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Comparing mobile phone contract costs easily
The savvy shoppers amongst us will know that buying a mobile phone outright and taking on a SIM-only contract is usually cheaper than signing up for a pay monthly deal.
But finding out how much cheaper has never been really straight-forward has it? You need to go rooting around in comparison sites because, let’s face it, the networks don’t really want you to spend as little as possible do they?
Well, now there’s a website which will tell you whether or not you are actually getting the best deal for the tariff you require: www.HandsetExpert.com HandsetExpert.com is an independent comparison website dedicated to helping consumers find the cheapest mobile phone deals on offer so you never have to worry about being ripped off again. Like all mobile price comparison sites you can search for deals …
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Original Factory Shop launches complete festival kit for £250
There’s finally some good news for those that have always wanted to go to a festival but could never afford it. A cut-price range of essentials containing all you need to get you through a weekend festival goes on sale today at discount retailer The Original Factory Shop (TOFS).
The range (it’s huge and you don’t need all of it!) includes a waterproof travel rug, pop up tent, air bed and toiletries, and is priced at £246, £167 cheaper than expensive alternatives, and proves that you don’t have to splash the cash to see your favourite bands this summer.
Colourful wellies and designer camping equipment are just some of the things that young people have been known to spend their hard earned cash on to get festival ready.
The £246 festival survival range which saves …
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Six months to get financially fit for Christmas
• June 25th marked the six month countdown to Christmas • Plan ahead financially now to ensure a smoother run up to the big day
With just six months to go until the biggest, and often most expensive, holiday of the year, now is the time to start planning your finances so that you can begin 2017 free from Christmas related money worries.
With summer still ahead of us, many of us will shiver at the thought of planning for tinsel, turkey and gift tags. But thinking about Christmas sooner rather than later could be the difference between a financially red or black January. With this Saturday marking the official six month countdown, planning now will allow you to maximise your savings and reduce last minute stress as Christmas creeps closer.
The good folks at …
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BillHub launches to simplify spliting and managing shared bills
Free-to-use utility billing service, BillHub has launched in the UK. It is designed to allow housemates – from students to young professionals – to split all their monthly bills and keep track of the exact outgoing payments from all parties online or via an app.
The BillHub makes the bill payment process more convenient, transparent and secure for renters. With the number of renters rising, since deposits are getting higher, it’s annoying that one person has to pay the bills and claim money from other occupants, so BillHub could be a great solution.
Users of the platform can mix and match the energy and internet providers they want from a range of providers which BillHub has partnered with – these include energy providers GenRent and Spark Energy, and broadband companies Virgin Media, Plusnet and TenTel. …
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Halfords launches its free six-point checks to keep Britain cool this summer
Halfords launches the free nationwide summer checks at Halfords shops and Autocentres this month. Drivers will receive oil checks, checks and top up of screen wash, blades, bulbs batteries, as well as air-con to keep you cool. Available now at over 700 Halfords shops and Halfords Autocentres, book in person or online at www.halfordsautocentres.com.
HALFORDS conducted research in March 2016, which reveals that 34 per cent of drivers aren’t confident at getting their cars checked, with 43 per cent saying they rarely perform basic maintenance checks.
The survey from over 4,000 drivers also revealed that a quarter of drivers don’t know how to check their vehicle’s oil, 90 per cent of drivers don’t know wiper blades need replacing annually, and over 20 per cent admitted to mixing household detergent with screen wash in the …
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Research reveals UK consumers love coupons, saving £3.3 billion
By using coupons and vouchers, savvy UK shoppers saved £3.3 billion over the last year, based on new consumer research released by Valassis Limited, a UK coupon and voucher services provider.
Overall, 86 percent of supermarket shoppers use coupons with 40 percent indicating increased use from the previous year. Perhaps surprisingly, 50 percent of full-time workers revealed increased coupon usage, 12 percentage points higher than the previous year.
The survey found that 45 percent of shoppers are looking for promotional offers more than a year ago, eight percentage points higher than the previous year’s response. Younger consumers are more likely to look for deals with 55 percent of 25 to 34 year olds looking for offers compared to 28 percent of those 65 and older.
“Consumers increasingly seek out value and from a number …
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New price tracking site launches – Notifyy
A new website that notifies users when a product they’re interested in has dropped in price has launch. The site tracks over 250 high street an online stores, including Amazon and Tesco.
To track an item, users simply input the product’s URL on the site, add their email address and they are then notified when the price drops. The site also enables users to set a “target” price of how much they want the product to have dropped to before getting a notification.
Notifyy is the brainchild of web developer Daniel Benzie who wanted to be told when a designer clothing product he wanted to buy had dropped in price. There is another similar app that I wrote about back in 2015 for comparison. Daniel decided to build his own that he then shared privately …
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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…
