Your weekly money saving deals and news from money expert Andy Webb

My top articles this week

1. Will a water meter save you money?

Water meters can either drastically cut your bills or see them rocket. We've had one for a year now and just had our first bill through. Find out whether we've saved money, and how you can work out if one would be good for you or not. Plus ways to bring down your spend if you already have one.

2. Virtual Mobile Networks explained and how they’ll cut your phone bill

If you're scared to change your mobile provider as you don't want to lose signal then this is the article for you! There are actually only four different services in the UK, with all the different networks operating on one of these. So that means you can switch and save money if you know which ones have the same signal. Here's how it works and what to look for.

3. It pays to complain

I'm not someone who tends to let things go if they've gone wrong and left me out of pocket, and over the last few weeks I've half a dozen instances where I've successfully got compensation or my money back. So I thought I'd share some of those, and the different approaches I used to complain.

4. Should you ditch the TV Licence for other TV, radio and online services?

I shared this article back in February, but in light of the news that free licence fees for over 75s will end next year I thought it was worth adding it into the newsletter this week. I've read a lot online of people saying it's a waste of money, so I've taken a look at what you actually get for your £12.88 a month.

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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. Two Legoland tickets, three free movie rentals and 2-4-1 Odeon tix for £23

This is a cracking deal. Sign up to a three month trial of The Times' digital service for £3 and you'll get access to two Legoland tickets for £20 as well as extra freebies and discounts including a Rakuten movie rental each month and a two for one voucher to use at Odeon each week on Saturday, Sunday or Monday. Just remember to cancel before the trial ends!

2. Save a third on 12" MacBooks

John Lewis and Amazon are both selling these 2017 MacBooks for £799, down from over a grand! Yes they are still very expensive, but this is a huge discount on the price direct from Apple.

3. Boot £10 Advantage points weekend / VAT free fragrance at Debenhams

A couple of good beauty offers right now. First the very good spend £50 at Boots and get £10 worth of Advantage points deal is back until Monday. And second Debenhams is offering 20% off all perfumes and fragrances.

4. £50 off Amazon for businesses - LAST CHANCE

This deal ends on Friday so if you have your own business and haven't signed up yet then don't delay! You'll get 50% off your first purchase, up to the value of £100. It does take time to get authorised but you should be ok if you do it now.

5. Beer Day deals

Saturday is National Beer Day, so I've updated some of the offers you can use to save on craft beer including £1 Brewdog and £10 off at Honest Brew.

Quick deals

Banking offers including

Shopping vouchers and other deals

Entertainment deals

Food and drink offers

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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.

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