Author: James Andrews
James Andrews is an award-winning personal finance journalist, editor, speaker and presenter.
He is currently editor of Be Clever With Your Cash, as well as one of the two main hosts of our Cash Chats podcast.
Before joining the Be Clever With Your Cash team he was editor of Times Money Mentor from 2023 to 2025. He was previously a senior editor at RVU, as well as The Mirror’s online money editor and Yahoo!Finance editor for the UK and Ireland.
He regularly appears in print and on TV and radio discussing money matters.
How to switch bank accounts
You can be hundreds of pounds better off by switching your current account The team and I often write about the benefits of switching your...
Klarna card & membership: earn up to 1.5% cashback and perks
The buy now, pay later provider has updated its cards, both debit and credit, alongside paid for tiers with perks Klarna has changed the rules...
Cheap cinema ticket offers and deals
- 2-4-1 via Meerkat Movies for £1
- Free tickets via your bank
- Cashback on cinema gift cards
- Up to 40% off via other memberships
- ODEON: 5 tickets for just £25
- ODEON: discounts and points via ODEON Extras
- ODEON: two tickets for £8 for Vodafone customers (+£1 booking fee)
- ODEON: cheaper online tickets
- Vue: free tickets via Club Perks
- Vue: two free tickets for Sky Cinema customers
- Vue: two tickets for £9 with O2 and Virgin Media
- Cineworld: 2 for £10 via First Direct
- Picturehouse: Happy Mondays
- Everyman: 2-4-1 Wednesday with Times+
- Showcase: 10% back via Insider scheme
- Escapes: free film preview tickets
- Mubi Go: free ticket every week
- Vitality: free ODEON/Vue ticket each month
- Fever: discounts at Vue, Cineworld & ODEON
- Kids tickets from £2.49
- Over 60s tickets from £3.50
- National Cinema Weekend
Are cinema memberships worth the money?
Get unlimited tickets for a monthly fee. After a blockbuster summer for cinema, a deal offering unlimited tickets might seem like a fantastic money-saving plan,...
Interest base rate stays at 3.75%: what does it mean for you?
Increasing inflation due to the war in Iran could lead to rate increases this year We've taken a look at the thinking behind this latest...
The cheapest way to get a new iPhone
Even the cheapest new iPhone Duo comes in at a shocking £1,999 — or £66.30 a month for two-and-a-half years — if you’re getting it...
The best refer-a-friend offers
- Banking refer-a-friend deals
- Food and drink refer-a-friend offers
- Shop refer-a-friend offers
- Cashback site refer-a-friend schemes
- Bills and utilities refer a friend schemes
Pub & bar deals
- Free Cruzcampo
- All Bar One: free mocktail
- Hungry Horse: Spin to Win main, pudding or pint
- Brewdog: two free pints
- Free drinks every day with Dusk
- El Tab: £9.99 a week for free drinks
- Free drink with Mixr
- 10% off with Green King Sport app
Nationwide FlexDirect current account review: 5% interest & £10 cashback a month
Top paying interest, ethics and a decent switching bonus make the account worth considering again. There's been a revamp of Nationwide's FlexDirect account. Not only...
