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TV money guru Martin Lewis runs the consumer revenge website moneysavingexpert.com.

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Tuxedos on the cheap

10:48am Friday 28th November 2008

For wannabe James Bonds without the secret service expense account, Asda is offering dirt-cheap tuxedos, pictured, in store and online (plus £3.95 delivery).

Take the strain out of train fares

10:30am Friday 28th November 2008

Train companies are taking us for a ride! The train ticketing system in this country is a joke: two singles are often cheaper than a return, and long journeys cost less than shorter ones on the same route.

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Are you paying out needlessly?

1:30pm Friday 14th November 2008

It’s time to seek and destroy wasted direct debits! Many thousands of people across the UK let cash seep from their accounts in regular payments for things they don’t use.

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Spread your savings for maximum safety

2:44pm Friday 31st October 2008

EVERYONE, urgently review your savings! Sadly we must now consider the ‘risks’ of saving: once it only applied to investing. Yet for the first time we’ve seen the Financial Services Compensation Scheme activated (for Icesave), so it’s crucial everyone checks their savings.

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£4.50 BT line rental for those on benefits

2:43pm Friday 31st October 2008

BT’s launched a new social tariff, BT Basic, aimed at cutting the costs for those on certain benefits.

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How to get the best rate for your ISA

4:28pm Friday 17th October 2008

Competition among banks ISA beautiful thing! Anyone with old cash ISAs can now boost the rate of interest they receive on them by a mammoth amount, thanks to banks competing to win your savings.

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Downsize and save a packet in the shops

11:09am Friday 3rd October 2008

Brits are facing a kitchen nightmare. Mammoth food price inflation means the cost of filling a trolley with food for your family has increased by £750 in the last year and no end is in sight.

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New Top 7.32% cash ISA transfer

2:22pm Friday 3rd October 2008

If you’ve got money in old cash ISAs (special tax-free savings accounts), there’s an unprecedented high new rate available if you transfer to a new provider. This could add £100s a year in interest.

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Take the downshift challenge

11:07am Friday 3rd October 2008

My ‘Downshift Challenge’ is designed to let you take advantage and save cash without noticing the difference.

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Waste not, want not

11:07am Friday 3rd October 2008

The next big way to cut your food bill is to waste less. In the UK, each household throws away £600 worth of perfectly good food. This is food that could be eaten but isn’t. It’s a mammoth amount of waste, yet there are easy ways to reduce it.

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