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Freebies
TGJones: free Beano Comic
Fans of Dennis the Menace and Gnasher can pick up a freebie at TGJones (formerly WHSmiths) until 23 July 2026. You’ll also get some vouchers for money off additional comics and the Beano joke book.
If you visit a Smyths store on 1 August 2026, you can get a free Pokémon LEGO set to build and take home. Each customer can build one each, while stocks last.
Easy-access savings accounts are ones where you can withdraw your money whenever you want. The rates are largely dependent on the Bank of England’s base rate — when we see a drop or rise in the rate, we tend to see savings accounts move in the same direction. Here are the best-paying ones at the moment.
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Best easy access ISAs
While ISAs don’t typically belong on this page, the top rates for ISAs at the moment are a lot better than for standard savings accounts, so here’s the top few available – if you want to see the full list, we have a whole table of the best easy-access ISAs on the market at the moment.
These are the most flexible accounts available, but as a result, you usually get lower rates. You can add and take your money out at any time. Some accounts may have limits to the number of withdrawals you can make each year.
Easy access savings
Cahoot Sunny Day Saver
Customer rating4.1/5
Access
Full access
AER (variable)
5%
Minimum
£1
Maximum
£3,000
This is the best-paying account at the moment, but you can only save up to £3,000 in it.
This account is technically for those looking to buy a home within the next few years. However, even without the extra HomeBuyer bonus, it's a decent-paying account and it's easy access.
Access
Full access
AER
4.55%
Minimum
£10
Maximum
£20,000
FSCS Protected?Yes
Rate detailsThe rate is made up of a 3% AER (variable) base rate and a 1.55% AER (fixed) 12-month introductory bonus. There's also a homebuyer bonus available on top of this if you're looking to buy a home soon.
HomeBuyer bonusOn top of the underlying rate, you can get a 12-month boost of 1% that is paid at the end of the 12 month period if you take out a mortgage with Tembo, or, if you take a mortgage out after the 12 month period, it'll be paid after your mortgage completes. You have three years from first paying into the account to complete.
Included featuresYou'll also get fee-free access to Tembo's mortgage brokers
This rate is specifically for those looking to buy a home within the next few years. If you get it without the HomeSaver bonus, it pays 4.75%.
Offer
1% fixed rate bonus for homebuyers
AER (variable)
5.55%
Minimum
£10
Maximum
£20,000
Rate includes a 1.55% 12-month bonus plus an additional 1% fixed 12-month bonus for those looking to buy a home in the next 3 years who go on to get a mortgage with Tembo (4.55% AER variable otherwise)
FSCS Protected?Yes
Underlying rateThe rate is made up of a 3% AER (variable) base rate and a 1.55% AER (fixed) 12-month introductory bonus. There's also a homebuyer bonus available on top of this.
Homebuyer bonusOn top of the underlying rate, you can get a 12-month boost of 1% that is paid at the end of the 12 month period if you take out a mortgage with Tembo, or, if you take a mortgage out after the 12 month period, it'll be paid after your mortgage completes. You have three years from first paying into the account to complete.
Included featuresYou'll also get fee-free access to Tembo's mortgage brokers
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Best current account linked easy access savings
Some of the best rates are in or linked to current accounts – or you might just want the convenience of having everything at the same bank (though that’s not always a good idea).
Anyone can open all of these accounts, though you will be credit-checked for opening the current account itself. They often have additional requirements or fees to consider. You may already have seen some of these listed in the easy and limited access lists above.
Current Account Linked Savings
Santander Edge Saver
Customer rating3.9/5
AER (variable)
6%
Interest earned
In separate account
Minimum
£0
Maximum
£4,000
RequirementsRequires Santander Edge current account (£3 monthly fee). You can open one Edge Saver with a personal account and two Edge Savers with a joint account.
FSCS Protected?Yes
BonusIncludes 2.5% bonus for 12 months
Nationwide FlexDirect
Customer rating4.5/5
AER (variable)
5%
Interest earned
In current account
Minimum
£0
Maximum
£1,500
Important detailsInterest is earned in and paid into the main current account. After the first year the rate drops to 1%.
FSCS Protected?Yes
Revolut Instant Access Savings
Customer rating4.8/5
AER (variable)
5%
Interest earned
In separate account
Minimum
£1
Maximum
£25,000
Reverts to 2.9% on 4 December 2026
FSCS Protected?Yes
BonusReverts to 2.9% on 4 December 2026
Important detailsAvailable for new instant access savings accounts. You need a Revolut bank account to get this offer
4.5% AER (4.41% gross) variable for 12 months, including 2.25% AER 12-month bonus on top of the standard saver rate. Available to new current account customers for your first 31 days. May be withdrawn. Interest paid monthly. T&Cs: chase.co.uk
InterestInterest is earned in the main current account
Rate detailsRate tracks the base rate minus 1.1%
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Best notice accounts
A notice account means you have to request to get your money and interest, which will be released after a set time. They often have a variable rate but if there’s a cut you’ll normally be given notice.
Notice Accounts
BLME 90 day notice account
Customer rating4.1/5
Expected rate (variable)
4.37%
Minimum
£10,000
Maximum
£1m
FSCS Protected?Yes
Withdrawals90 day notice period required for withdrawals
Earl Shilton Building Society 180 days notice account
Customer rating4.1/5
AER (variable)
4.27%
Minimum
£5,000
Maximum
£250,000
FSCS Protected?Yes
The Stafford Building Society 180 days notice account
Customer rating4.6/5
AER (variable)
4.26%
Minimum
£5,000
Maximum
£450,000
FSCS Protected?Yes
Withdrawals allowedUp to 2 withdrawals allowed per society year
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Other top paying savings accounts
Best Fixed Rate savings accounts
If you’d prefer a higher rate in return for fixing your savings, you can go for a fixed-rate savings account, with fixes from as little as three months to five years. But you are locking your money away without access.
The prize rate for Premium Bonds stands at 3.8% from the July 2026 draw onwards. This doesn’t mean you’ll get 3.8% back on your savings, though the closer you are to the £50,000 maximum deposit, the closer you’ll get to the rate (on average). Here’s more.
