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THE TOP TIPS IN THIS EMAIL After your feedback, links directly below now go to the online version of this email. New. MSE Big Energy Switch 10 - beat the British Gas price hike New. Get PAID to shift debt to 0% 25% extra Clubcard pts ALL year Get 3.5% on kids' savings Married? Due a FREE £900? 100+ supermarket coupons worth £100+ Urgent. Cheap Easyjet winter flights Asos 'up to 50% off' sale London Oyster card warning 30% off ALL Lego at Toys R Us  Sainsbury's possible Nectar overhaul Avios scheme to close 170 begonia plants for £10 £125 cashback on £1.2k investment Plusnet price rise help Virgin Atlantic new miles-earning credit cards analysis FREE Grand Designs Live tickets BEST BUYS & TOOLS Credit Club incl free credit report 0% Balance Transfers Compare Broadband deals Cheap Car Insurance Best Bank Accounts Top Savings Accounts Credit Cards for Bad Credit Cheap Energy Club Credit Card Eligibility Calculator Loans Eligibility Calculator Mortgage Comparison Free online complaints tool - Resolver Compare Travel Money Best Sim Only Deals

As British Gas HIKES PRICES 5.5% and others will likely follow - together we can beat the rip-offs...   New. MSE Big Energy Switch Event 10 Special Bulb deal: saves typically £320/yr, with 95% 'great' service, no exit fees and renewable electricity to boot A message from Martin: "Millions will be furious with the news from British Gas that on Tue 29 May it'll increase standard prices by an average 5.5% - £60 on a typical bill. Other firms' customers will rightly fear their providers will follow. "Yet some of this ire must also be turned upon themselves. We live in a market where the do-somethings pay far less than the do-nothings. Many can save £100s comparing and switching - it's the same gas, same elec, same safety; only price and service differs.  "Many people tell me they're scared, confused or worried about moving to new, unknown firms with no track record. To help we've been beavering away to secure special deals, and have two from Bulb and EDF in our latest Big Switch event.  "The plethora of loss-leading new providers means we can no longer smash the market's cheapest - instead we aim to secure a rock-bottom price, from a reliable firm, with great service or a big name, meaning huge savings. "While this won't help vulnerable customers for whom switching is too much, for everyone else, especially if you're one of the 60% of the UK on a standard tariff, don't waste time ranting at energy firms. If possible get up off your arse, do a comparison and ditch those overcharging you." Big Switch 10 Winner I:  Bulb - typical saving £320/yr, 95% 'great' service, no early exit fees & it's renewable electricity This new Bulb Vari-Fair deal, available via our Cheap Energy Club, is nearly the market's cheapest. What makes it stand out is that Bulb's built up more than 300,000 customers in 3yrs, due to huge word-of-mouth recommendation. In our last customer service poll it got an outrageous 95% 'great' rating (from 295 votes). How its price compares on typical usage On regulator Ofgem's typical dual-fuel direct-debit average use (varies by region) - Avg Big 6 standard tariff, after BG hike: £1,146/yr - Big Switch 10: Bulb £823/yr (incl £25 cashback + £30 bill credit) - Market cheapest: £807/yr - Outfox the Market - a new, small firm Which is your cheapest varies with region & usage so... Get YOUR EXACT PRICE & saving via a full market comparison To explain further... this is Bulb's normal tariff, except we've arranged for you to get an extra £55 off. That's £30 dual-fuel bill credit within 3mths of switching (half for elec-only), plus our usual MSE £25 dual-fuel cashback (£12.50 elec-only) we give on any tariff, if we can switch you.  The tariff is variable, so Bulb can move prices based on wholesale costs (what suppliers pay for energy). Last year it actually cut 'em twice, before a modest 2.8% rise this year - still leaving it, as can be seen, very cheap. If prices do change you'll get 2mths' notice, and can leave any time without exit penalties. It's worth noting, Bulb also has a popular refer-a-friend scheme, where the referrer and newbie each get £50. Though with our deal you get a tad more without needing to know an existing customer. Here are key facts: - It's available for dual fuel & elec-only, incl Economy 7. - Bulb will pay any exit fees from your current supplier, up to £60 per fuel. - You need to pay by monthly direct debit & get paperless billing. - It's not available on prepay or in Northern Ireland. - The end