-
Read more
Free eye tests for all – Vision Express unveils sight-saving offer to mark National Eye Health Week 2015
Vision Express is offering a free eye test to everyone in the UK from later this month.
The free eye test is offered for National Eye Health Week (21-27 September 2015), with an online voucher available for download at: http://www.visionexpress.com/free-eye-test-voucher/
It allows for a free eye test to be redeemed from 21 September until the end of October 2015 at any of approximately 400 Vision Express stores across the UK and Ireland.
To reinforce its commitment to eye health, Vision Express has also commissioned its Vision Van for a second consecutive year. It will take to the streets during September in eye health ‘hotspots’ in London, Bournemouth, Cardiff, Hull and Manchester, and is open for testing from 10am to 5pm.
While the NHS recommends an eye exam every two years, just over half of adults …
-
Read more
New money-saving app for sports fans
I was watching the rugby yesterday, and it made me have a search for apps that could save me money while watching sport! There is after all now an app for everything.
It seems that this new season heralds a whole new way to enjoy sport in 2015/16 as Sizzling Pubs, O’Neill’s, Crown Carveries and Oaktree Pubs launch their new ‘Green Card’ app, in association with Sky Sports.
The Green Card App is available for iPhone and Android smartphones offering sports fans discounts and freebies on selected food and drinks during major televised games. The free app also links up with the Sky Sports News homepage making sure users are kept up to date with the latest sporting news.
Packed with a host of features including fixtures lists, live results and a ‘Find …
-
Read more
An app that manages your loyalty cards – Loyalive
I have over 15 loyalty cards, so when I recently stumbled upon an app called Loyalive while having a look round the App store, I was a very happy bunny.
It’s a useful addition to any savvy-shoppers phone – storing all your loyalty cards in one place so you can finally empty your purse of unnecessary plastic. The app also helps with keeping track of points and makes it really easy to check what you’re entitled to – anything from vouchers to a mini-break. Plus it’s free to download on iPhone and Android.
While I do collect points, I don’t religiously check my balance, so I had no idea I had been building up so many points over the last few years – £35 on Nectar points which I promptly spent!
Sometimes I feel that …
-
Read more
What on earth is Qwiddle? It’s an online piggybank.
Qwiddle launched in 2014 with a clear objective – to teach children about good money habits. As an online piggybank, Qwiddle is powered by PayPal and lets children manage their pocket money in a safe environment.
Qwiddle is free and empowers children by giving them a degree of independence with their money helping them to learn about spending or saving, under their parent’s supervision. It is designed to help children aged between 8-15 years learn good money skills in the increasingly cashless society we live in.
Each child has their own Qwiddle PayPal account – which is owned and controlled by parents – where they can:
- Make online payments using PayPal’s robust infrastructure – all payments must be supervised by the parent
- Set goals for the things they want – a kickback against impulse spending
-
Read more
New travel app which makes life easier when you’re on the move
Now that the school holidays have started many of you will be jetting off on a summer holiday. There are plenty of apps on your mobile that aim to make your travels smoother whilst you’re mobile.
Whether it’s an app that saves you money, helps you pack, creates a holiday itinerary for you, or keeps all of your travel documents in one place, they all aim to help travellers improve their overall experience.
I just stumbled across a great app which will help you save time and money. The new Visa Travel Tools app gives you bundles of useful information such as the local weather forecast, a handy ATM locator and an easy-to-use currency converter so I can quickly find out how much my purchase actually costs in my home currency.
The exciting part is …
-
Read more
Do NOT accept your insurance renewal letter – I saved £98
I have been insured with esure for a few years and have built up a 12 year+ no claims discount, so when I received my car insurance renewal letter, it languished on my desk for a few days and then I called them to renew.
We had a lovely chat about any changes to my circumstances and then the nice gentleman gave me the renewal price – £272. Mmmmh, so chancing my arm, as I can’t resist, I reminded him of my no claims discount, loyalty to the firm and how annoying it was that my premium had gone up by £4 over the last year. Here was, in my opinion, his opportunity to give me some money off….even £10 would have made me more inclined not to take an alternative route…….but no – no …
-
Read more
Do other people’s small jobs for money
As you may know, I do lots of little things for extra cash and renting out my drive is just one of them. There is a whole new peer-to-peer society, where you can rent, drives, houses (AirBNB) to cars…..
So Pickle seems to be a great extension of this. Let me tell you more…ever find yourself with too much to do, and too little time? Daneh Westropp, a busy working mum (who often did) decided enough was enough and launched Pickle, a new lifestyle enhancing app which buys Londoners time by linking people with jobs that need doing to people willing to do them.
And you aren’t limited to the type of jobs you can post… Pickle has huge variety of categories, including ‘miscellaneous’, which means no job is too random, too small too specialist, …
-
Read more
7 easy ways to save money on a new car
Currently, I am in the process of selling my 12 year old car and buying a new one…it’s a scary experience. For most people, after buying a house, buying a new car will probably be the biggest purchase they make in their lives.
It’s not only significant, it can also be daunting, but if you walk in the dealership door as an informed and empowered customer you can avoid common and expensive mistakes.
So, before you sign your name on the dotted line, check out these quick tips to learn how you can save money when buying a new car.
1: Time your purchase right
Here’s something you might not know; car salespeople generally operate via quota systems, collecting bonuses from their dealership and sometimes even the car manufacturer themselves if they hit their targets …
-
Read more
9 creative ways to make money online in 2015
We know all about eBay, Gumtree and the Friday Ad website, but surely there’s got to be more to making money online than that?! Yes, there is and I’m about to share with you the whats, wheres and hows to help you generate some quick cash at the end of a tight month, or save for something special without the eBay charges and Gumtree and Friday Ad hassle.
Whether you want to make some fast bucks, or boost your holiday fund here are some top ideas for how to work with what you’ve got to make money online.
1 – T-SHIRT DESIGNS: TEESPRING Got a great idea for a t-shirt design? Get it up on Teespring, set your price and minimum order, market it on social media, and once you’ve hit your target the t-shirt …
-
Read more
Mystery shopping – money off your shopping, dining out, travel and much more
I have recently become a mystery shopper, with a free eye test and some money for going to a jewellers so far. There are so many assignments that I could have had free lunches and money off train tickets, but I simply can’t take every job.
Anyway, this is the mystery shopping firm I work with – Market Force Information. To get the gigs, you have to fill in a complex form, where they check that you have a good standard of English and then before each job, you have to ensure that you understand the brief and they check that you do via an online questionnaire, so it’s not that easy becoming a mystery shopper, but if you qualify, it’s worth it.
Market Force Information says it is Europe’s leading customer intelligence solutions provider …