Best children’s savings account
We’ve written in more detail about the different savings accounts for kids, so do check that article out to understand the conditions such as access and find all the top rates.
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Best ethical savings account
The money you hold in your savings is used by the banks to invest and lend money. This could mean it’s used for things you might disagree with, such as fracking, tobacco or arms manufacturing.
There are banks with ethical policies such as Triodos, while building societies must lend 75% of their funds to home buyers, meaning they don’t have the cash to invest elsewhere.
Sharia accounts can’t be used for things against Islamic law, like tobacco or gambling and I’ve listed the top ones further down the article.
The “greenest” banks are Ecology Building Society and Triodos, though they won’t always make the tables above. The following banks and building societies are more likely to appear above.
There’s also the NS&I Green Bond, a 3-year fixed-rate account. It’s currently paying 2.95%. Here’s our analysis.
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Top Sharia savings accounts
Paying interest isn’t allowed in Islam, so a Sharia-compliant savings account instead promises a return on the money saved – an expected profit rate. Though technically this means the rate isn’t guaranteed, it’s not happened yet. They’re open to everyone, not just Muslims. Money in these accounts won’t be invested in arms, tobacco, gambling or alcohol.
Look in the tables above for banks offering an expected profit rate rather than AER. The main banks are:
This is where we’ll share top deals to save money on books
You know the feeling when you get a great book. And it’s even better if you’ve managed to get that paperback or hardback on a special offer or deal.
If you want to read some of our general tips to help you save money on books, then check out this article. For specific offers or launches of big titles we’ll share details below.
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Apple is offering more than 50 free children’s audiobooks until 21 July 2026 to celebrate the National Year of Reading. You don’t have to do anything to get them — just go into the Apple Books app, head to audiobooks and you’ll see a banner that will take you to the offer.
Once they’re in your library, they’re yours for good.
You can 30 hours of free audiobooks via this offer for new BookBeat users.
After the trial it’ll cost £5.99 a month for 20 hours of listening with the basic plan, you’ll pay more for plans with further hours. You can cancel anytime.
If you’re thinking of what you can do with your little ones that won’t break the bank, here are some ways to spend less on days out and activities
Days out aren’t cheap, so here we’ll share special offers where you can bring down the price of tickets, as well as any special free events and activities. We’ve also had a look at schemes such as Kids Pass and Little Bird and shared whether we think they’re any good.
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Gardens
BBC Gardeners’ World magazine: 2-4-1 entry card
This offer is back again this year. If you buy the May 2026 edition of Gardeners’ World magazine you’ll get a card that’ll get you 2-4-1 entry to over 380 gardens in the UK and Northern Ireland.
This includes:
Leeds Castle (save £33)
Hever Castle (save up to £25)
Knepp’s Rewilded Walled Garden (save £30)
69 National Trust gardens
26 National Trust of Scotland gardens
12 English Heritage gardens
The magazine costs £9.99 and you can buy it in shops or online.
The pass is valid until March 2027 and can be used as many times as you like.
Interest paidNo - only paid for Plus and Max accounts
Fees£3.99 per month for one child
Parent account There's no bank account for parents; instead, the account is topped up using your existing bank account
CardCustomisable debit card
EducationIncludes access to Money Missions to teach kids about money
PerksParents can set chores with the app, and anyone can pay into the account with Giftlinks
Offer2 months free and £5 free pocket money available for new gohenry customers who order a card and deposit £5. Sign up using the code AFUKBC26 to get it.
Lidl Plus: free ticket to 3,000 activities across the UK
If you’ve got Lidl Plus, then until 31 August 2026, you can get a free single-entry voucher to an activity.
To get it, go to your Lidl+ app, find it in ‘Partner offers’ in ‘More’ and click ‘Redeem this offer’. You need to fill out the form, then you’ll get an email to book an activity.
Once in, you can search for activities nearby – most of the activities are for things like dancing, taekwondo, paintballing and museum visits.
If you take out insurance via MoneySuperMarket you can get free membership to the SuperSaveClub, which offers free tickets every week and month to big name attractions like London Zoo.
But there’s a way to get access without buying insurance that won’t cost you anything – simply sign up for the free Credit Monitor service. You can also do this for every adult in your home, increasing how many free tickets you get.
The National Lottery runs a regular promotion where you can get free or low-cost days out, including Eden Project, National Trust, the Tower of London and English Heritage properties.
The National Lottery Open Week runs between 7 March and 15 March 2026 — booking is open now.
To get access, you need to have a National Lottery ticket or scratchcard, which you can use to visit a National Trust or National Trust for Scotland property for free or at a discount. The date of the lottery ticket isn’t relevant, but maybe hang on to it until you know if you’ve won.
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Ticket deals
Merlin attractions: get two visits for the price of one
Merlin has returned with its “Twice the Fun” offer this year. This means that you can visit two theme parks this summer for the price of one. This includes Chessington World of Adventures, Alton Towers, LEGOLAND Windsor andThorpe Park.
This isn’t a two-for-one ticket offer – instead, you pay in full for your first visit, then you get access to another Merlin resort for a second visit until 25 September 2026.
To get it, you go via the first theme park you want to visit — under tickets you’ll see “Twice the Fun”.
Barclays is offering free social tennis sessions each weekend across the country for all ages every weekend. The sessions are at 10am on Sunday mornings — you can find a nearby court on the website and book onto a session.
You’re not just limited to one session either, you can book every weekend if you want to.
You don’t need to have any equipment, know-how or even a partner to play with. The sessions are social, so you can meet new people to play with.
To book, you go to the website and search for a park tennis court near you with your postcode. If there’s not one near you yet, keep checking, as they’re adding new ones all the time.
Tennis for Free: free sessions for kids and adults
Tennis for Free is offering free tennis sessions at a number of locations across the UK. Sessions are usually at the weekend and last about an hour. Some are for kids aged 12 and above, while some are for all ages, and they’re more about having fun than professional coaching.
