shop Smart...
read more
Beauty and make up deals: Includes £10 Boots Advantage bonus weekend
From freebies to money off, if I spot a great deal on beauty products I'll list them here. There's always a discount at Body Shop, and many other retailers and brands have offers and sales. Here's my pick of the best savings right now. £10 bonus Boots Advantage points...
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Latest travel deals: inc 20% off Travelodge | 10% off Railcards | Uber & Addison Lee discounts
From flights to hotels and trains to taxis, here are some great travel deals, discounts, voucher codes and offers I've uncovered. Here are the quick links to my pick of current travel discounts. Taxi and minicab deals - inc Uber and Addison Lee first time offers...
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£1k challenge: Debs and Neil
In my second £1k challenge for Shop Smart Save Money, I travelled to Matlock in Derbyshire to meet Debs, Neil and Amelia. I'm really enjoying seeing how my suggestions for savings can work for families in real life. Of course the idea isn't to completely fix the...
read more
Get 2 for 1 cinema tickets all year for just £1.10
This trick gets you a year of 2 for 1 cinema tickets codes for just £2. Then stack with other deals at Odeon, Vue, Cineworld & Picturehouse to save more!
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The best bank switching, cashback and interest offers
One of the quickest ways to make some extra cash is to take advantage of the very competitive current account market and get a switching bonus, cashback or high interest on your savings. If you've been with the same bank since your first job or University, you're...
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How to sell your old phone and make some money
Selling or recycling your old iPhone or Samsung could get you hundreds of pounds! Here's everything you need to know to sell your old phone. I've stayed clear of the last few iPhones, mainly because of the lack of headphone socket, but also because my iPhone 6 is...
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Latest theatre deals and discounts: inc Kids Week
Looking for cheap deals and discounts for theatre tickets in the West End and elsewhere? I'll post regular sales or decent offers here. Don't forget to read my guide to getting cheap theatre tickets and my cash hack to get seat upgrades! Kids Week 2018 This is back...
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Cash hacks: How to get an NUS student discount card, even when you’re not a student
Anyone can get an NUS card student discount when you're not a student with this simple trick. Without a doubt, the best money saving hack I've written about. One of the first posts I wrote for the blog explained how I managed to get an NUS card, even though I wasn't...
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Cash hack: free magazines trick, and other ways to save
Don't pay full price when you can get free or discounted magazine copies and subscriptions. For about 20 years I subscribed to the film magazine Empire (yes I was a young movie addict), but I stopped reading it a few years ago as even special offers and discounts...
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Swap old clothes for H&M or M&S vouchers
Planning on upgrading your wardrobe? Get rid of some old gear to help save on something new. H&M and M&S both have schemes that let you swap old clothes for vouchers. It's a great way to clear the clutter and save at the same time. Plus it's far better that items go...
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My week of being clever with my cash
These are the kinds of savings I make every week - and you can do it too. When I started Be Clever With Your Cash I wrote a series of blog posts under the title Save-ometer. Every day for a year - every single day - I kept track of what I spent and how much money...
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2017: Six easy ways to make nearly £2,000
It's all well and good to try and save money, but you should be thinking about earning extra cash too. And we're talking decent sums of money - possibly more than £2,000. Each of the money making actions I've listed below might take a little time, but they're all easy...
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2017: Six quick and easy ways to save £1,500
Screw the excuses. You've 12 months to tackle these six easy savings and you could be better off to the tune of £1,500 in 2017 - perhaps even more. Whether you want to tackle them all in one go or space them out through the year, each of my six top savings is a...
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