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. ** UPDATE 17/8/18 – It now looks like all online providers have been removed from the...
Best before, use by and sell by dates – what’s the difference?
Do you throw out food when it reaches the date on the pack? Well, you could be chucking out perfectly good enough produce – and wasting money as a result.Tesco has announced it’ll remove dates from most of its own brand fruit and veg. The reason?...
Why I’m saying no to a smart meter
You don’t have to get a smart energy meter installed if you don’t want to – and even if you do want to, I think you’re better off waiting I’ve had letters and phone calls from my energy company pushing me to get a smart meter installed....
How to protect yourself against future bank IT disasters
Three steps to take, whatever bank you’re with. As I wrote this week, the TSB online banking meltdown has been a disaster for many of the bank’s customers. But though this has been ridiculously severe, it’s not the first time IT systems have failed...
