Your weekly money saving deals and news from money expert Andy Webb
My top articles this week
1. Got a Nationwide current account? Do this now!
It's your last chance to open up a Nationwide 5% Regular Saver, with the Building Society scrapping the high-interest savings account on the 5th April. These accounts are great if you're saving up to £250 every month, with the interest paid after a year. You can only open one if you've got a Nationwide current account. If you don't, I've also shared some alternatives. Here's what you need to know.
2. How to get free Amazon returns
If you need to send something back to Amazon you could get charged £3.99, if not more. But there is a way to avoid this extra cost and get your items shipped back for absolutely nothing. Find out how.
3. How to get the best value for money on chocolate
With supermarket aisles full of Easter Eggs, I thought it was a good time to share why I rarely buy them, as well as look at how much that mid-afternoon chocolate bar is actually costing you. Plus, my tips for getting more chocolate for your money.
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The top deals this week
I only share deals and special offers on the blog which I think are really good value - and here they are for you too. First some newbies in a bit more detail, then some you might have missed from previous weeks. Click the red titles or blue links for more information.
1. New cinema scheme - a film every week for £9.99
If you're into smaller films like The Favourite or Suspiria, then the Mubi Go membership could be a bargain. For £9.99 a month you get a free ticket to a selected film each week. It's going to be arthouse, independent or world cinema, though it includes biggish releases - from this Friday it's The Sisters Brothers. You won't get big budget blockbusters though. I've explained more here, and where you can use it.
2. Amazon vouchers: £5 back when you spend £50, £10 back when you spend £100
This is a good chance to get up to 10% back at Amazon. You need to go via the Vouchercodes website. You can use both offers. I've just used it on a portable hard drive that was on offer.
3. New family membership scheme trial
Longtime readers with kids will probably already have taken out a trial Kids Pass membership. Well I've spotted a new one called Little Bird which seems to be pretty similar, and you can get a 30-day trial for £1, perfect for the Easter hols. As well as discounts on days out and free meals for kids, it also has cheap tickets for Odeon and Vue - whether you've got children or not.
4. 20% off loads at eBay
Until midnight tonight (Thursday) you can save 20% at a few different eBay shops, including Hughes Electrical which has some decent deals on TVs. There's also fashion from Superdry and Joules, and shops selling golf gear, home furnishings and much more.
5. Last chance to save 25% on iTunes code via O2
This is an odd deal that's been around for a while, but it's going to end on 1st May. You can basically use your O2 contract to buy iTunes codes, and you get the fourth month free when you buy three. More info here.
Quick deals
Banking offers including
- Up to £100 via bank switching deals
- Free £5 for opening a Monzo bank account
- Free £10 Amazon voucher when you get a Tandem cashback credit card
- Get 3% interest on savings with Chip - earn up to 5%
- Free £5 for getting a Curve card - plus 1% cashback at John Lewis, Apple and more
Shopping vouchers and other deals
- Amazon - free £5 credit when you top up by £25
- Cash hack: Save 2% at Amazon every time
- Up to £50 off Amazon Business
- Half-price Chilly’s reusable bottles
Entertainment deals
- Latest cinema deals
- Free or £15 Google Home Mini smart speaker
- Nine months of Sky Sports for £195
- Six months free Amazon Prime video with EE
- Save 4% on Netflix passes
- 12 months of Spotify for the price of 10
- 30-day Kids Pass for £1, giving reduced cinema tickets for all ages
Food and drink offers
- Craft beer sale and discounts
- Two months Tastecard or Gourmet Society for £1
- Free Nutella jar with supermarket cashback app
- Free Hotel Choc on your birthday
- Get 50% off Domino’s Pizza every time
- Free Deliveroo credit
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Recent articles you might have missed
I know it can be tricky to read everything I write every week, so here are my main articles from the last few weeks.
- American Express welcome bonus – what the rule changes mean
- Cash hack: Get “work perk” discounts and a cash bonus
- Do supermarket cashback apps really save you money?
- Swap old clothes for H&M or M&S vouchers
- Irrelevant Savings Accounts: Why Cash ISAs are dead
- Credit scores explained, and free ways to check your reports
- The foods you can freeze… and the ones you can’t
- How much mobile data do you really need?
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