All abilities are welcome and equipment is provided for the sessions.
Once you’ve found a venue near you, you’ll need to sign up for an account and book a slot online. If there’s not one near you yet, keep checking, as there are more coming soon!
Kelloggs: free football camp with promotional boxes (ended)
If you pick up a promotional Kellogg’s product between 1 April and 18 August 2025 then you can get a free day at a football camp for kids aged between 7 and 14.
To claim the free day, you need to scan the QR code on the pack or go here to register. You need to enter the last four digits of the barcode for the product you bought, as well as your postcode. Then you’ll be able to see the current places and request a code to book.
In September each year many buildings open their doors for free across the UK. Here are some of the main organisations, but do check locally to see if there are other places offering something similar.
Heritage Open Days (England) – September 2025 (ended)
On weekends from 12 to 21 September 2025, Heritage Open Days is offering free access to events celebrating England’s history and culture, such as tours and exhibitions. You can register for tickets until 14 August. Details here.
Open House London – September 2025 (ended)
From 13 to 21 September 2025 you can get free or discounted access to hundreds of buildings and gardens in London, many of which are normally closed to the public. Bookings opened on 20 August 2025. Details here.
Doors Open Days (Scotland) – September 2025 (ended)
In September 2025 there’s a similar open day festival in Scotland giving you access to buildings and events across the country. It runs across four weekends, depending on location. Details here.
Open Doors (Wales) – September 2025 (ended)
Throughout September 2025 you can get free entry and guided tours to more than 200 historic sites in Wales. Loads of events don’t require booking. Details here.
National Trust & English Heritage offers
English Heritage: free family pass with a newspaper (ended)
If you buy a copy of the Daily Star, Express or Mirror between May 9th and May 17th you can get free entry to an English Heritage property with your family.
A copy of the paper will cost between £1.50 and £3.60 depending on the paper and the day – with midweek papers costing the least. The English Heritage family pass is worth up to £50.
The family pass works for groups up to 2 adults and 3 children, or 1 adult and 4 children, or 2 adults. The pass is valid until Sunday, 14 June 2026.
Make sure you check the terms and conditions for exclusions and the English Heritage website for opening times.
Complete this online form and you’ll be able to visit an English Heritage site with your family between now and 2 November 2025.
The pass permits two adults, two adults and three kids or an adult and four children and is worth around £40. Participating sites include Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire, Eltham Palace in London and Whitby Abbey, North Yorkshire.
Once you’ve filled out the form you’ll be sent a digital pass to your email. If you’re keen, be quick as the passes usually run out very swiftly!
With WalesOnline and InYourArea you can get a free family day pass to participating National Trust sites.
But you’ve got to be quick! There’s a limited number of passes available, and they tend to be snapped up very quickly.
The day pass admits two adults and up to three children, or one adult and four children. Single adults and couples can also use it. You might need to prebook. When booking, select ‘Affiliate organisation member or passholder’ for the number of people your pass can admit.
The vouchers need to be used by 31 August. You can redeem it Monday to Sunday, excluding 23 to 25 August 2025.
If you work in the public sector or are a civil servant, a Boundless membership gives you free access to UK attractions, including Kew Gardens, a free Kids Pass and Tastecard.
Basic Boundless costs £40 a year
Boundless Plus costs £68 a year
We’ve looked in more detail at who can get it and what you get in our review.
Kids Pass is a membership which gives you discounts on the places and things kids like to do.
Kids Pass promises:
Up to 57% off at “family days out” such as theme parks, bowling and play centres
Up to 40% off at cinemas, seven days a week
Kids eat free or for £1 at hundreds of restaurants
Savings on places like Butlins and Haven
You only need one card per family, rather than per child.
Is Kids Pass any good?
The discounts can be pretty decent, especially the restaurant and cinema deals.
Restaurant deals
Some restaurant chains include are Giraffe, Garfunkels, Barburrito, Handmade Burger Co, and Bella Italia, each offering free food for kids or £1 meals. There’s also BOGOF at Pizza Hut (delivery) and a second pizza for £1 at Papa John’s. There are hundreds of independent ones, too. You can see those involved without getting a membership.
Cinema deals
The cinema discounts through Kids Pass are available at most major chains and various independent places. You get up to 40% off tickets for kids and adults, making it a good option even if you don’t have kids. A quick look at a few different chains and it generally works out as £8 per adult ticket.
Check if it’s cheaper to buy your tickets with a different deal.
You’ll need to buy your tickets through the website or app – you can’t just show your pass at the box office.
Other deals
The theme park and other family activities look good, though as with most entertainment, it’s worth shopping around for other offers. It does look like it includes all the major theme parks and places like Madame Tussaudss and London Dungeon.
You can also save up to 50% at places like Eurocamp, Haven and Butlins.
The best offers and promotions for credit cards from 0% interest through to introductory bonuses.
Used responsibly, credit cards can help you earn money on purchases, give you stronger consumer protections, make holidays cheaper, help you clear debts or spread the cost of a big purchase.
Everyone’s situation will be different, so these are just the best cards out there – you might have to settle for a shorter deal or lower rate of cashback.
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Cashback card welcome bonuses
When you’re opening a card, especially a cashback or rewards based card, it’s worth seeing if there’s a welcome offer. And even better, checking to see if it’s boosted.
Santander: get £40 in Uber vouchers when you sign up for its cashback credit card
From 9 July 2026, new Santander customers who open a Rewards Credit Card can get up to £40 in Uber vouchers.
To get the first £20, you need to do the following within 30 days of opening your Rewards Credit Card:
Activate your card
Add it to your digital wallet – Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay or Garmin Pay
Make at least 10 purchases using either your digital wallet or physical card
Have your Rewards Credit Card open until Santander invites you to claim your voucher
For the second £20, your Rewards Credit Card must stay open for 30 days after you claim your first £20 Uber Voucher.
Santander will check your account 30 days after you open it. If you meet the offer criteria above, they’ll email you a unique voucher code within 30 days. You’ll have 3 months to use it.