date depends on demand, but it's likely only a few weeks away. - As it's variable you can move home with it, though you'll need to sign up again at your new property. - 100% of electricity & 10% of gas is from renewable energy sources. Big Switch 10 Winner II - TWO-winter fix:  EDF - typical saving £235/yr (£470 over fix). Good if you want a big name, price surety & won't often switch. ONLY 10,000 available A two-year fix is great for those who want longer-term peace of mind, and it means you don't have to bother to switch as regularly. Our winner here is the special EDF Simply Fix Apr20, available for new and existing EDF customers (for many of whom it's a no-brainer). It's fixed until 31 March 2020, ie, the rate won't change until then. How its price compares on typical usage On Ofgem typical dual-fuel direct-debit average use (varies by region) - Avg Big 6 standard tariff, after BG hike: £1,146/yr - Next cheapest 2-year Big 6 fix: £1,059/yr (incl £25 cashback) - Big Switch 10: EDF £911/yr (incl £25 cashback) - Cheapest 2-YEAR fix: £903/yr - small provider Engie - Cheapest 1-YEAR fix: £810/yr - new, small provider OneSelect Which is your cheapest varies with region & usage so... Get YOUR EXACT PRICE & saving via our long-fix comparison (to see all tariffs, just untick the long-fix filter in results) As you can see it is by far the cheapest big name two-winter fix, and only a little more than the cheapest from small provider Engie (which has similar £30 early exit fees). Feel free to go with any - we got this as many of you tell us you want a name you know. - Only recipients of this email (using that email address) or existing Cheap Energy Club members can get this tariff. - Available for dual fuel & elec-only, incl Eco 7. - Not available for prepay or in Northern Ireland. - Pay by monthly direct debit or quarterly cheque/DD. - The 10,000 limit is switches (so dual fuel counts as two). - It's portable so you can take it with you if you move home. - Leave early & there are £70 dual-fuel exit fees (£35 single fuel). - Some existing EDF custs will be charged early exit penalties if they switch to it, depending on their current deal. Prepay or live in Northern Ireland? No deals here, we're afraid. But you can still switch and save... - Prepay customers: Try our prepay comparison - savings are smaller, typically £90/yr, but it could still be worth doing. For bigger savings see if you can switch to a credit meter. See cut prepay energy costs. - Northern Ireland: No UK comparisons include NI, but see Cheap NI Electricity or the Consumer Council for Northern Ireland's tool. Your common energy-switching questions answered...  For more, see the full Cheap Energy Club FAQs Q. What info do I need to switch? It's best if you have a bill, and input kilowatt hours (kWh) into Cheap Energy Club, rather than cost. But don't worry if you don't know your usage; the tool can guesstimate for you. While the answer won't be perfect, it's usually far better than doing nowt. Q. Does MSE make money from this? Yes. Like all energy comparison sites, we're paid each time you switch through us, yet we give you about half in cashback (money you don't get if you go direct), so it's a win-win. The rest helps cover our costs and hopefully makes us some profit. Q. How does Cheap Energy Club work? It does three things: 1) We compare ALL market tariffs to show your price and saving. 2) You get £25 dual-fuel cashback (£12.50 single fuel) if we can switch you. It's paid roughly 90 days later. 3) We monitor for better deals. You set a 'trigger saving', eg, £150/yr, then we alert you if you can save this by switching again. And some quickies... Q. Can I switch if I've a smart meter? Yes, but you may lose functionality. See Smart switch. Q. How come it's put my price up when I'm fixed? The rate's fixed, but your bill depends on your usage. See Unfair direct debits. Q. How do I find the standing charge and kWh cost? They vary by region, so we display yours in the comparison result. Q. Can I pick a date for the switch? No. Providers don't allow this. Q. I'm in credit. Will I get it back? Yes. See Reclaim credit. Q. I'm in energy debt. Can I switch? Usually, see Switching in debt. Q. I've solar panels. Can I still switch? Yes. See Solar info. Q. Is monthly direct debit cheapest? Yes, but do regular meter readings. Q. Why do you show a different cost from my supplier's? Enter kWh and we show the avg each month, yet your direct debit's an estimate so can differ. Direct debit help. Q. I've an independent gas transporter - can I switch? Yes. See IGT help.

