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Travel Insurance – finding the right cover
I am currently having a nightmare with home insurance, so I would always think super carefully, before buying any insurance in the future. With summer just around the corner (honest), many of us are already sifting through brochures, planning that all important holiday.
Travel insurance is important, and I would not want to be without it in foreign climes. The folks at Swinton Insurance sent me some tips to share with you on getting an insurance policy that’s right for you.
Check what’s included
When choosing your travel insurance, it’s good to ensure that the policy has a range of benefits, including cover for medical expenses, cancellation and curtailment, and baggage. Some policies also offer cover for travel disruption, which can protect you in the event of strikes, airline failures and missed connections. If you’re …
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Flipper automatically switches energy suppliers for you
You may like the idea of constantly switching energy supplier for a cheaper deal, but who has the time? While Onedox will alert you to the best deals, so that you can make that decision, I’ve just heard about Flipper, the “personal energy shopper”.
For a fee of £25, Flipper will automatically move your account to the lowest-cost provider, searching for a switching to the best possible tariff as they arise, rather than being a simple comparison service.
It claims to save users £200 – £300 per year, and it will refund the £25 fee if savings are less than £50. The service guarantees savings on gas and electricity compared with the average of the cheapest variable tariffs offered by the ‘big six’ suppliers – EDF, npower, British Gas, ScottishPower, Eon and SSE (formerly …
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Discounted eating out for two
I got my mitts on a Tastecard last week, and it is very useful to get money off at a large number of restaurants, especially if you are two people and like eating out weekdays.
You are able to enjoy meals at some top and popular eateries, including Pizza Express, ASK, Zizzis, whilst saving money on two-for-one and 50 per cent deals.
I have both an actual Tastecard, and I have downloaded the Tastecard app – which has some great features, for example it identifies where you are, and spots restaurants nearby. It can also work out restaurants based on your cuisine preference. You can also input the money you saved and it gives you a tally, to basically show you the savings you make, so that when you’ve paid off the investment in the… -
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Save money with automatic updates on cheaper tariffs and contract end dates
Want one tool to give you an overview of your spending, important renewal dates and cheaper tariffs? For your gas, electric, internet, TV, landline and mobile phone bills, Onedox could be the answer.
Onedox keeps bill information up-to-date in one place, and sends you alerts to let you know when your contract term is up and that you should consider switching tariff to save money.
I started using Onedox recently, and was immediately impressed that it knew when my MOT was going to run out and also my road tax. I was also chuffed to learn that my EE contract is coming to the end of its minimum term in a few weeks, and I should be looking for a cheaper tariff with my existing provider at least.
The Onedox interface provides access to all…
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Easter dinner from Aldi at £3.80 per head
This Easter, at Aldi, customers can feed a family of four for £3.80 per head – cheaper than a single luxury Easter egg in most UK supermarkets – and to celebrate, the supermarket has rather strangely (IMHO) commissioned a life-sized chocolate dining table, complete with a lamb roast dinner and all the trimmings.
Aldi’s edible and intricately crafted ‘Chocolate Roast’ includes everything you’d expect on a Easter celebration table including a Whole Leg of Fresh British Lamb (£3.79 per kilogram) and Good Housekeeping Institute approved Specially Selected Hot Cross Buns (99p, 4 pack), as well as cutlery and plates.
Accompanied by fluffy Maris Piper potatoes (£1.89, 2.5kg), garden peas (69p, 907g), fresh carrots (45p, 1kg) and Bramwell’s Mint Sauce (39p, 180g), this yummy table also includes a bottle of Aldi’s Exquisite New Zealand Pinot Noir …
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Major sales all in one place
Just put in your size and type of clothing and Lovethesales.com aggregates sale items so that you can compare and contrast easily in in one place. And that news definitely puts me in a happy place.
The launch of lovethesales.com means we have a “one stop shop” for sales items across 5,000 brands (that’s loads), meaning there’s no need to go from search online from shop, to shop, to shop, to shop to find that next great bargain. In fact, unknown to most of us, at any point in time, whether seasonal sale period or not, between 10% -15% if all retail products carry a reduced price tag. Brands just chose not to advertise it – busting the myth that it’s all over after January.
By shopping from lovethesales.com, where everything is on sale, means …
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Are you signed up to get free cashback on your grocery shopping?
On branded goods at stores like Morrisons, Tesco, Aldi and more, you can get free cash when you grocery shop. All you need to do is to take a picture of your receipt and any products that are eligible for cash back are automatically credited to your Quidco ClickSnap, Topcashback Snap and Save, or CheckoutSmart accounts.
If you don’t have Quidco or Topcashback accounts, CheckoutSmart does the same thing, but as the originators of the app, may have a few extra little deals on their app a little quicker.
Download the apps or go to their websites et voila. If you want to see what items have cash back, head to any of these apps and you can choose a store that you are heading to, and see a list of items, including perishables …
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The 10 essential money apps chosen by UK money bloggers
You have your smart phone, now use it to be smart with money. With hundreds of apps available focusing on shopping, banking, budgeting and making extra money, what are the best ones?
The guys at UK Money Bloggers asked a bunch of money saving bloggers to share their thoughts, including me, and here’s the list.
The top 10 money apps you need to download are:
- mySupermarket – to save at the supermarket
- Money Dashboard – to manage your money
- VoucherCloud- to get the latest vouchers
- Loyalive – to earn loyalty points
- Quidco – to get cashback
- PriceSpy – to compare prices
- Bounts – to earn vouchers for exercise
- XE – to compare currencies on holiday
- WeBuyBooks – to sell unwanted books
- Fudget – to make a simple budget
More about the apps and why we …
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Save up to £95 a year with new online Water Savings Calculator
A new online calculator to help save up to £95 on annual utility bills launches in February. The UK’s largest provider of water saving products and services, Save Water Save Money, has worked in partnership with nine of the UK’s leading water companies to develop the calculator which can accurately help households reduce their water and energy consumption.
On average, UK home owners use nearly 350 litres of water every day and up to 25% of energy bills is spent on heating water, so cutting down on water usage leads to reduced energy bills as well. The Water Savings Calculator, which takes no more than ten minutes to complete, provides you with a unique water usage report showing how much water, energy and money is going down the drain around your home and provides personalised …
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Get discount London theatre tickets
With half term fast approaching, if you are looking for something to do with the family, the theatre is definitely an option. As a family, we love theatre, and over the last year, we’ve learnt about how we can save loads by watching the theatre and opera at the cinema…it’s great and so much less expensive than heading to London or another big city. However, this is often only 2 – 4 times a year and for very big productions.
If you are heading to London, maybe you’ve checked out my post on cheap views of London, and you want to take your chances and head to the West End for a show. The first place to go is Leicester Square’s ticket booth, aka tkts. Located since 1980 in the Clocktower Building, it’s run …