You’ll get a £40 Amazon Gift Card if approved, plus activate your Amazon Barclaycard in the Barclays or Barclaycard app* for an extra £10 Amazon Gift Card.
You’ll also earn 1% at Amazon and 0.5% elsewhere, dropping to 0.25% after a year.
Existing Barclaycard customers can apply to switch from their current card to the Amazon version, but will lose any existing card benefits.
Barclaycard Rewards: Boosted 1% cashback for 12 months when you apply in-app (ended)
Barclaycard is boosting the cashback on purchases to 1% for 12 months if you apply in app and 6 months if you apply using Barclaycard.co.uk, Barclays.co.uk or a comparison site.
The cashback rate reverts to 0.25% after the promotional period ends. T&Cs and exclusions apply.
Virgin Atlantic: Up to 36,000 bonus welcome points (ended)
Virgin Atlantic has two offers running. Up to 36,000 points on its Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Credit Card (which comes with a £160 annual fee) and up to 6,000 points for its Virgin Atlantic Reward Credit Card (with no annual fee).
The Reward+ card offers 18,000 welcome bonus points with your first card spend, made within 90 days of taking out the card. An extra 18,000 bonus points if you apply by 18 May 2026 and spend £3,000 or more within 90 days of taking out the card. You also get 1.5 Virgin Points for every £1 spent on everyday purchases and 3 Virgin Points for every £1 spent direct with Virgin Atlantic or Virgin Holidays. There’s also a flight upgrade or companion ticket if you spend £10,000 or more a year on purchases. Terms apply.
The Reward card offers 3,000 welcome bonus points with your first card spend, made within 90 days of taking out the card and an extra 3,000 bonus points if you apply by 18 May 2026 and spend £1,000 or more within 90 days of taking out the card. As an ongoing rate it offers 0.75 Virgin Points for every £1 spent on everyday purchases and 1.5 Virgin Points for every £1 spent direct with Virgin Atlantic or Virgin Holidays. You get a flight upgrade or a companion ticket if you spend £20,000 or more a year on purchases. Terms apply.
Santander: no fee for first year of Edge credit card (ended)
Those with a Santander current account can get the Edge credit card without its usual £4 monthly fee for the first year. The card lets you earn 1% back on your spending, up to £10 per month, giving you a cap of £6 oer month that you can make with the account, but with this offer, you can save £48 per year and make up to £120 in cashback. We have a full review of the Santander Edge credit card with all the info on cashback you can earn.
To get it, you need to open a Santander Edge credit card between 11 November and 13 January 2026, set up a Direct Debit and use your credit card 10 times or more over the first 3 months to qualify.
For this, you’ll get £48, which will cover the monthly fee for the first year.
The usual 25,000 welcome Avios is boosted until 15 January 2026 on the Barclaycard Avios Plus credit card.
In addition you can get 10,000 more points and a year of Apple TV.
To get all the points you need to spend £6,000 in the first six months. This spend will also earn you another 9,000 points, giving you a total of 44,000 points, which is worth £220 if converted into Nectar points.
However, the card does come with a £20 monthly fee. You could cancel the card once you’ve hit the threshold to reduce the impact on your profit.
Existing Barclaycard customers won’t be able to apply.
If you apply for a new John Lewis Partnership card you’ll get double points at John Lewis or Waitrose for the first 6 days, meaning you’ll get the equivalent of 2.5% back.
After this, you’ll earn 1.25% back (5 points per £4 spent) in Waitrose or John Lewis. You’ll get 0.25% back (1 point per £5 spent) at all other retailers.
If you apply for a new Marks & Spencer credit card, you can get five points on M&S spending instead of one, for six months. Every £100 spent gets 500 points which works out as £5 as a voucher.
There is no closing date for this offer but the terms and conditions state it can be withdrawn at any time.
Cashback sites Quidco and TopCashback offer between £20 and £30 to successful applicants for credit cards from Tesco, TSB, HSBC and Barclaycard. Rates can change, so check out both sites.
For balance transfer cards this could work out better than the no-fee option. So, for example, if the transfer fee is 0.9% and you transfer £2,222 or less then the cashback you earn will wipe out the fee.
These rates can change so it’s worth checking each site to see which pays the most.
New to cashback sites? Get an additional bonus of up to £20
Quidco new members can get £18 when they spend £10, while TopCashback new members can get £20 when they spend £10. Find out how to get these bonuses
Check out the latest bank switching incentives, plus the current accounts with the best rewards, cheapest overdraft and highest interest.
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Expired deals
Asda Money: up to £50 cashback (expired)
If you open a credit card with Asda Money by 6 January 2025 then you can get 5% back in your Asda Pounds in your first 60 days, up to £50.
You’ll also earn 0.75% on your Asda spend and 0.2% everywhere else.
This is only available for new customers, or those who’ve not had an Asda credit card in the last 12 months. You’ll need to stay within the terms of your credit agreement to get the Asda Pounds.
It’s worth noting that recent offers have paid more, with £50 or £100 available in cashback in 2024.
Virgin Atlantic Reward+: Up to 36,000 bonus points boost (ended)
If you collect Virgin Points rather than Avios, this offer until 13 October 2025 will earn you double the usual welcome points when you spend £3,000 within the first three months.
Card
Fee
Requirement
Welcome bonus
Boosted points
Virgin Atlantic Reward+
£160 a year
Spend £3,000 within 90 days
18,000
18,000
You’ll get 18,000 points with your first purchase with this card, and then another 18,000 when you spend £3,000 in the first 90 days of having the card. You also need to link your Flying Club number to your credit card by 11 January 2026.
You’ll be eligible for the offer as long as you’ve not held this Virgin Atlantic card in the last six months. If you have the free version of the card you will be able to get this offer.
With the card, you earn 1.5 Virgin Points for every £1 spent on card purchases and 3 Virgin Points for every £1 you spend directly with Virgin Atlantic or Virgin Holidays.
The offer ends on 13 October 2025.
Is it worth it?
This is a significant boost on the previous one last Spring.
Bear in mind there’s a £160 annual fee, and you won’t get a refund if you cancel it after getting the bonus.