 

 

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New. Shift debt to 25mths' 0% NO FEE card & get £20 cashback Pay interest on a credit card? There's a new price war... now 5 cards PAY you to cut the cost Balance transfers are the key weapon to cut costs if you're one of the millions hit with hideous interest rates. You get a new card that pays off credit or store card debt for you, so you owe it instead, but at 0% - meaning more of your repayments clear the debt. Many of these charge a one-off fee - a percentage of the sum switched - but a host of new cards give cashback which can be bigger than the fee, so you're PAID to cut costs. Here are the 3 best cards that give cashback, plus 2 other top picks... PS: Don't apply willy-nilly - our Balance Transfer Eligibility Calculator shows the cards you've best odds of getting, without hitting your creditworthiness. Plus, go for the lowest fee in the 0% period you're SURE you can repay in.  Top if shifting £100-£999. New M&S Bank (eligibility calc / apply*) cardholders can shift debt to 32mths 0% for a 0.99% fee (min £5). But apply via our link and if you shift £100+ by 30 June 2018, you get £25 back. That's more than the fee for transfers of up to £2,525, so you're PAID to shift debt. After the 0%, the rate jumps to 18.9% rep APR. Top if shifting £1k+ & if you can clear the debt within 2yrs-ish. New Barclaycard (eligibility calc / apply*) cardholders can shift debt for up to 25mths 0% for NO FEE (well, it charges 2% then refunds it), and you get £20 cashback if you move £1k+. Whether you get the full 0% length depends on your credit score, so if our eligibility calc shows low odds, you could be better off with M&S Bank above, or Sainsbury's Bank (eligibility calc / apply*) where new cardholders can move debt for 28mths 0%. Again, this has NO FEE (1.5% charged initially & refunded) - and with this and M&S Bank's card, if accepted you definitely get that length.  After the 0% period, the rates soar to 19.9% & 18.9% rep APR. Top if shifting £1k+ if you need even longer. M&S Bank's card above wins if you can pay off in 32mths. If you need longer, a different Barclaycard (eligibility calc / apply*) gives new cardholders up to 35mths 0%. There's a 1.35% fee (initially 3.5%, with the difference refunded) but as it pays £20 cashback on £1k+ transfers, that's bigger than the fee on up-to-£1,480 transfers. For even longer, new MBNA (eligibility calc / apply*) cardholders get up to 36mths 0% with a 1.99% fee . After the 0% period, the rates soar to 19.9% & 21.9% rep APR. Balance Transfer Golden Rules. Full help and ALL best buys: Balance Transfers (APR Examples). a) Clear the card or shift again before the 0% ends or the rate jumps. b) Never miss the min monthly repayment or you could lose the 0%. c) Don't spend/withdraw cash. It usually isn't at the cheap rate and withdrawals hit your creditworthiness. d) Some are 'up to' lengths, so you may get a shorter deal even if accepted.  e) You must usually do the transfer within 60/90 days to get the 0% and cashback.

 

Married? Are you missing out on a FREE £900? 1m+ married or civil partnership couples still don't claim the marriage tax allowance. It's worth £238 this year, and a £662 cheque for past years. Marriage tax allowance check 100+ supermarket coupons worth £100+, incl FREE £2.40 Almond Breeze milk, £1 off Robinsons squash, £1 off Flora. Get April's vouchers before they run out. 100+ coupons Urgent. Cheap Easyjet winter 2018/19 flights, incl Xmas. Be ready to pounce. See Cheap Easyjet. Asos 'up to 50% off' sale, eg, £85 Levi's for £51, £62 Puma trainers £37. On men's and women's clothing, accessories, gifts and brands. Asos sale  Do you have one of the 6m+ unregistered London Oyster cards? You're risking your cash. We've discovered millions could lose out. See why in Oyster warning.  30% off ALL Lego in Toys R Us closing down sale. At 75 remaining stores - limited stock. Can you find it?

