Every month thousands of households have free cavity wall and loft insulation installed by their energy supplier. This is paid for by a green tax that we all pay on our energy bills.Figures show that only half of the money available from energy suppliers to pay for free insulation is claimed by households! And, from October the scheme will be replaced with the Government’s Green Deal, which will see households having to borrow money to pay for their energy efficiency measures.

Therefore anyone who could have loft and cavity wall insulation installed for free now would have to pay somewhere in the region of £700! According to Energy Saving Trust, loft insulation can save an estimated £175 per year on energy bills and cavity wall insulation can save around £135. Anyone wanting to claim their free insulation should act now!

However, it is not all doom and gloom and energy customers can save hundreds of pounds in just a few minute by switching supplier.”Energyhelpline .com is a comparison website and they have investigated the best deals available right now! The best overall deal is the First Utility Internet tariff, costing the average UK household £1,030 a year , which amounts to a £292 saving on the UK average bill of £1,322. The company also has the second most competitive deal, saving the average household around £262 a year.

Some of the better known names such as nPower, Scottish Power and Ovo are all in the top five, and according to energyhelpline.co.uk they are currently attracting the most business. From the top five there are four ‘fixed deals’ available, suggesting that the providers may think prices could remain pretty stable in the immediate future. In fact, it could be worth considering a variable deal, because prices could drop!  Todd said “The recent spike in wholesale prices due to the cold weather has now calmed. Further small price cuts are expected from summer onwards. If the UK and European economies slow dramatically this yearthen big price cuts are possible.” So it could be well worth switching now, and if you do opt for a variable deal it could be worth switching later on in the year too! Keeping a keen eye on energy suppliers could save hundreds of pounds!

There is a variety of codes on offer from various web sites for many other luxuries to do with Valentines Day, including bargain prices for Champagne, Chocolates and amazing savings on Hotel stays! Remember to get registered with the best voucher code web sites to get the benefit of regular daily updated deals, as some expire within days of being released!

Its always cheaper to book rail tickets well in advance. If you can book 12 weeks before travel you will get the best bargains, but sometimes just a few weeks early can bring huge savings too! Register for the ticket alert system offered by TheTrainline.com if you know when and where you want to travel, and this will give you the benefit of receiving an email as soon as advance tickets are available to buy!

Although advance train tickets are so much cheaper, you can sometimes still buy advance tickets the night before (before 6pm) and its even worth trying to check if advance tickets are still available whilst you’re on your way to the station! Another tip is to check prices for single and return tickets regardless of your journey! Sometimes a return ticket can cost more than buying two single fares and, occasionally if you’re only going on a one way journey, buying a return ticket could be cheaper!

Keep an eye out for extra offers available through vouchercode websites and daily newspapers advertising special deals for limited times. National Rail have an online offer currently available – when code is entered,untill 29th February giving 20% off a Family and Friends Railcard bringing the cost down from £28 to £22.40 for a years membership.

By swapping fresh food for frozen you could save up to £7.80 on your weekly shop!

According to new supermarket research from TheNewIceAge.com, households trying to reduce their weekly grocery bill show that by switching to buying frozen food can save a huge 34% The shopping basket analysis showed that a basket of frozen family groceries costs just £15.45 compared to the same items bought fresh costing £23.25.

The study compiled by Sheffield Hallam University for the frozen food website, compared the most popular family purchases including pizza, broccoli, carrots, garlic bread, whole chicken, prawns, salmon, meat sausages, spinach and parsnips. The study included value, regular, premium and organic ranges and found there to be opportunities to switch from fresh to frozen on over 600 items.

Charlotte Harden, nutrition and science consultant said: “We compared items from four of the top supermarkets and found that frozen food comes in at much better value per 100g. Many families are feeling the pinch at this time of year and will be looking for cost savings so they can clear post-Christmas debts. A really simple way to make your money go further is to buy frozen food.”

The study concluded that an average family of four could save £405.60 per year by switching to frozen food!

Petrol prices keep rising, so remember to keep a look out for any deals, offers or promotions offered by your local filling stations. Tesco has just launched a great offer giving 10p off a litre of fuel for customers who spendmore than £60 in-store and online. Shoppers have until February 5th to get the discount which will last for a set time of two weeks. Tesco’s chief executive, Richard Brasher, said “We know families are feeling the pinch in these tough times so I am pleased we can offer customers some extra value at the
pumps.”

This could be the first move in a potential price war at the pumps. Some of the other big name supermarkets could hit back with similar offers and promotions for great savings, so keep a look out for the best deals available around you!

Flight brokers have direct commercial relations with airlines and therefore can offer their own special deals. Many also give extra discounts if you book hotels through them too, which can be convenient but make sure you use the Cheaphotelprices guide to see if you are getting the cheapest deals!  They can also check out flights not listed on screenscraper sites for long haul destinations.

Save money on your gas and electricity bills by improving your homes energy efficiency! With just a few simple steps you can save energy and save money! Reduce your bills by making simple alterations to your home. Being energy efficient doesn’t have to cost a lot of money and by making small outlay you could lower your utility bills and make a big difference to your yearly budget!