You can use the points against flights, as well as on the Virgin Red site, including for train tickets or gift cards at Costa, Nike and Pizza Express. You’ll get half a penny (0.5p) per point, so those 36,000 points will be worth £180.
You can also swap for things like Virgin Wine and Greggs’ sausage rolls!
HSBC: 0% purchase card plus £60 cashback offer stack (expired)
With the HSBC Purchase Plus card, you can get £35 cashback from Quidco when you apply and use the card within 90 days. If you’re not on the Premium level of Quidco (£1 a month – more here), that this drops to £25.
And on top of this HSBC will give £25 cashback if you spend £100 on the card once accepted. That part ends 16 December 2024.
The card itself offers up to 20 months of spending at 0%, and up to 17 months for a balance transfer, with a fee on the latter of 3.49%. If you use the card for purchases you must pay off at least the minimum each month, even though it’s at 0%.
Remember, even though you need to go via Quidco to get this offer, you should check your eligibility first on the HSBC site. If you decide to proceed with the application, close the HSBC website down, and start again via Quidco.
If you’re new to Quidco, you could get up to £20 as a welcome bonus as well, though you’ll need to you use this for other shopping as it requires a minimum spend.
With the Barclaycard Platinum credit cards, you can get £15 cashback from Quidco when you apply and use the card within 90 days.
And on top of this Barclaycard will give £20 cashback if you spend £500 on the card once accepted. That part ends 6 February 2025.
The card itself offers up to 22 months of spending at 0%, and up to 19 months for a balance transfer, with a fee on the latter of 3.45%. If you use the card for purchases you must pay off at least the minimum each month, even though it’s at 0%.
Remember, even though you need to go via Quidco to get this offer, you should check your eligibility first on the Barclaycard site. If you decide to proceed with the application, close the Barclaycard website down, and start again via Quidco.
If you’re new to Quidco, you could get up to £20 as a welcome bonus as well, though you’ll need to you use this for other shopping as it requires a minimum spend.
If you sign up for Yonder, you can get yourself 6 months free (usually £15 per month).
Yonder is a reward credit card that lets you earn points to dine out (mainly in London). Travel insurance is included. A nice draw is that it doesn’t necessarily check your credit report as it prioritises open banking data when making a decision on accepting or rejecting your application.
You don’t have to stick around after the free trial and cancel before the 6 months are up.
From flights to trains to taxis, here are some great travel deals, discounts, voucher codes and offers we’ve uncovered.
Sometimes there are offers to get discounts on trains and taxis, and often we share motoring deals and petrol offers here too.
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Petrol and motoring deals
Asda: get 5p a litre off if you spend £40 in store
From now until July 31, anyone spending £40 or more in-store at Asda can get 5p a litre off petrol and diesel when filling up at an Asda fuel station.
You have until Friday, August 7, to use the voucher.
To take advantage of the offer you need to have signed up to Asda rewards and use your account when making the purchase.
The money off coupon then automatically appears in your Asda Rewards app and can be redeemed by scanning your Asda Rewards barcode, followed by the coupon, at the pump or kiosk.
The money-off deal will work at all 321 of Asda’s fuel stations nationwide.
From 1 May to 31 July 2026, Barclays customers can get 5% cashback on fuel from Tesco fuel stations. You can get cashback on purchases between £5 and £200, and you need to use a personal Barclays debit card to get it. Cashback is capped at £10 per month – so you can earn on up to £200 of fuel.
With Unleaded currently costing an average of £1.57 per litre, if you usually spend less than £200 on fuel in a month, you’re bringing the average cost per litre down to £1.49.
Barclays currently has a switching bonus of £200, so you can earn a little extra cash on a switch and save money on petrol.
If you join the Halfords Motoring Club for free, you can get a free £5 voucher to spend online or in-store at Halfords and a free 10-point car check, worth £15.
There’s a Premium tier for £49 per year that gets you your MOT (worth £44.99), 2 10-point car checks, a free fitting of wiper blades or headlights and 5% off at the autocentres and in-store.
This is generally a pretty good deal, but definitely worthwhile if you’re having enough work on your car to make the most of the 5% off, don’t know how to change your headlights or windscreen wipers and would usually do your MOT at Halfords.
Bus fares have been capped at £3 one way in England from January 2025. Not all bus companies are taking part – you can see a detailed list of the companies and routes here.
British Airways: Up to £200 off last-minute holidays
People booking Spring holidays before midnight on Tuesday 26 May can get up to £200 off thanks to a British Airways sale.
Savings apply to new Flight + Hotel or Flight + Car Holiday Package bookings from for travel between 26 May 2026 and 24 July 2026 inclusive.
You need to depart from London Gatwick, London Heathrow or London City airports to destination in Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Malta, Morocco, Portugal and the Canary Islands where holiday packages are offered to qualify.
EasyJet: Spring Sale – Thousands of seats for less than £40
EasyJet has launched its spring event – offering thousands of tickets for less than £40 and some for under £20. The deals run for flights in May and June.
A quick check showed flights at £19.99 to Amsterdam, Malta or Milan for £25.99, Berlin for £31.99 and Copenhagen for £28.99.
There are limited seats on these flights but there are a few options per destination, for example the £19.99 Amsterdam flight takes off on June 9 from Gatwick airport at 6am and 5pm, but there’s also two £19.99 flights on June 16 for the same price. Other dates or times of day could cost you as much as £69.99 for the same trip.
You also need to watch out for add-ons, with that £19.99 flight price soaring to as much as £105.96 if you want hold luggage, speedy boarding, and a large cabin bag too.
But if you’re flexible about destinations and timings, there are some great bargains to be found.
If you travel a lot, then this new membership from Wizz might appeal. You’ll pay £599 a year for unlimited flights.
In sounds good, but there are a number of catches:
Booking only starts in September 2024
There’s an extra 9.99 Euro fee on each flight
You can only book seats on flights that depart in the next three days, making return trips a little risky
It doesn’t include handheld or checked bags (so they’re extra)
Only one personal item is included (max. size 40 x 30 x 20 cm)
If you miss three flights your membership will be cancelled without a refund
It’ll automatically renew each year unless you cancel
Overall it sounds like more hassle than it’s worth, especially when you consider there are cheap tickets available in advance from Wizz and other airlines.
