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Interest rate increases to 1%: What does the rise mean for you?
The base rate of interest has gone up again, sitting at the highest level since 2009. Find out what this means for your savings, mortgage and other borrowings.
Ways to manage your money and mental health
It's Mental Health Awareness Week, with one in four of us likely to experience difficulties at some point. So to help I've taken a look at some of the things you can do to manage your money when times are tough.
Is Chase Bank ethical? Plus May's savings update
Chase Bank offers the best easy-access rate right now, but I'm not using it for my savings (find out why). Plus where to get 3.5% interest and more with my latest monthly update of what's going on in the savings world. Plus the best places to put your cash right now.
The best ways to earn and use Boots Advantage points
This new guide looks at the ways to get extra points from your Boots shopping, plus details of a new rule that could see all your points wiped out this summer if you don't take action.
CASH CHATS PODCAST
266 | Monzo loans, mental health & money, qualifying for the state pension and safe savings
The latest episode of the pod is a solo episode, and I’m talking about:
- Should loans be easy to get?
- Why mental health and money are linked
- How to check if you’re going to miss out on the full State Pension
- A listener question about whether savings are safe
You can listen to episodes via all the normal podcasting routes or over on the blog.
If you do listen on one of these apps, please do take 60 seconds to leave a rating and review!
YOUR QUESTIONS
Ask Andy #46
Watch this week's YouTube live and check my responses to some of your emails and comments, including:
- Is bank switching limited to once per household?
- Can I switch Avios to Virgin points?
- How can I keep TV sports channels but pay less?
Next live Q&A: Late May 2022
My live Q&As are the best place to ask me your questions. The next one is likely in two weeks, but I'll update you next week. Make sure you follow me on YouTube or Instagram to join in.
Ask a question in the Facebook group
Or, join the Facebook community to ask your questions and share your money experiences and ideas.
THIS WEEK'S TOP DEALS
I only share deals and special offers on the blog which I think are really good value. Click the titles or links for more information.
I'll also share a quick update on Instagram on Saturday morning.
1. HSBC: New £170 switch
There's a new top-paying bank switch deal this week, with HSBC offering £170. Here's more.
2. Chase: £20 for joining or referring
If you've not yet signed up to Chase Bank there's a brand new £20 refer-a-friend scheme that's just launched. Plus if you get friends to join up, you'll also get £20 for each one who does, up to £400. Here's more.
3. Ocado: £20 off your first order
If you've never used Ocado before then you can get £20 off when you spend £60. More here.
4. Virgin Wine: Six bottles for £19.99
This offer gets you wine at £3.33 a bottle, though you have to make sure you cancel further payments, which should be easy enough to do. Here's more.
5. Sky Sports: £5.99 Day Pass via NOW
For the first time in years, there's a reduced Sky Sports Day pass on NOW. You'll save 50% on the full price (it went up to £11,99 recently) and also get a month's free Mobile pass. More here.
6. Hotel Chocolate: Reduced Easter hampers
Though the bulk of Hotel Chocolat's clearance Easter eggs are still only discounted by 50%, there are a couple of online-only hampers with larger discounts. More here.
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MORE DEALS!
Here are a few ongoing and recent offers you might have missed:
Banking offers
- Top bank switch: £150 cash bonus
- Top reward account: £5 a month from Halifax
- Top cashback account: Up to 3% back with Santander 123 Lite
- Top ethical bank: £60 voucher or donation via Triodos
Savings & investing offers
- Top regular saver: 3.5% First Direct
- Top current account interest: 2.02% Virgin Money
- Top easy access account: 1.5% Chase Bank
Cards and bills deals
- American Express: Up to £280 welcome bonus
- Curve: Free £10 welcome bonus
- Snoop: Free £5 Amazon voucher
Shopping vouchers and other deals
- Amazon: Up to £10 off for some
- Holland & Barrett: Free £3
- Flowers: £10 off Bloom & Wild
- LNER: Free £5 train travel credit
- NUS card: Alumni card trick
- Birthday freebies: Food, drink and vouchers
Entertainment deals
- Spotify: Including 12 months for the price of 10
- NOW TV: 40% off passes
- Apple TV+: Up to 8 months free
- Odeon: Two tickets and a £10 Turtle Bay gift card for £9.99
- Vue: Free ticket and movie rental
- Disney+: Save £2 a month
- Ethical Consumer: Free issue of the magazine
Food and drink offers
- Tastecard: 60-day free trial
- Pizza Express: 50% off via app
- Gousto & Hello Fresh: More than 90% off your first boxes
- Pringles: Free pack
- Honest Brew: £10 off craft beer
- Deliveroo Plus: Free year via Prime
- Just Eat: 1/3 back via Starling or Monzo
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Me talking money elsewhere
Though I'm mainly on my own channels, you can also catch me this week at the following:
- In my Metro column: Banks like Monzo are pushing easy borrowing – here’s why that’s a problem
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Recent content you might have missed
I know it can be tricky to read, watch and listen to everything I create each week, so here are some articles, videos and podcasts from the last few weeks you might have missed.
- Should you be sharing your TV streaming accounts?
- My month in money: swapping stamps, free books, challenging an incorrect debt & more
- Will you miss out on the full State Pension?
- May 2022’s bank account & credit card news & round-up
- Monzo vs Starling vs Chase
- Virgin Media Stream: Will it save you money?
- Beginner credit cards to build your credit score
- The best ways to use and earn Tesco Clubcard points
- Will a water meter save you money?
- Halifax Reward account review: Is it any good?
- Regular savings accounts: Are they worth it?
- National Insurance: Will you pay more or less tax in 2022?
- Amazon to close credit cards
- Tricks to help your freezer save you money
- 10 ways to get cheaper trains
- £150 energy help via Council Tax Rebate: How to get it
- Irrelevant Savings Accounts: Do you need a Cash ISA?
- Supermarkets on Deliveroo and Uber Eats: Good or bad?
- How to go to festivals for free
- The best travel debit and credit cards
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