Martin Lewis's Money Saving Advice
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This week: get the best deal from your energy company
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Forget Paul Daniels, forget David Blaine – even Derren Brown would’ve struggled to play the big six energy companies’ latest sleight-of-hand. While they all announced cuts, and it would be churlish not to welcome it, in truth, at 2.5%, it’s less a cut than a tweak. After all, a typical house still pays £1,320 a year on a standard tariff, but would pay just £1,030 on the cheapest tariff – the savings dwarf these piddling cuts. Each company announced 5% cuts on gas or electricity but none on both – the most effective way to get maximum PR gain for minimum price cut. Given the huge chunk of household budgets that goes on energy bills, it’s vital to ensure you’ve the best deal. |  |
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THIS WEEK'S TIPS:
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My Amazon Discount Finder tool builds bespoke discounted pages such as 80% off shoes or 85% off baby items. Now you can hone it further with keywords, eg, 40% off straighteners or Lego. Try it at moneysavingexpert.com/amazon |
Easyjet passengers can no longer escape a booking fee by using a Visa Electron card. ALL customers now pay at least £9 per booking. Credit cards incur an extra 2.5% fee (min £4.95). See how to pay for free on other budgets at moneysavingexpert.com/budgetairlines |
Martin has launched a free service called Cardsgone to help you protect yourself should you lose your cards or wallet.Lose a bag, wallet or purse and it's gut-wrenching - plus you have try and remember what's in it and the numbers you need to cancel everything. Gardsgone.com does this for you, without storing any personal info or data. Simply plug in what's in your wallet and you can print out and store the right numbers to call. Plus you get a unique link to click anytime, which'll update any future number changes.
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