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June 15, 2020

Win a Garden Furniture Set in the UK Bloggers Summer Giveaway 2020!

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I’ve joined forces today with some of my fellow UK bloggers to put together a giveaway of a Maevea Rattan-Effect 4-Seater Coffee Set from B&Q. You can see a photo of it above.

This set is currently on sale for £541 on the B&Q website. Details – copied from the site – are as follows:

Create your own space in your garden with this modular rattan design Maevea coffee set.

Easily change the configuration when you have guests over, or want to try something a little different.

The space saving design is easy to store and keep tucked away in a corner when not being used.

The armchairs store behind the sofa for easy storage.

Easy to clean glass top table.

Features

removable cushion covers

exclusive to B&Q with a 2 year guarantee

this coffee set is modular – it has 4 different orientations

Armchair: 565 x 62 x 770mm

Table: 520 x 360 x 925mm

Sofa: 1550 x 700 x 795mm

You can see more information about the set (and more photos) on the B&Q website. If the chosen prize is no longer available when the draw is complete, another suitable garden set will be substituted.

Here then are all the details you need to enter, provided by my colleague Emma Drew (who is co-ordinating this event). Good luck! It would be great if a Pounds and Sense reader wins this great prize 🙂

Some UK bloggers have teamed up to offer you a fantastic giveaway for this summer, organised by Emma Drew. Keep reading to see who is involved and how to enter.

The Prize

We are giving away a rattan effect 4 seater set from B&Q (depending on stock availability).

Should the chosen prize no longer be available when the draw is complete then we will choose another suitable garden set.

Enter Now

The competition will run from 15th June until 30th June 2020 (midnight).

A winner will be drawn from the Rafflecopter entries and checked before being contacted.

Once contacted and the prize has been arranged, the Rafflecopter widget will display the first name and first initial of the winner’s surname.

Simply complete any or all of the entry options in the widget.

Good luck!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

One final small point is that if a winning entry comes from following someone on social media, Emma will check before awarding the prize that the winner is still following the account in question. If they aren’t, they will be disqualified and a new winner drawn. So, please, don’t follow and immediately unfollow, as your entry won’t then count.

Good luck, and I really do hope you win this fabulous prize. But even if you don’t, I hope you enjoy entering and discovering some other amazing money bloggers!

As always, if you have any comments or questions about this post, please do leave them below.

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May 8, 2020

Win Supermarket Shopping Vouchers in the Bloggers Together Giveaway!

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As so many of us are struggling financially right now, I’ve teamed up with some fellow UK bloggers for a great giveaway. We have over £100 worth of supermarket vouchers to help two lucky winners with their grocery shopping 🙂

The first prize is a whopping £75 voucher. The runner-up will receive a £30 voucher. Both vouchers will be for supermarkets of the winners’ choice. The prizes will be e-vouchers for supermarkets that offer home delivery, including Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and Iceland (subject to availability).

This giveaway has been organised by my fellow blogger Kellie Steed at the comping website Prize Warriors. Do check out her excellent site if you are interested in winning more cash and prizes from consumer competitions!

To enter the Bloggers Together Giveaway, all you have to do is work down (or up) the Rafflecopter widget below. As you will see, for each action you take (e.g. following a blogger on Twitter or visiting their Facebook page) you will receive one entry. The winners will be drawn at random, so the more times you enter, the better your chances of success.

The closing date is 31st May 2020, so get clicking now!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Meet the Bloggers

All of the bloggers listed below have contributed towards this giveaway prize. Please check out their blogs via the links below. They are all well worth reading, and many run giveaways of their own too.

Pounds and Sense | Mum on a Budget | Life in a Breakdown|

Mummy & Me x 2 | Prize Warriors | Katie Saves

Monethalia | Whimsical Mumblings | Life with Lianne|

Soph Obsessed | Binancially Inclined

Two Plus Dogs | The Free From Mummy | The Financial Wilderness

Frugal Living UK | Savvy in Love | The Thrifty Freckles

Jera’s Jamboree | Mummy Vs Work | Welsh Mum

Savvy Squirrel | Create Joy Everyday | Marina Writes Life

Budgeting for Students | Savvy in Somerset | Earning by the Sea

Life with Jupiter and Dann | Mrs Mummy Penny | Joanna Victoria

Budget Life | Money’s on the Mind | Broke in Bristol

Reality in Reverie | Maternity Money | Drewmies

Brit on a Budget | Charlotte Musha|

The Bloglancer | Stapos Thrifty Life Hacks|

Your Best Life Advice | Looking After Your Pennies | Pet Dog World

Closing Thoughts

I do hope you enjoy taking part in this giveaway, and even if you don’t win a prize you discover some wonderful bloggers to follow in future.

