Money Saving News for April 2009
- Cheaper food this Sunday? You only have to Ask - 3rd April, 2009
There are few people who do not enjoy eating out once in while - and the food is even tastier when it comes at a discounted price.
The latest restaurant chain to announce it is offering money off coupons is Ask. Redeemable at any of the Italian-themed chain's eateries this Sunday, the vouchers will entitle diners to a free main course when they buy another full-priced main... - Money saving tips for the home - 3rd April, 2009
They say charity starts at home but, increasingly, the same can be said of energy efficiency.
Act on CO2's People Power campaign has therefore offered five money saving tips to homeowners looking to cut bills and lead greener lives at the same time... - UK ISAs heading online - 2nd April, 2009
Savers looking to transfer the balance on their ISA savings accounts are now able to do so online with a number of providers.
Lloyds, Halifax, Bank of Scotland, NatWest and Abbey are among the institutions to allow customers to embrace this new way of managing their UK ISAs... - Abbey warns savers on UK ISAs - 2nd April, 2009
With just days left to go in the current financial year, savers are being urged to take advantage of the tax-free allowances in their UK ISAs.
The financial year ends on April 5th, but 13 per cent of savers questioned by Alliance & Leicester have not reached the limit of their cash ISA savings accounts... - Kellogg's gets credit crunchy with money off coupons - 2nd April, 2009
Cereal manufacturer Kellogg's is to help cash-strapped Britons through a new promotion that will provide money off coupons to its customers.
Running until July, the offer will see money off coupons made available on the boxes of the Trafford-based company's products... - Money off coupons offered by Honda - 2nd April, 2009
A more economic way of driving could save motorists money - a fact which Honda is keen to press home.
As such, the manufacturer has issued an eco driving challenge that will award £100 in money off coupons to the winners... - Consumers 'heading local' for cheap bargain deals - 2nd April, 2009
Many people are coping with the recession by heading to smaller, local stores for their cheap bargain deals, it has been claimed.
Mike Dennis, features editor of Independent Retail News, said that that while many of the smallest retailers are struggling, a lot of local stores are benefitting as people begin to watch the pennies more closely... - Brits 'not seeking cheap home insurance' - 1st April, 2009
Cheap home insurance is being overlooked by many people in the UK - costing them a collective £1.3 billion every year.
Research from Confused.com revealed the level of losses incurred by not seeking the lowest home insurance quotes, adding that only seven per cent of homeowners looked for cheaper deals online last year... - Utility bills cuts are "a drop in the ocean" - 1st April, 2009
Cuts to utility bills implemented by energy companies will be seen by many consumers as no more than "a drop in the ocean".
That is the opinion of uSwitch.com, which said that the recent reductions will bring about a 3.2 per cent saving on the average utility bill, compared to a 42 per cent hike last year... - Nationwide mortgage rates cut - 1st April, 2009
Nationwide has announced that it is to cut mortgage rates on selected products with effect from today.
The changes apply to mortgage rates on a selection of fixed-rate and tracker loans...