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The AA - Save up to 25% on AA Breakdown cover when you buy online. You can also get a £20 M&S voucher when you buy online
Get a quote from The AA
Capital One Homeowner Loans. Choose from 'The Classic Loan' or 'The Platinum Loan' depending on your circumstances.
Visit www.capitalonehomeloans.co.uk
npower - Get a quote online today and find out how much you could save on electricity and gas bills by switching to npower.
Visit npower
Egg Credit Cards - 0% introductory offers on purchases until 1 July 2007, and an internet shopping guarantee. Quick online application. Apply at Egg
Vodafone - Great range of phones and offers. Free Sky Mobile TV for 1 month on 3G phones - watch TV on the move!
See all offers from Vodafone
Saga offer home and car insurance to the over 50's. Save 20% when you buy online, with no charges for monthly direct debit
get a quote at www.saga.co.uk/motor
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Finance is Going Green
Banks and insurance companies are geeting on the enviromental bandwagon and making an effort to save the planet by removing the need for paper statements, letters, cheques and paying in books. You can now Go Green with HSBC (www.hsbc.co.uk/gogreen) and switch to green at these banks:
- "Green" HSBC Plus Bank account - www.hsbc.co.uk/plus
- BoS - www.bankofscotland.co.uk/paperfree
- Halifax - www.halifax.co.uk/paperfree
Utility companies now have paperless billing options to save some trees and more importantly, save the postage costs:
- npower - www.npower.com/paperless
- EDF Energy - www.edfenergy.com/gogreen
- Powergen - www.powergen.co.uk/register
- www.powergen.co.uk/greener
- BT - www.bt.com/paperfree
And now British Gas have created their greenest fuel deal yet. Visit www.britishgas.co.uk/greenest for more information.
Coming soon.... Sky vs Virgin Media
Both companies have their pros and cons, and didn't handle the Sky One issue very well, which resulted in the current tit for tat adverts around the UK. Before our own revierws, see what virgin and sky have to say for themselves.......
- Sky - www.sky.com/compare
- Virgin Media - www.virginmedia.com/whychooseus
- Sky demo - www.sky.com/demo
A man's best friend....
Can cost you an absolute fortune! Dogs, cats, horses, or even gerbils mean the world to their owners, so its imoprtant to get the right pet insurance. Make sure you shop around, and get cover that doesn't end after 12 months, and covers existing illnesses. Be careful, vet bills can be massive! Read our pet insurance reviews
- Pet Plan 2 free months - www.petplan.co.uk/offer
- More Than - www.morethan.com/pet
- Pet Plan Mail Offer - www.petplan.co.uk/mailoffer
- RSPCA & Axa - www.axa.co.uk/rspca
Tesco Clubcard Deals
Everyone is after your loyalty these days, and Tesco is no different. The problem with reward points is that you can collect small amounts, redeem them, and move on to their..... more
Magazine Subscriptions
In our latest article on practical ways to save money, we're taking a look at another of those hidden away expenses, magazine subsciptions
Liverpool Victoria
Liverpool Victoria have kicked off a media campaign to show off their latest special offers - 10% online discount for car insurance, and a massive 20% off for buying home insurance online. See more at
- Liverpool Victoria Car - www.lvcarinsurance.co.uk/telegraph
- Liverpool Victoria Home - www.lvhomeinsurance.co.uk
- Mirror Offer - www.liverpoolvictoria.co.uk/mirror
- www.acfcarfinance.co.uk/june-offers
- Daily Mail Offer - www.liverpoolvictoria.co.uk/mail
- www.lvinsurance.co.uk
Halifax Web Saver- halifax.co.uk/websaver
- halifax.co.uk/websaverextra
Look after yourself......
And if you can't there's a great choice of healthcare plans so you can find someone who can. Check out some of the options in our healthcare plan reviews. We like freebies, so why not get a free mountain bike from Pru Health! I would guess that their alteria motive is to keep you fit and away from a claim form! You'll be better for it though
- NU Healthcare - www.norwichunion.co.uk/hsolutions
- Free Mountain bike - www.pruhealth.co.uk/bicycle
- Free Gym Membership - www.pruhealth.co.uk/gym
- Norwich Union Health Plans - www.norwichunion.com/hsolutions
- HSA - www.hsa.tv
- Fair + Square Deal - www.norwichunion.com/fair+square
- Axa PPP - www.axappphealthcare.co.uk/buy40
- Healthy Teeth - www.hsahealthyteeth.co.uk
- Saga Private Medical Insurance - www.saga.co.uk/pmi
- BUPA - www.bupa.co.uk/bupaselect
- www.acfcarfinance.co.uk/apply-july
- BUPA - www.bupa.co.uk/tv
- Free Gym Membership - www.pruhealth.co.uk/gymoffer
- AXA Go Private - www.axa.co.uk/goprivate
DVD Rental
DVD rental is another drain on your bank account, taking up to £ a month. The big question is, are you getting your making the most of it, and are the rental company sending you the DVDs you want? Read our simple guide to DVD Rental to make the most of your money.