One small point is that if a winning entry comes from following someone on social media, Kellie will check before awarding the prize that the winner is still following the account in question. If they aren’t, they will be disqualified and a new winner drawn. So, please, don’t follow and immediately unfollow (or claim to be following when you’re not), as your entry won’t then count.

Good luck if you enter the Bloggers Together Giveaway – it would be great if a Pounds and Sense reader won one (or both) of the prizes!

As always, if you have any comments or questions about this post, please do leave them below.

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March 16, 2020

Win an M&S Easter Hamper in the UKMB Spring Giveaway!

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I’ve joined forces today with some of my fellow UK Money Bloggers to put together a giveaway of FIVE M&S Easter Family Hampers. That means five lucky winners will receive a hamper in time for Easter 2020 🙂

These hampers sell for £50 apiece on the M&S website. The full contents are as follows:

Gold label teabags (250g/ 80 bags)
Caramel eggs (120g)
Hide and seek egg hunt bag (135g)
Simnel cake bar (460g)
Chicky choccy speckled eggs (90g)
8 Spiced Easter biscuits (200g)
Bubbly bunny (23g) x 4
British strawberry soft set jam (113g)
Easter fried eggs whips (180g)
4 golden hot cross buns (260g/pack of 4)
Presented in a dark stained basket with brown faux leather strap

In the event of supply difficulties, or with discontinued products, M&S say they reserve the right to offer alternative goods or packaging of equal quality and value. Full information about the hamper and its contents can be found on the M&S website.

Meet the Bloggers Taking Part

The bloggers taking part in this fantastic giveaway are as follows…

The Prizes

There are five M&S Easter Hampers up for grabs, worth £50 each.

If the hamper is no longer available when the winners are drawn then the winners will be offered an alternative hamper from M&S worth £50 each.

Enter to Win

To enter simply complete any or all of the Rafflecopter entry widget options below.

The competition closes at midnight on 29th March 2020. If the hamper selected is sold out then we will offer an alternative M&S hamper worth £50. You can see the widget for the full terms and conditions of this giveaway.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

One final small point is that if a winning entry comes from following someone on social media, Emma will check before awarding the prize that the winner is still following the account in question. If they aren’t, they will be disqualified and a new winner drawn. So, please, don’t follow and immediately unfollow, as your entry won’t then count.

Good luck, and I really do hope you win a hamper!

As always, if you have any comments or questions about this post, please do leave them below.

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December 17, 2019

The Rising Cost of Christmas – And How to Lower It!

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With Christmas almost upon us, I thought I’d take a look today at how the cost of Christmas has changed over the years. I’ll also be suggesting some things you can do to keep the cost of the festive season under control.

Of course, Christmas has always been relatively expensive, as it’s one time of year nearly all of us push the boat out, buying gifts for friends and family, and generally spending more on food and drink and entertainment.

But all the usual bills still have to be paid at this time, including gas and electricity. For those of us in the UK, our energy use rises during the cold winter months anyway. And that effect is magnified over Christmas, when we may have extra guests visiting (and perhaps staying) as well. This all adds to our bills, and hence the total cost of Christmas.

The Cost of Christmas Past

So how much is your energy actually costing you, and are you paying more than you did ten or twenty years ago?

Take a look at the interacfive house graphic below – kindly provided by my friends at Energyhelpline.com – to see how average energy bills (along with our tastes in home decor and TV viewing!) have changed between 1970 and today.

As you can see from the graphic, average energy bills have fluctuated over the years, with the 1980s in particular being surprisingly expensive. In recent years the trend has been broadly upwards again, though this has been countered to some extent by the arrival of more energy-efficient appliances, from LED bulbs to condensing boilers.