However, if you’re retired or have the flexibility to travel regularly and at the drop of a hat, it could be worth a look.
Ryanair: Flash sale – Flights from £19.99 or less (ended)
Ryanair has slashed the price of hundreds of flights to just £19.99 or less – but only until the end of Thursday, May 14. The sale covers flights from now until the end of June.
A quick check showed flights at or under £19.99 to destinations in Italy, Spain, France, Croatia; Portugal and more from London Stansted; people flying from Manchester can also pick form destinations including Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Croatia; Poland and Belgium; while those taking off from Edinburgh can pick between places like Denmark, Italy, Sweden and Spain.
There are limited dates for the deal, which only covers flights between now and the end of June 30th, but it could be perfect for a last-minute getaway. It’s also worth saying these flights are one way, although there are also deals for similar prices on return flights – if you can find one that suits you.
At the time of writing, for example, there was a £15 flight from Edinburgh to Copenhagen available on June 16, and a return flight on June 17 for £15 too. Or, if you want more than a few hours in the Danish capital and are willing to spend £4 more, you could pick up a flight out to Copenhagen on June 14 for £19 and have three days until you have to fly back.
Trading 212, Monzo, Lloyds, PayPal, Halifax Clarity and more travel cards compared for overseas spending
If you’re heading out of the UK, using the wrong card for spending and cash withdrawals will mean you’re hit with extra fees on every transaction.
The good news is there are a decent number of debit and credit cards which offer near-perfect exchange rates. Here’s our guide to the top specialist travel cards.
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Our top travel debit cards
The cheapest cards are usually specialist debit cards that come via specific current accounts. You don’t have to switch banks to get these – you can simply open up a brand new extra account, and many won’t perform hard checks on your credit report either.
If this is an extra account you get just for holidays, it’s easy to transfer money across, whether as a lump sum or as you go along, using your online or app banking. Or of course, it could be your main current account where your salary is paid each month.
A benefit of debit cards over credit cards is you won’t get charged interest to take cash out of an ATM, though as you’ll see a couple do have monthly limits on your fee-free spending or withdrawals.
It used to be there were only a handful, but there are quite a few to choose from. However, since Chase ended the cashback on overseas spending, there’s not really much to choose between the bulk of them. Here are our top picks.
Top pick: PayPal+
The new PayPal debit card offers 1% back at home and abroad with no limits or fees, making it out top pick. If you spend more than £25,000 over a calendar year, the points you earn can be boosted to 1.5% as well as access to further cashback deals. You can also withdraw money for free.
The following are also fee-free but only worth considering if you’re an existing customer or looking for extras like rewards and travel insurance.
Cumberland Building Society: fully fee-free but requires a £750 a month deposit to the account. Hard credit search
Halifax Ultimate Reward: a packaged account with travel, breakdown and gadget cover that’s got free spending
Santander (other accounts): you won’t be charged for cash withdrawals only if you use a Santander machine outside the UK, but you will pay for spending
TSB Spend & Save Plus: fee-free spending and the potential to earn £5 cashback a month, but has £3 monthly fee
Andy’s Top Tips
When you’re using one of these top travel cards, you’re often best paying in the local currency. If you pay in sterling, it’ll be swapped over at an exchange rate of the local bank’s choosing – which won’t necessarily be in your favour!
Also, though many of the cards we’ve mentioned are fee-free to use in ATMs, that doesn’t mean the local bank won’t add its own fee. So you’ll need to research for any that don’t do this in your destination, or plan ahead by making as few withdrawals as possible.
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Our top travel credit cards
Specialist credit cards can be great for overseas spending as long as you pay off the debt before any interest is charged.
Credit cards are particularly handy for things like hiring a car or putting deposits down on hotel rooms. The money can be held on these without leaving your account. You’ll also get Section 75 consumer rights protection.
With all credit card applications, make sure you check your eligibility first if you can. And remember to clear the balance completely every month to avoid interest charges.
Top pick: Lloyds Ultra
This Visa card from Lloyds is our top pick for credit cards. It offers fee-free spending and, unusually, ATM withdrawals – and there’s no interest on cash you take out. However, it’s still better for your credit report to use a debit card for cash.
There’s also 1% cashback on purchases at home and abroad in the first year, decreasing to 0.25% afterwards. That’s great for holiday spending but there are better alternatives for spending in the UK.
These cards aren’t normal debit cards, though they work just like one when you’re spending. You actually connect your existing current account or card to them via open banking. The conversion is made by the smart card at their exchange rate, which then takes the money from the underlying bank in pounds.
This makes it cheaper to spend overseas through other bank accounts that would normally be very expensive. They can be a great backup card, or even your primary travel spending card if you really can’t be bothered to go through the hassle of opening new accounts. There’s also no credit check.
Sadly, changes to Curve, our previous top pick, means it’s really not worth it. However, you can still get these features from Currensea.
Top pick: Currensea
With Currensea there are three options, but the free “essential” tier has a no extra fees on top of the exchange rates on your first £500 a month. You can take out £200 a month from ATMs for free.
The big issue could be the limits on which banks it works with. Right now that list is only the bigger banks:
Barclays
Bank of Scotland
Couts
First Direct
Halifax
HSBC
Lloyds
Nationwide
Natwest
RBS
Santander
TSB
Ulster Bank
Virgin Money
You’ll also need to pay £4.95 to get the card delivered.
When you sign up via this link you’ll be eligible for a £10 welcome bonus – however you’ll need to spend £150 in a foreign currency in the first six months to get the cashback.
Currensea smart debit card summary
Spending overseas
Interbank/Mastercard rate on first £500 each month, then 1% FX fee on top
The cards mentioned above will convert fee-free, but only on or just after the day you make the transaction. This means you’re not in total control of your budget when you’re away. If the pound were to fall against where you’re spending, you’ll ultimately spend more cash.