 

 

BLAGGED FOR MSE - 170 begonia plants for £10 (norm £18) 6,000 available - 15,000 FREE Grand Designs Live London tickets Ends 22 Apr  - 5 'mystery' Plain Lazy T-shirts £35 (norm £110) Ends 18 Apr	DID YOU MISS? - Income Tax Calc 2018/19 - your NEW take-home pay - Martin's student alert - 40 London MoneySaving tips - Fill in surveys for vouchers - with DOUBLE pts

 

 

New. How to get 25% extra Tesco Clubcard pts for ALL of 2018 Plus lots more Clubcard tricks incl beat the deadline to swap vouchers before rewards are slashed Tesco's Clubcard is one of the most generous loyalty schemes... if used right. And there are two big developments all 16m Clubcard holders need to know about. Full help in Boost Tesco Points, here are the main details... New. 25% extra points when you go wallet-free. You normally earn 1pt per £1 at Tesco but it's relaunched a promotion, running till 31 Dec, where for every £4 you spend in store you get an extra point if you pay via its app. How to get a 25% Clubcard boost   Huge Clubcard cuts coming - hurry to beat them. You can swap vchs for 2, 3 or 4x their value at many retailers, but in a big shake-up they mostly move to 3x soon. While a few improve, many of the best will get worse including Pizza Express, London Zoo and Lightwater Valley. Tesco had planned an immediate revamp last Jan but after we led calls for it to give people notice, it delayed the change to summer. So time's ticking - but act before 10 June and they'll be valid for 6mths, incl summer hols. Full info, and which rewards are changing, in Clubcard overhaul.  More Clubcard tricks, incl reclaim lost vchs. To play the scheme like a symphony you can also: - Reclaim lost Clubcard vchs from the past 2yrs. - Extend Tesco vchs if they're about to expire. - Boost your points haul via online surveys and more. PS: See more tricks for Nectar, Morrisons and Boots collectors in Boost Loyalty Points.

 

Sainsbury's gives a sneak peak of Nectar's potential future. It's trialling a major overhaul in the Isle of Wight. Future of Nectar?  Avios scheme to close. Members to be moved to BA's club. Full details in Avios closure. 170 begonia plants for £10 (norm £18). MSE Blagged. Or 680 for £20 delivered. 4-8cm plants, 6,000 avail. Jersey Plants Get £125 cashback on £1,200+ investment. Investing can be risky, but if you're going to use a 'robo-investor', get a 10%+ head start with this Moola offer, which includes ISAs. See £125 cashback. Plusnet to raise broadband and call costs. Check if you're hit and how to beat it in Plusnet help. Related: Find the best b'band deal for you with our Broadband Unbundled tool. Virgin Atlantic launches new miles-earning credit cards - any good? See Virgin cards analysis. 15,000 FREE Grand Designs Live London tickets. MSE Blagged. 5-13 May, norm £12+. Grand Designs

 

 

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AT A GLANCE BEST BUYS 0% balance transfers Longest 0%: MBNA* up to 36mths 0%, 1.99% fee (19.9% rep APR) No-fee 0%: Sainsbury's Bank* 28mths 0%, no fee (18.9% rep APR)  Car insurance Get comparison site quotes in this order: MoneySupermarket.com* Confused.com* Gocompare* Compare The Market* Then check insurers they miss:  Direct Line* Aviva* Cheap loans Cheapest for £5,000-£7,499: Admiral* 3.3% rep APR Cheapest £7.5k-£15k: Sainsbury's Bank* 2.7% rep APR (1-3yrs, needs a Nectar card)  Broadband top picks Standard b'band & line rent: Plusnet equiv £15.55/mth Fibre b'band & line rent: Now equiv £20.84/mth Best bank accounts £125 to switch + top service: First Direct 5% interest fixed for a year: Nationwide FlexDirect  Top savings accounts Top easy-access: Tesco Bank 1.25%, min £1 Top one-year fix: Secure Trust Bank 1.83%, min £1,000