Try out these links:
- www.lovefilm.com/cash
Wine Clubs & Shops
Our latest article on the monthly money drain - wine clubs & shops Read our buying wine online to make the most of your money.
Free stuff!
Nothing makes better financial sense than getting something for free. While there may not be a 'free lunch', you can get some free business cards, a pesonalised calendar, or rubber stamp for your office. more
- www.vistaprint.co.uk/pendiscount
- www.vistaprint.co.uk/Pen90
- www.vistaprint.co.uk/amazon2009
- www.vistaprint.co.uk/amazonstock
- www.vistaprint.co.uk/amazon222
- www.vistaprint.co.uk/amazon223
- www.vistaprint.co.uk/amazon224
- www.vistaprint.co.uk/amazon225
- www.vistaprint.co.uk/tv2
- www.vistaprint.co.uk/tv3
- www.vistaprint.co.uk/makro11
- www.vistaprint.co.uk/amazon26
- www.vistaprint.co.uk/mmgift
- www.vistaprint.co.uk/makro12
- www.vistaprint.co.uk/mm2009
Free M&S voucher from the AA when you sign up for their breakdown cover. visit www.theaa.com/voucher for more information
Other Financial Websites
Not an exhaustive list, but they do provide down to earth advice and comparison services that will help you to make better informed financial decisions.
- Daily Express - www.express.co.uk/money
- Express Money - www.dailyexpress.co.uk/money
- E.ON Energy - www.eonenergy.com/protect1
- Natwest Home Insurance - www.natwest.com/4homes
- Times Bestbuys - www.timesonline.co.uk/bestbuys
- Churchill - www.churchill.com/home4
- www.instantpoints.co.uk/june
- www.instantrewards.co.uk/june
- www.natwest.com/policy
- www.mbna-rewards.co.uk/june
- www.mbnaapp.co.uk/june
- www.natwest.com/relocation
- www.mbnaapplication.co.uk/june
- www.mbnacardtoday.com/jan
- www.mbnacc.co.uk/pointspreapproved
- www.mbnacc.co.uk/june
- www.natwest.com/grand
- Alliance & Leicester - www.letmesave.co.uk
- Liverpool Victoria Car - www.lvcarinsurance.com
- Liverpool Victoria Home - www.lvhomeinsurance.com
- Egg - www.eggcredit.com
- Zurcih Offers www.zurichinsurance.co.uk/cm50
- MBNA - www.mbnacardinstant.co.uk/june
- www.zurichinsurance.co.uk/auto4
- Big Bank Challenge - www.bigbankchallenge.co.uk
- www.mbnacardapply.co.uk/june
- Kingsgate IVA - www.kingsgate-iva.co.uk
- More Th>n - www.morethan.com/woman
- Quarter Back Loans - www.quarterbackloan.co.uk
- Debtbuster Loans - www.debtbusterloans.tv
- www.mbnaplatinumplus.co.uk/june
- www.mbnaapplication.co.uk/june
- www.mbnacardinstant.co.uk/june
- www.mbnadecision.co.uk/june
- www.mbna-instantrewards.co.uk/june
- www.mbnainstantdecision.co.uk/june
- The AA - www.theaa.com/tv
- Daily Star Money - www.dailystar.co.uk/money
- Natwest Home Insurance - www.natwest.com/home
- Vodafone Offers - www.vodafone.co.uk/specialoffers
- www.mbnainstant.co.uk/june
- www.mbnainstantpoints.co.uk/june
- www.mbnaplatinumplus.co.uk/june
- www.mbnaplatinumrewards.co.uk/june
- www.platinumrewards.co.uk/june
- www.mbnasmartmove.co.uk/june
- Zurich - www.zurichinsurance.co.uk/plus
- First Plus - www.firstplus.co.uk/low-rate
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