But there are options where you can pay fee-free on cards where you’ve already converted your pounds into another currency. Though of course, this could mean you miss out if the rate changes in your favour.
There’s usually a slight markup on the ‘interbank’ or ‘mid-market’ rates. This tends to be lower than the Mastercard or Visa rates, so even with the fee they’re often comparable.
When you spend with them, you’ll spend in the local currency. If you don’t have the local currency, most will let you pay fee-free and convert at the current rate.
However, there are usually quite strict limits on cash withdrawals, so you’ll likely want another card on your trip. Plus most of these will charge you for a physical debit card, so you’ll be relying on virtual cards added to your phone’s wallet if you want to avoid this fee.
The following are ones worth considering:
Provder
Rate
Free cash withdrawals?
Card charge
Extra info
Smart Money People customer score
Revolut Standard
Interbank (+ 1% on weekends)
£200 limit per rolling month / max 5 withdrawals per rolling month
Here are some offers for when you’re heading out to the pub.
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Pub promotions
Nicholson’s: free Hendricks G&T
Registered app members can get a free G&T from Mondays to Thursdays until the end of July.
You also get a complimentary drink for signing up, and an offer for £2 pints when you buy a pie. Plus, you get access to the pub chain’s loyalty scheme – offering a free drink on your fourth visit, £5 off £15 at visit 6 and a mighty final reward of 20% to use on every purchase that is valid for 30 days.
Las Iguanas is giving out free Pina Coladas for app members until 31 July to celebrate Pina Colada month. You need to download the app and sign up to get it.
You can get a free pint of Heineken or Heineken 0.0 from a participating pub until 29 July 2026, or 10,750 free drinks have been claimed.
To get it, head to the promotional website and enter your details. Then, use your current location or search for locations to find a pub near you that’s taking part. You have to buy your pint, but if you get the receipt, you can claim back up to £7.50.
Nicholson’s: free drink when you register for the app
When you register for news and offer updates on the Nicholson’s app they will send you a voucher for a complimentary drink in any of its pubs.
It also gives you access to the pub chain’s loyalty scheme – offering a free drink on your fourth visit, £5 off £15 at visit 6 and a mighty final reward of 20% to use on every purchase that is valid for 30 days.
If you download Greene King’s new app and register for it, then you can spin the wheel to win a main, dessert or drink.
You get 30 days to claim the freebie.
Prizes include:
A free drink — you can choose from Peroni Nastro Azzuro, Peroni Natro Azzuro 0% bottle, Birra Moretti, Coke Zero, Diet Coke, Schweppes Lemonade, Madri, Cruz Campo, Rekorderlig, Aspall, GK IPA, Abbot Ale, Old Speckled Hen, Hazy Day, Level Head. Only Soft Drinks and Peroni Nastro Azzuro 0% bottle will be available in Scotland
A free dessert — up to the value of £7.99
A main meal — up to the value of £18.99. This excludes sharers or any meal priced higher than £18.99, only selected from the main menu, and does not include any breakfast, brunch, lunch, seniors, specials, children’s menus or timed menus.
Sign up to Brewdog’s loyalty scheme, Brewdog Treats, and get a free pint of any Brewdog draught beer as well as discounts and rewards to spend at the bar.
You’ll need to redeem the pint within 30 days and you can use it in all UK BrewDog bars apart from: Hull, Upminster, Edinburgh Waverley, Edinburgh Airport, Gatwick Airport, Belfast Grand Central.
Brewdog: buy one, get one for £1 for pizzas and burgers (ended)
Now extended until February 13, the deal from Brewdog lets you get a pizza or burger for £1 when you buy another one.
You can grab the offer at any UK locations except Belfast Grand Central, Edinburgh Airport, Edinburgh Waverley, Gatwick Airport, Waterloo Arms and Hull.
The offer is for pre-book only, not walk in customers, and sees the cheaper of the two burgers or pizzas charged at £1. Takeaway and delivery are also excluded.
If you’re in a big party, you can order up to eight pairs of £1 deals per booking, and your Equity for Punks discounts still apply to the bill.
From 10 September to 17 October, you can get a free pint of Hazy Day IPA when you download the Greene King App and register. If you’re already signed up, it should be waiting in there for you. Once you have the voucher, you only have until 31 October to redeem it!
Running from January 2 to January 15 there are deals to be had across a range of drinks and food for people looking to save a bit of cash at one of its 600 locations across the UK.
Here are some of the highlights:
99p – pint of Worthington’s beer
£2.99 – 250ml glass of Coldwater Creek wine – including Chardonnay, pinot grigio, rosé and merlot
£1.99 – 25ml of Johnnie Walker Black Label or Tanqueray gin – mixer included
£4.99 – 11″ Margherita pizza plus free soft drink (or £6.52 with alcoholic drink)
£4.99 – crunchy chicken burger served with chips or side salad plus free soft drink (or £6.52 with alcoholic drink)
£4.99 – jacket potato with one filling (choose from tuna mayo, coleslaw, chilli bean non-carne, cheese, baked beans and roasted vegetables) plus free soft drink (or £6.52 with alcoholic drink)
Purchase a pint or a 330ml bottle of Birrificio Angelo Poretti and get a receipt
Take a photo of your receipt
Go to the website and fill in the form — you’ll need to provide your name, email address and mobile number, as well as the value of the purchase. It’ll also ask for bank details or PayPal details to receive the cashback.
The promotion ends at 23:59 on 31st August 2025 and you can claim back a maximum of £6.50
Until 28 September 2025, you can get buy one, get one free pints at pubs across the country. To get it, you need to go to the promotional site and enter your details, you’ll then be able to choose a location. You will get an email with a voucher to use at the venue.
You need to redeem the voucher while at the venue, as you only get 30 minutes to use it. You’ll have to pay for one pint of Birra Moretti, then you’ll get another for free. There needs to be two of you to redeem it.
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Free drinks via apps
These apps often have free drinks to claim.
Free drinks every day with Dusk
The app Dusk gives you a free drink each day at selected bars.