 

New. Junior ISA allowance UP - get 3.5% on kids' savings You've a new, bigger £4,260 allowance you can save this tax year in a JISA, but how do they stack up? Junior ISAs are tax-free accounts for you to save (or invest) for anyone 17 or under. The money is locked away until they're 18, when they're converted into a normal ISA they can access. Last week the annual amount you can put into a JISA increased to £4,260 per child. So are they worth it? Full info in Top Junior ISAs, here are the key numbers... Earn up to 3.5% in a cash junior ISA (and shift Child Trust Funds into one too). Right now, Coventry BS pays 3.5%, Nationwide 3.25%. Both are variable and accept transfers in, meaning if your kids have a JISA paying a pittance, you can switch it to one of these. JISAs aren't for everyone, though - here's what to consider: - A JISA is tax-free but kids hardly pay savings tax anyway. So for most, the key is the top rate. See normal kids' savings below, and how their tax on interest works.  - Beware - it's their money when they hit 18. Cute toddlers can become rebellious 18-yr-olds, and as it's then their money, even if you planned for them to put it towards a home, there's nothing stopping them blowing it on booze etc. - You can transfer cash Child Trust Funds into cash JISAs. CTFs were opened automatically for kids by the Govt till 2011, when JISAs came in. As they're defunct, they likely pay rubbish interest so it's best to switch. See CTF to JISA transfers. - Is it worth using a JISA to invest? That's down to your attitude to risk. Remember, while investment returns can beat savings, there's a risk you could lose more than you save. See investment JISAs. Earn up to 4.5% in a normal kids' savings account. If you aren't keen on locking away your child's cash in a JISA, the top children's regular savers pay up to 4.5% if you can put away up to £100/mth. For lump sums where you have access, see children's easy-access savings to get up to 3%. I'm a grown-up and fancy these rates. Can I beat the system? You can, yet it's morally questionable and there are things to be aware of. See Martin's (Morally questionable) way to earn 2.5% on up to £50,000 savings.

 

5 'mystery' Plain Lazy T-shirts £35 via code (norm £110). MSE Blagged. Men's or women's lucky-dip bundle. Plain Lazy FOUR BIG MONEYSAVING WINS - SUCCESS OF THE WEEK "This month, thanks to you I've got free water-saving gadgets, applied for and received a 0% credit card, got a £4,000 PPI reclaim and switched energy provider saving £180/yr. Huge thanks." (Send us yours on these or any topic.) MSE Coupon Kid Jordon Cox FREE after 85 days in hospital. See his Coupon Kid vs Crohn's update.

 

THIS WEEK'S POLL What have you taken from a hotel room? Rightly or wrongly, many see a hotel room as a free-for-all. Whether it's complimentary shower gels, tea bags or towels, we want to know what you've ever taken away. What have you taken from a hotel room? Women more frequently visit their bank branch than men. Last week we asked how often you visited your main bank's branch and received over 9,000 votes. Across all ages, women more regularly visited their branch than men. Branch visits were also more common among older groups - with roughly 40% of those aged 65+ visiting within the past week, compared with fewer than a fifth of under-25s. See full bank branch results.