Nonetheless, Christmas today is a very expensive time for many people. One reason is – of course – inflation. The cost of everything has risen over the years, so it makes sense that Christmas is all the more pricey too. But inflation aside, for many people today Christmas is a much bigger (and costlier) affair than it used to be.

Christmas in the 1960s wasn’t the long drawn out holiday we know now. As many readers of this blog will remember, most people only celebrated on the day itself, with Christmas Eve used for buying any gifts or food needed (unheard of today) and Boxing Day spent visiting family. With only two TV channels to choose from – BBC and ITV – everyone watched the same things, so there was no squabbling between Doctor Who and Die Hard!

The 1970s wasn’t much better on the TV channel front (the Christmas movie was a big highlight in the days before streaming and rentals) – though it did see a big surge in how much we spend on presents, with toys like Action Man and Evel Knievel making their debut during this period.

The 1980s saw an even bigger increase in the amount the UK would spend over the season, though you were more likely to sip a Babycham or eggnog in the days before you could get decent wine inexpensively. Wham’s ‘Last Christmas’ was the biggest festive hit. And the whole family would probably sit down together to watch Noel Edmonds on Christmas morning (hard to imagine in today’s multichannel, multimedia world).

The commercialization of Christmas took a new leap in the ‘90s, with toys like the Tamagotchi, Furby and Game Boy being huge sellers across the decade. Christmas TV might include Mr Bean, The Muppets Christmas Carol or even The Simpsons. It was also probably the last decade where the Christmas Number One was truly important – the Spice Girls dominating with three in a row.

Since then, the cost of Christmas has gone on increasing, as we spend ever more on gifts, decorations and events. And Christmas itself has spread ever wider as well, with festivities beginning weeks before the big day and continuing on into early January.

How to Keep Costs Down at Christmas

With the cost of Christmas (for many at least) having climbed alarmingly, here are some tips and suggestions for keeping your costs – and especially energy bills – down at this time.

Have your boiler serviced regularly, to ensure it is operating at peak efficiency.
If you have an old boiler that keeps breaking down, the time may have come to replace it. The Energy Saving Trust say that you could save up to up to 40 percent on your gas bill by installing a new ‘A’ rated condensing boiler with a programmer, room thermostat and thermostatic radiator controls.
If your radiators aren’t heating up properly at the top, you may need to bleed them to release air in the pipes. Depending on the radiator, you may need a special key to do this or a flat-bladed screwdriver.
Turn down your thermostat by one degree - this can reduce your heating bill by 10%.
Replace old light-bulbs with new energy-saving bulbs. The latest LED bulbs are just as bright as old incandescent bulbs and use a tenth of the energy. They last longer too.
Exclude draughts with heavy curtains and draught excluders by doors.
Turn off heaters in rooms you aren’t using and close the doors.
Don’t leave electrical appliances on standby.
Wash clothes at 30 degrees (or lower) and avoid using tumble driers whenever possible.
Get a smart meter installed if you haven’t already. The energy companies are fitting these free. They can help you see when and where you are spending money on energy and identify ways you could save money as a result.
If you’re an older person and/or on a low income, you may be able to get a discount of £140 on your winter energy bills through the Warm Home Discount scheme. The scheme for 2019/20 is currently open for applications, and most larger energy suppliers are offering it. But be aware that they only have a limited quota of discounts to give out, so you need to apply asap before applications close. My blog post about the Warm Home Discount scheme has more information about this.
Most older people who receive the state pension should get a Winter Fuel Payment from £100 to £300 in cash, based on their age and circumstances. Those in receipt of Pension Credit and some others on low incomes may also be eligible for a Cold Weather Payment of £25 if the average temperature in their area is at or below zero for seven days consecutively during the winter months.
Last but not least, the energy market is more competitive than ever these days, meaning you should be able to find a better deal pretty easily by shopping around. Energy Helpline can help you save up to £461 on your annual bills. Simply enter details of your current supplier on their website and they will handle the entire switching process for you. It’s that easy!

