Category: Saving Money

  • How to automatically get the cheapest price when you shop online

    How to automatically get the cheapest price when you shop online

    Whether you use Firefox, Chrome or Safari, this is an invaluable FREE tool that instantly tells you whether items or services you’re looking for online can be bought cheaper elsewhere. Let me give you an example. Let’s say you’re looking at laptops on a department store website. This free ‘plugin’ (as it’s called) runs invisibly…

  • 8 dirty tricks that low cost airlines get up to (and how to avoid them)

    8 dirty tricks that low cost airlines get up to (and how to avoid them)

    Low cost airplanes use a variety of sneaky tricks to ‘bump up’ the costs of their flights. Tempting £10 fares advertised online can quickly snowball and become £60 or £70 by the time you’ve got to the checkout. Here’s how you can spot the hidden charges… and more importantly how you can avoid paying them!…

  • Don’t get swindled by your energy supplier – use this simple 5 step checklist

    Don’t get swindled by your energy supplier – use this simple 5 step checklist

    From confusing tariff options to time sensitive offers and nonsense jargon, if you’re not careful you’ll almost certainly pay too much for your gas and electricity. Here’s how to make sure you don’t… Utility companies will do whatever they can to squeeze every last penny off you. Sophie and I got a stark reminder of…

  • Revealed: Your legal rights when shopping online

    Revealed: Your legal rights when shopping online

    No refund period being offered? What! That’s complete nonsense! I hate hearing about Insider’s Edge readers getting ripped off online. Find out what refund period you’re automatically entitled to by law – and more… Online shopping is still a relatively new phenomenon and a lot of us are still getting used to the idea of…

  • How this Social Media trick can save you time, money and stress

    How this Social Media trick can save you time, money and stress

    How to get unfair charges returned and better customer service using this social media loophole This tip has saved me time, stress and money and will hopefully do the same for you. Whenever there’s one of those ‘Things People Find Most Annoying’ polls one of the things that always comes up near the top is…

  • How to dodge ‘rip off’ banks and get the best rates with peer-to-peer lending

    How to dodge ‘rip off’ banks and get the best rates with peer-to-peer lending

    Many moons ago when mobile phones were the size of bricks and Cilla Black was on TV 24/7, you could get as much as 8%, 9%… even 10% from a good savings account. Not any more. With today’s low interest rates you’ll be lucky to get 3% or 4% on your savings. Worse still, banks…

  • 5 ways to protect yourself from holiday scams

    5 ways to protect yourself from holiday scams

    1. Pay by credit card where possible – this should mean that you’re covered if something goes wrong I know this will sound counterintuitive – as you know I’m against paying for anything on credit – but if you can pay your balance off in full each month there are some advantages to paying by…

  • 6 simple tricks you can use to outwit pushy salesmen and get the best deal

    6 simple tricks you can use to outwit pushy salesmen and get the best deal

    As soon as you enter a shop you’re in danger… of losing the contents of your wallet. They’re alien, warmly lit worlds where logic and reason fog into obscurity and all the odds are stacked in the shop keeper’s favour. You’re in their environment now. They know the lay of the land and have all…

  • How to avoid getting ripped off by ‘bumped up’ credit card interest rates

    How to avoid getting ripped off by ‘bumped up’ credit card interest rates

    It’s a nasty trick certain credit cards companies use to quietly ‘bump up ‘ your credit card interest rates. Here’s you can stop them dead in their tracks This is an issue that makes me furious because it affects ordinary and sometimes vulnerable people who might not know or understand their rights. I’m talking about…

  • How to avoid dangerous online casino scams

    How to avoid dangerous online casino scams

    Emails which invite you claim free stake money on so-called casino websites have been spamming a lot of inboxes recently. 99% of these websites are what’s known as ‘phishing’ clones designed specifically to steal your details and drain your bank account. When you enter these sites you’re treated to a fanfare of ‘free cash’ promises.…