 

 

MONEYSAVING NEWS - Top story: New way to appeal rail penalty fares  - Waitrose to get rid of disposable cups - you'll need to bring your own for free coffee  - Government announces new measures to clean up house-buying market  - Arnold Schwarzenegger returns in new PPI reclaim ad  - Monzo scraps its prepaid card - if you've still got one, here's what to do

 

 

MONEY MORAL DILEMMA Should I claim money from cash-strapped council? I pay for a parking permit from my council. When I renewed this year, it got lost in the post and I was charged £20 to have it reissued. I think this is unfair and I'm considering fighting to get my cash back. But considering how skint many councils are, should I just let it go? Enter the Money Moral Maze: Should I claim council cash? | Suggest an MMD | View past MMDs THE QUICKIES - Debt-Free Wannabe chat of the week: Dating with no money? - Competitions thread of the week: A holiday to Crete - Old-Style board thread of the week: Alternative uses for piccalilli? - Family, marriage, relationships chat: Partner never uses my name, is this weird? - Discussion of the week: When to stop financially supporting adult kids

 

Birthday freebies Krispy Kreme - free doughnuts Ikea - free £5 spend Debenhams - free £15 Elizabeth Arden oxygen blast facial Body Shop - free £5 spend Pets at Home - free pet treat Restaurant deals Pizza Express - FREE pizza (norm £9-£12ish) Harvester - two chicken dishes & drinks for £20 Toby Carvery - kids eat for £1 Prezzo - 30% off food McDonald's - spend 70p, get Big Mac & fries for £2 each time Bargains, deals and steals Virgin Wines - 12 bottles of wine £58 delivered (norm £134) Superdry - 20% off everything online and in stores Debenhams - £10 off £50, £25 off £100 on selected items Brewdog - FREE pint of craft beer Kids' cinema - £2.50 tickets for kids and accompanying grown-up Quick Forum Tips Free tennis weekends. Cause a racket Free printable colouring pages incl Disney. Take the Mickey Sainsbury's Tu up to half price sale. Et Tu?

 

 

MSE TEAM BLOG - Fancy a free flight? Three is giving away 3,000 between now and 3 May	DEALS HUNTER BLOG - Coupon Kid released back into the wild after 85 days in hospital - How I got £70 of shopping for £7 with coupons

 

 

MARTIN'S APPEARANCES (WED 11 APR ONWARDS) Thu 12 Apr - Good Morning Britain, ITV, Deals of the Week, 7.40am Thu 12 Apr - The Martin Lewis Money Show - roadshow at King's Cross station ticket hall, 10am Fri 13 Apr - This Morning, ITV, Martin's Quick Deals, from 10.30am Mon 16 Apr - This Morning, ITV, from 10.30am Mon 16 Apr - BBC Radio 5 Live, Lunch Money Martin, noon. Listen again MSE TEAM APPEARANCES (SUBJECTS TBC) Wed 11 Apr - BBC Cumbria, Money Talks with Helen Millican, from 6pm Fri 13 Apr - BBC South West stations, Good Morning with Joe Lemer, from 5am Mon 16 Apr - TalkRadio, Breakfast with Julia Hartley-Brewer, 9.45am Tue 17 Apr - BBC Radio Cambridgeshire with Jeremy Sallis, 2.20pm

 

QUESTION OF THE WEEK Q: I have owned my house for the past five years, and now live with my partner who has never owned her own property. Are we eligible for any first-time buyer ISA savings schemes to buy our first home together? Martin, via email. MSE Rosie's A: Happily, you are. Even though you're not a first-time buyer, your partner will still be able to make use of a Help to Buy ISA or - if she's under 40 - a Lifetime ISA for your joint purchase. These schemes let you save towards a property purchase and get a 25% boost to your savings, though there are limits to the max bonus you can get. To be clear, these ISAs are individual products, so your partner will be able to use her full bonus towards your joint purchase even though you're already a homeowner. For full info, including eligibility criteria and the best places to save, see our Help to Buy ISA and Lifetime ISA guides. Please suggest a question of the week (we can't reply to individual emails).

 

'FREE LUNCH AND LUXURY SLEEPING PODS'. WHAT ARE YOUR WORKPLACE PLEASURES? That's all for this week, but before we go... we are nicely settled into our shiny new office. While we're enjoying the large selection of meeting rooms, and the beautiful view down London's Oxford Street, it got us thinking... what are your office satisfactions? Free lunch, wonderful colleagues and sleeping pods all feature as MoneySavers share their office pleasures in our brand-new office Facebook post.  We hope you save some money, The MSE team

 

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