Christmas Prize Quiz

Here’s one more way you may be able to save some money this Christmas. Energy Helpline are currently running a Christmas-themed prize quiz on their website. Just click through here and scroll down to the quiz, where you can put your Christmas knowledge to the test! One lucky person will win a £100 M&S voucher. But don’t delay, as the winner will be drawn on Monday 23rd December 2019.

As always, if you have any comments or questions about this article, please do post them below.

Disclosure: this post is sponsored by Energy Helpline, an independent price comparison website.

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December 1, 2019

Win One of EIGHT Marks and Spencer Hampers in the Great UKMB Festive Giveaway!

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Today I have another great giveaway to share with you.

I’ve joined forces with some of my fellow UK Money Bloggers to put together a giveaway of EIGHT Christmas Afternoon Treats with Flowers M&S hampers. That means eight lucky winners will receive a hamper in time for Christmas!

These hampers sell for £50 apiece on the M&S website. The full contents are as follows:

Christmas afternoon treats
Swiss chocolate extra smooth milk chocolate truffles (205g)
Pure origin Assam teabags (125g/50 bags)
Classic recipe top iced bar Christmas cake (450g)
The Collection Berry medley soft set jam (42g)
The Collection Bitter Seville orange marmalade (42g)
All butter shortbread fingers (28g) x 3
A beautiful bouquet of flowers

Meet the Bloggers Taking Part

The bloggers taking part in this festive giveaway are:

The Prizes

As mentioned above, there are eight Christmas Afternoon Treats with Flowers M&S hampers up for grabs, worth £50 each.

If the hamper is no longer available when the winners are drawn then the winners will be offered an alternative hamper from M&S worth £50 each.

Enter to Win

To enter simply complete any or all of the Rafflecopter entry widget options below.

The competition closes at midnight on 14th December 2019. If the hamper selected is sold out then we will offer an alternative M&S hamper worth £50. You can see the widget for the full terms and conditions of this giveaway.

There are plenty of ways to enter this giveaway.

a Rafflecopter giveaway
One small point is that if a winning entry comes from following someone on social media, Emma will check before awarding the prize that the winner is still following the account in question. If they aren’t, they will be disqualified and a new winner drawn. So, please, don’t follow and immediately unfollow, as your entry won’t then count.

Once again, good luck, and I really do hope you win a hamper!

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November 3, 2019

Win a Virginia Hayward Hamper in the UK Bloggers 2019 Christmas Giveaway

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Today I have a great festive giveaway to share with you.

I’ve joined forces with some of my fellow UK Bloggers to put together a giveaway of FIVE Virginia Hayward ‘The Magic of Christmas’ Hampers

These hampers sell for £65 apiece on the Virginia Hayward website. The full contents are as follows:

Barfield Bakery Mince Pies x 4
Cambrook Christmas Nuts 80g
Farmhouse Biscuits Regency Salted Caramel Biscuits 150g
Gold Crown Decorative 4 inch Square Chocolate Cake with Salted Caramel & Fudge Pieces
Gold Crown Christmas Pudding 350g
Grandma Wild’s Mini Bites for Sharing Mature Cheddar 100g
Great British Crisp Company Cornish Sea Salt & Luxury Peppers Crisps 150g
Joe & Seph’s Brandy Butter Popcorn 80g
Linden Lady Decorative Chocolate Covered Marshmallows 140g
Shaws Caramelised Red Onion Chutney with Balsamic 195g
Sugar n Spice Choc Chip Cookie Bites 140g
The Secret Truffletier White Chocolate Truffles 55g
Zonin Prosecco Brut DOC Italy 75cl 11% vol
Black Wire Basket

If you need to know about any possible allergens in the contents, full information can be found via the Virginia Hayward website (click on the PDF link on the site).

Here then are all the details you need to enter, provided by my colleague Laura Light who is co-ordinating this event – big thanks to Laura!.

Good luck! It would be great if a Pounds and Sense reader wins one (or more) of the prizes 🙂

This Christmas, some of the UK Bloggers have come together to offer you the chance to win five Virginia Hayward The Magic of Christmas Hampers. Five lucky winners will win a Christmas hamper delivered before Christmas. Keep reading to find out how you can enter.

Who are the Bloggers Behind the Giveaway?