Just download the app and look for the bars participating. If you use the referral code AWEBB5 you’ll earn 500 reward points. I’m not sure they actually do anything right now, but there’s no harm in adding it to your account.
Smartphone app El Tab offers Londoners up to four free drinks every night of the week in different bars across the city. It usually costs £9.99 a week or £24.99 a month.
Mixr is an app that lets you search for, view menus at and book at any pubs and bars owned by Stonegate Pubs. You can also pay in the app and earn points.
Download the Green King Sport app to get 10% off orders during live sport. There’s also the chance to win more free drinks and prizes such as tickets to gigs, festivals and sporting events.
The highest paying easy-access and regular children’s savings accounts and Junior ISAs
Here’s our guide to the best children’s savings accounts. Check the date to see when this was last updated.
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Easy access accounts
These can be current accounts for kids or specific children’s savings accounts and are open to anyone under the age of 18. Rates are usually variable, which means they can change, and are often only on a limited amount of money.
With these accounts, your children will be able to manage the money themselves once they reach a certain age.
Children's savings accounts
Nationwide FlexOne Saver
Customer rating4.5/5
AER (variable)
5%
Ages
11-17 year olds
Maximum
£5,000
FSCS Protected?Yes
Current account required?Requires FlexOne current account
CardCan get a Visa debit or a cash card
Kent Reliance Demelza children's savings account
Customer rating3.7/5
AER (variable)
4.18%
Ages
Under 18s
Minimum
£10
Maximum
£25,000
FSCS Protected?Yes
CardNo debit card
Open viaOpen it in branch or via post
Account features0.25% of the average balance of all Demelza accounts given to Demelza Children's Hospice each year
HSBC MySavings
Customer rating3.9/5
AER (variable)
3.75%
Ages
7 - 11
Minimum
£10
Maximum
£3,000
FSCS Protected?Yes
Rate details3.75% AER variable on up to £3,000 saved / 1.1% above this
CardGet a debit card from 11
Current account required?Can be opened online if parent/guardian has HSBC account, otherwise in branch only
Interest paidNo - only paid for Plus and Max accounts
Fees£3.99 per month for one child
Parent account There's no bank account for parents; instead, the account is topped up using your existing bank account
CardCustomisable debit card
EducationIncludes access to Money Missions to teach kids about money
PerksParents can set chores with the app, and anyone can pay into the account with Giftlinks
Offer2 months free and £5 free pocket money available for new gohenry customers who order a card and deposit £5. Sign up using the code AFUKBC26 to get it.
These children’s savings accounts pay higher rates but you’re limited on how much you can save each month. Usually, it’s a fixed rate for a year. When the time is up, the account will close and the money will be transferred to a linked savings account.
Children's regular savings accounts
Halifax Kids' Monthly Saver
Customer rating4.1/5
AER (fixed)
5.5%
Ages
17 and under
Minimum
£0
Maximum
£100 per month
FSCS Protected?Yes
Open viaCan be opened by an adult who wants to put money away for a child aged 15 or under
Fixed termFixed for 12 months
Saffron Building Society Children's Regular Saver
Customer rating4.8/5
AER (variable)
3.95%
Ages
17 and under
Minimum
£0
Maximum
£100 per month
FSCS Protected?Yes
Open viaCan be opened by post or in branch and can be opened by a non-parent
TermVariable term of 12 months
Junior ISAs
You or your child can save £9,000 a year in a Junior ISA. These can be cash ones earning interest or stocks and shares ISAs which are invested (meaning the value can go up and down).
Though interest or gains earned in an ISA are tax-free, it’s unlikely it makes much difference as there are other allowances that will be more than enough for most kids.
Money in Junior ISAs is also locked away until the child turns 18. Then it’s their money to use as they want.
Parents or guardians have to open the account but anyone can add money – handy for grandparents and other family members who want to put money aside.
When choosing a children’s savings account, you probably won’t need to worry about tax on interest.
Children can earn a total of £18,500 from savings and other income each financial year. That’s the £12,500 personal tax allowance, the £5,000 starting savings allowance and the £1,000 personal savings allowance.
However, if parents (and parents only) are adding money to any of the non-tax free accounts then there’s a £100 interest limit each year per parent.
So say the child has £2,000 saved earning 3.75%, they’d make £75 in interest. That’s fine. If they amassed £3,000 in contributions from the same parent the amount earned would be £112.50.
That’s still ok if the money comes from both parents, as the allowances would be combined and the total interest that can be earned would be £200.
But if it’s from one parent, then the entire £112.50 would need to come out of that parent’s Personal Savings Allowance. That might not be a problem – but if it exceeds this, then the whole amount will be subject to tax at the rate the parent pays, which could be 20% or 40%.
To avoid this you might want to save into a Junior ISA.
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Other ways to save for kids
Premium Bonds
You can also buy Premium Bonds for children. These cost £1 each, but there’s a minimum purchase of £25. Grandparents are able to buy Premium Bonds, as well as parents and guardians.
The current prize fund is 3.8%, which isn’t the same as 3.8% interest. It’s very likely that with small amounts of cash in Premium Bonds you won’t win anything, but there’s the chance of getting up to £1 million every month.
Pensions
Yep, you can start putting money into a person pension for a child at any age. They won’t be able to access the cash until they reach 57 years old (though that will likely increase when they’re older). However, they can manage where the money is invested from the age of 18.
As with adults adding to pensions, they’ll get 20% tax relief from the government, meaning for every £80 that’s added, £100 will be invested.
There is an annual limit though of £2,880 where you’ll get this extra top-up.
Piggy banks
It can be good to get young kids familiar with coins and money by giving them a piggy bank to save with. Obviously they won’t earn any interest (unless you want to work that out yourself).
Once they get a little older to understand branch and online banking it might make sense to replace the piggy bank with the accounts above.
Apps
Starling offers a free app to help kids learn about money and spending while also giving the parents extra control over purchases called Starling Kite. You can also pay a monthly fee for apps like Go Henry and HyperJar. However, you’re unlikely to get any decent rate of interest from any of these.