Voucher code websites are now fully under way and well established way of saving money. So, no wonder there are new sites springing up daily claiming to offer fantastic discounts at hundreds of shops and restaurants. Some are definitely better than others but you don’t need your ‘in box’ loaded with unnecessary emails. So, sign up and register with the top sites for daily deals and, when looking for one off big purchases search extra sites.

MyVoucherCodes are also a great supplier of codes with probably the largest choice available. It is a well run site with great deals and has ‘exclusive offers’ though sometimes these can be found elsewhere! Does tend to carry a lot of advertising though!

KGB Deals have a great range of daily offers and savings for your local area as well as having national deals that include a wide variety of savings!

Consumer Focus and Energy UK are urging customers to try to reduce their
bills by better insulating their homes and by double checking that they are on the correct tariff or payment method. Government figure show millions of homes do not have adequate loft insulation or cavity wall insulation. Many energy suppliers offer free or even discounted loft and cavity wall insulation, which can offer savings to consumers an average of £120 on their bill each year. Also, by switching payment plans to direct debit could save customers a further £100 each year.

Even when times are hard one of the last things we are prepared to give up
on are holidays! Check out and sign up for free to the many specialist holiday websites to get regular updates of all their day to day deals and offers. By doing this you can be quick to spot a bargain!

Gift cards are available for Sainsbury’s, Debenhams, Toys R Us or Next.

Check out details of this fantastic offer at Carphone Warehouse now.

There is a new wave of petrol cashback credit cards now coming on the market, enabling you to significantly cut your fuel costs at every major petrol station and get £100′s cash back every year!

With an average petrol price around £1.35 a litre, filling up an average size tank each week costs an incredible £3,500/year! – The new petrol cashback cards, pay you money back when you buy fuel.

A great example of a cash back card is the the Santander 123 card which pays 3% cashback, that’s £3 per £100, at petrol stations up to a max £9 per month, ie, £300 of fuel. On top that it pays 2% in department stores and 1% in supermarkets. There’s a £24 annual fee, so it only adds up for regular drivers. A family spending £60 a week filling up and £150 on food would make £150 a year (after the fee). Though fail to fully repay and it’s a wopping 18.9% representative APR.

For more info & best buy plus loads more petrol saving tips, see the visit Martin Lewis’s website: Cheap Petrol Top Cashback Cards

The changes are part of Airmiles re launch to the new name Avios, following the merger of British Airways with Spanish airline Iberia last year.

You can still book flights using the scheme without paying taxes until mid December for travel within 12 months. Members will still be collecting Airmiles from their usual retailers and banks but the points will be renamed to Avios instead.

Some have really good current offers for free prints or even photobooks. Check out some of the names below for the individual deals they can offer and try to get all your photos printed for free!

Photobox
Asda
Jessops Photo
Truprint
Tesco
Snapfish

Visit travelodge.co.uk room search to find dates bearing in mind that when they are gone they are gone!

This is a fantastic offer and the rooms are clean, functional and usually very well located.

All-inclusive holidays are often viewed as a fantastic way of budgeting your trips abroad but many tourists are finding that they may not be as all-inclusive as they think!

According to a survey by Post Office Travel Money as many as 80% of those on all-inclusive breaks end up paying for ‘extras’ they expected to be covered as part of their package.

94% of those surveyed expected all meals in all the hotels/resorts restaurants would be included within their the all-inclusive deal. However the survey of 54 hotels in 24 destinations worldwide showed that 65% of the establishments charged extra or had restrictions for the use of a-la-carte restaurants. The poll also found that many holidaymaker’s expected non-alcoholic drinks, internet access charges and room mini bars to be included when in fact some travellers had to pay extra for these.
Also, instead of taking foreign currency to cover any potential extras 48% paid by card leaving them open to fees and commission charges.

The head of Post Office Travel Money, Sarah Munro said “Although it is perfectly possible to stick to all-inclusive deals, our research found that in practice only 20% of holidaymaker’s actually spent nothing on their trip. Unfortunately, finding the costs before you go is difficult. The best advice is to check the small print carefully before booking to see what is included and make sure you carry enough foreign cash to pay for extras”
So, just a reminder before you book that bargain all-inclusive trip to check just exactly what you get for you money!

You could be missing out on huge savings just by staying with the same service provider. Millions have never switched since first signing up for their mobile phones, missing out on new and hugely competitive deals and tariffs.

According to Which? Mobile if you’ve been with the same provider for years the chances are you could find a better deal elsewhere. With so many tariffs around it pays to shop around, either through a comparison website or just by checking out what different networks have to offer.

Many people are put off switching because they think it may be complicated, when in actual fact it’s very straight forward and the benefits and savings are definitely worth it!

According to Billmonitor.com, the comparison website eight out of ten people are on the wrong mobile phone tariff, with just 30% using their full minutes and texts and as a result, phone users are paying as much as £200 more a year than they should be!