The UK Bloggers are a group of bloggers, podcasters, and influencers in the UK who are passionate about helping you to improve your life. We are a mix of lifestyle, parenting, food and money bloggers. Whether you want to make more money, find recipes, read about parenting or other lifestyle topics, we are your people. Here’s who we are:

The Prizes

You can win one of five Virginia Hayward The Magic Of Christmas Hampers.

The Rules

The giveaway is open until midnight on 17th November 2019, when the five winners will be chosen.

The giveaway is open to UK residents only.

Winners will be contacted by email from laura@savings4savvymums.co.uk

Should the Christmas hampers be out of stock then a suitable replacement will be found.

How to Enter

Please note that this giveaway works differently from the otherwise similar UKMB giveaways I have featured on this blog.

You can get two entries by clicking on the links in the Rafflecopter widget below. One is to visit my Facebook page and the other is to follow Pounds and Sense blog on Twitter.

You can then get (many) more entries by clicking through the links above – or below – to my fellow UK bloggers, all of whom have their own posts about the Giveaway with their own Rafflecopter widgets.

After the closing date all entries will be put together and five winners will be chosen at random. I hope that’s all clear, but let me know if not!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Quick Links!

To save you a bit of time finding the other posts in this giveaway, I have listed below all the bloggers who have published a 2019 Christmas Giveaway post, with a ‘deep link’ straight to the post in question. You can work your way through the list below and enter via the widget in each post. All links should open in a separate tab.

Make Money Without a Job

Mind Over Money Matters

Side Hustle Directory

Daily Deals Blog

Chilling With Lucas

Tammymum

Big Family Organised Chaos

Midlands Traveller

I Always Believed in Futures

Looking After Your Pennies

Accidental Hipster Mum

Mummy Saver Money Maker

Christmas Magic and Markets

For the Family

The Money Saving Mum

Family Travel With Ellie

Two Plus Dogs

At Home and Online

Adventures of a Yorkshire Mum

The Willow Tree

One final small point is that if a winning entry comes from following someone on social media, Laura will check before awarding the prize that the winner is still following the account in question. If they aren’t, they will be disqualified and a new winner drawn. So, please, don’t follow and immediately unfollow, as your entry won’t then count.

Good luck, and I really do hope you win a hamper!

As always, if you have any comments or questions about this post, please do leave them below.

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September 24, 2019

Review: SuperLucky Secrets by Di Coke

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Today I am reviewing a book (and Kindle e-book) called SuperLucky Secrets. It’s by my fellow UK blogger Di Coke, also known as SuperLucky Di.

SuperLucky Secrets is a guide to ‘comping’ – in other words, entering consumer competitions in the hope of winning cash and prizes.

Di is a highly successful comper, having won over £300,000 worth of prizes, including a Volkswagen Beetle, £7,500 cash and an all-expenses-paid trip to Brazil. She also regularly talks about comping on TV and radio, including BBC Breakfast, ITV Weekend and The Morning Show.

I am grateful to Di for offering me a review copy of the brand new (2019) edition of SuperLucky Secrets.

The book’s sub-title is 100 Tips for Winning Competitions, Contests and Sweepstakes. I must admit I was slightly concerned that it would be a book of 100 comping tips in more or less random order. Thankfully that isn’t the case, though. This is a well-organized and comprehensive guide to the art (or science) of comping.

The printed copy of SuperLucky Secrets that I received has 195 pages, plus some pages (e.g. the index at the back) that aren’t numbered. The book is organized in nine main chapters, as follows:.

The Basics
Get Organized
Tips for Finding Competitions
Tips for Entering Competitions
Tips for Winning Competitions
Tools of the Trade
Finding Your Wins
Tips for Staying Motivated
Don’t Even Think About It! [Mistakes to avoid, in other words]

There is also a glossary, a list of useful resources, and an alphabetical index.

I thought SuperLucky Secrets was very well written and edited (or self-edited). As a semi-retired professional writer and editor myself, things like typos and spelling or grammatical mistakes tend to leap out at me. I didn’t notice any in this book, so much respect to Di for that. In my experience it’s rare to read a self-published book that is written and produced to such a high standard. As my eyes aren’t what they once were, I was pleased to see a clear, sensible-sized typeface used as well!

