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Amazon Prime review

Amazon's annual Prime Day sale has been announced for 21 and 22 June (a few weeks earlier than normal). To access the savings you need to be a Prime member, costing £79 a year.

But is it worth it? I've taken a look at what you'll get for your money, as well as shared a few ways you might be able to get it for less.

READ: The pros and cons of Amazon Prime

Restaurant discount cards compared – are they worth it?

Now restaurants are all back open (albeit it looks like the rule of six inside might last a little longer than 21 June), I thought it was a good time to see if dining cards are actually going to save you cash or not when eating out.

Plus how the costs compare for the seven main options, and which ones offer a free trial.

READ: Tastecard vs Meerkat vs more

YOUTUBE

June's current account update

Find out what current accounts are the best right now, including details of a new £200 bank switch incentive - though it's only for high earners. Plus changes that might affect some Barclays Blue members and a new feature on the Natwest and RBS apps.

WATCH: June's current account picks and news

Rather read than watch? Here's the same information on the blog.

CASH CHATS PODCAST

Just one episode to catch up with this week - and it's number 200!

#200: Easy ways to make hundreds of pounds free cash

To celebrate 200 episodes of the pod, I’m sharing some simple things you can do to make some money – for free!

There’s the potential to make more than £1,000, but I’m focusing here on a dozen or so smaller actions where you can earn between £1 and £55 for taking out free trials or applying for free services and accounts.

You can listen via all the normal podcasting routes or over on the blog.

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LIVE Q&A: Thursday 10 June 6pm

If you want to ask me questions about the content in today's newsletter (or anything else money-related) I'll be live on Instagram, Facebook and my YouTube channel this evening at 6pm.

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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.

1. Cinema: Two free tickets with £2 Lotto ticket

Buy a National Lottery ticket or scratch card and you'll be able to get two free tickets to the cinema on either Saturday 19 or 20 June. However, booking opens on Tuesday and it's first come, first served. Here's more.

2. H&M: £15 voucher and two months magazines for £7.99

Take out a two month free trial for digital magazine app Readly via H&M and you'll get a £15 voucher when you pay for the third month.

Effectively this means you'll get £8.01 off at H&M and three months access to the magazine app. Here's more.

3. Prime Day: Early deals

Though Prime Day doesn't take place on Amazon for more than a week, there are a handful of early offers, including extended trials for Amazon Music Unlimited, Kindle Unlimited and Audible.

Another offer gives you £10 credit to spend on Prime Day when you spend £10 with a small business on Amazon now. This might sound like a free tenner, but it's only good if you need what you buy now, and know you will buy something when the big sale starts.

4. Free cashback: Earn more than £30

As I shared in this week's podcast, there are a number of cashback offers that will payout decent amounts without you having to spend anything, often just for signing up to a free service. Here's more.

5. Brewdog: 8 beers for £1.95

Brewdog is offering a trial of it's beer club for the cost of postage (£3.95), but via cashback site TopCashback you can get £2 back. Here's more.

6. Waitrose: £5 off £40 spend

If you've not yet used the code to save a fiver at Waitrose you'll need to book your delivery slot soon as it's only valid on orders that arrive or are picked up by 18 June. Get the code here.

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MORE DEALS!

I've also set up an extra Instagram account dedicated to the flash sales, deals and short-lived offers I spot throughout the week.

Do follow me there so you don't miss out on offers that are already finished by the time this email goes out on a Thursday.

I'll also share a quick 30-second round-up on YouTube on Saturday morning.

Plus, here are a few ongoing and recent offers you might have missed:

Banking offers

Top bank switch: £100 cash bonus or free wine & charity donation
Top reward account: £5 a month from Halifax
Top cashback account: Up to 3% back with Santander 123 Lite
Monese: Free £15.05 bonus

Savings & investing offers

Top regular saver: 3.04% from Natwest
Top current account interest: 2.02% from Virgin Money
Top easy access account: 0.5% from Atom Bank
Freetrade: Free share worth up to £200

Cards and bills deals

0% Balance transfer: 18 months with no fee
American Express: Up to £186 welcome bonus
Three: SIM-only 12GB of data for £5.50 a month
Curve: Free £10 welcome bonus
PayPal: Refer friends for £10 credit

Shopping vouchers and other deals

Amazon: Up to £10 off for some
Music Magpie: Free £5 credit when you trade in old CDs, books, DVDs or game
Apple/Samsung: 0% finance deals new phones
Holland & Barrett: Free £3
Lidl: Coupon Plus promo
Flowers: £10 off Bloom & Wild
Emma Bridgewater: Free 1/2 pint mug with £40 spend
LNER: Free £5 train travel credit
B&Q: Save £5
Pick my Postcode: Bonus £10 draw

Entertainment deals

Spotify: Including 12 months for the price of 10
Apple Music: Four months free streaming
Odeon: £9.99 Limitless membership
Disney+: Including 6 months free and then £2 off
Netflix: Inc Netflix & Chromecast bundle
Picturehouse: 30% off membership
Eurosport: 3-day free trial and £20 annual subscription
Rakuten: Free movie rental
Mubi: One-year free streaming service hack
Ethical Consumer: Free issue of the magazine
Lucky Voice: Free month of at home singing
Theme Parks: Save 50%

Food and drink offers

Tastecard: 90-day free trial
Pret: Free coffee for one month
Leon: Unlimited coffee for £15 a month
M&S: £5 off £40 food for new Sparks members
Supermarkets: Cashback freebies
Green Bottle Shop: Extra 15% off discounted craft beer
Honest Brew: £10 off craft beer
Uber Eats: £10 off your first order
Gousto/Hello Fresh: Voucher and cashback stack
M&S Food: £10 off £20 spend
Aperol Spritz: Buy two save £8

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Recent content you might have missed

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