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Web Review: MoneySavingExpert.com


MoneySavingExpert.com - a brilliant site, useful for everyone.

The tag line, "UK's Free to Use, Free of Ads Consumer Revenge", sums up the site nicely. Martin Lewis is a journalist with a difference - instead of muck raking and scare mongering he tells people how to save money on everyday products and services. Martin is well known and well respected by the UK audience because of his regular spot on Radio 2 and numerous TV shows.

MoneySavingExpert.com attracts over a million visitors a month and is the biggest personal finance and consumer site in the UK. It doesn't take much browsing to find out why this site is so popular - it is packed with sound advice on how to haggle for goods, cut insurance premiums, save on household bills and get great value travel. Whatever you want to buy you can be sure that it is mentioned somewhere on this site.

As a sneak preview I'll reveal one of Martin's money saving tips: how to make money by recycling your old mobile phone. Let's face it - nearly everyone has at least one mobile phone (cell fone for our US readers) that they'll have no need for when they upgrade. Martin explains that recycling your old mobile is:

"... a simple process. They give you a price, and send you a jiffy bag for the phone which you can return Freepost, yet they don't accept responsiblity for non-delivery so it's worth considering sending the phones by Recorded Delivery which insures it up to GBP £32.

Send the phone charged, switched off, without the Sim card, and remove any security or PIN codes that'll hamper its testing. If it isn't up to scratch (usually only 20% of phones are rejected) you'll generally be contacted and offered a reduced price, which you can accept or have the phone returned free of charge."

Find out more by visiting Martin's site. It is free to use and no registration is necessary - literally surf, use the tips and save money. The site is perfectly safe to use - you'll not find any annoying pop-ups or spyware. It couldn't be easier. Definitely gets a big thumbs up.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Very Nice blog.
- DANIEL
http://www.eknowledgemarketplace.com/

Anonymous said...

That tip was brilliant - I sent off my old mobile and got £30 for it. That's £30 for no work at all! As a thank you I have donated £10 by PayPal!

Keep up the great reviews.