Within each chapter there are a number of sections, each corresponding to one of the 100 tips referred to in the sub-title. In the chapter titled The Basics, for example, there are sections headed Get Online, Write a Wish List, Put in the Effort, Be Super Social, Always Read the Rules, and Believe You’ll Win.

The book takes you through everything you need to know to get started in a hobby that is enjoyable and intellectually stimulating, and that can generate a steady stream of cash and prizes as well.

Di doesn’t, however, pretend that all of this will just fall into your hands. You will need to be well organized and patient (especially at first), as you will be facing plenty of competition from other compers, and it also takes time for contests to be judged and winners notified.

As Di says in her Introduction, ‘Be patient. Some people think they can start comping on Monday and have prizes arriving by Friday!’ And she adds, ‘A brand new comper will take a while to get into the swing of things, but don’t give up if you’re not winning.’

As someone who used to enter competitions years ago, I thought there might be more emphasis on slogan contests, but Di says these have largely gone out of fashion among promoters now. There are still a few and Di highly recommends entering them, as this is one type of competition where you really can use skill to improve your chances of success. She shares some good tips on creating slogans, including some clever (and amusing) winning slogans of her own.

Di also recommends seeking out less well publicized competitions and ones where you have to buy some sort of qualifier, as this will greatly reduce the number of entries yours will have to compete against. And she sets out a range of online tools and resources (mostly free) that can help you find and enter more competitions and boost your chances of winning them.

Overall, if comping is a pastime that appeals to you and you would like to learn more, I highly recommend SuperLucky Secrets, especially in this brand new 2019 edition.

You might also like to check out Di’s blog at https://superlucky.me. You can sign up for her free email newsletter for compers via her blog.

As always, if you have any questions or comments about SuperLucky Secrets, please do post them below.

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August 1, 2019

Win a Marks and Spencer Hamper in the Great UKMB Summer Giveaway!

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Today I have another great giveaway to share with you.

I’ve joined forces with some of my fellow UK Money Bloggers to put together a giveaway of FIVE Marks & Spencer ‘Afternoon Tea with Flowers’ Hampers.

These hampers sell for £50 apiece on the M&S website. The full contents are as follows:

Pure origin Assam teabags (125g/50 bags)
British raspberry soft set jam (113g)
British strawberry soft set jam (113g)
All butter shortbread fingers (28g/pack of 2) x 3
Cherry and sultana bar cake (520g)
Swiss chocolate extra smooth milk chocolate truffles (62g/pack of 5)
19 x Mixed pink roses
Two Reusable gift boxes

In the event of supply difficulties, or with discontinued products, M&S say they reserve the right to offer alternative goods or packaging of equal quality and value. If you need to know about any possible allergens in the contents, full information can be found on the M&S website.

There is a also a runner-up prize of one M&S You’re the Bees Knees Gift Bag, worth £20.

Here then are all the details you need to enter, provided by my colleague Emma Drew (who is co-ordinating this event). Good luck! It would be great if a Pounds and Sense reader wins one (or more) of the prizes 🙂

This summer, some of the UK Money Bloggers have come together to offer you the chance to win one of six great prizes from Marks and Spencer. We have five hampers worth £50 each plus one £20 gift bag to give away. Keep reading to find out how you can enter.

Who are the bloggers behind this giveaway?

The UK Money Bloggers are a group of bloggers, podcasters, and influencers in the UK who are passionate about helping you to improve your finances. Whether you want to make more money, spend less, understand investing or pay off debts, we all contribute something unique to the community. Here’s who we are:

The prizes

We are giving away six prizes in total.

You can win one of five M&S ‘Afternoon Tea with Flowers’ hampers worth £50 each, or the runner-up prize of a £20 M&S ‘You’re the Bees Knees’ gift bag.

The rules

The giveaway is open until midnight on 31st August 2019, when the winners will be chosen.

The giveaway is open to UK residents only.

Winners will be contacted by email from hello@emmadrew.info

How to enter

You can enter by completing as many of the Rafflecopter widget entry options below as you would like. You can also enter daily by tweeting from the Rafflecopter widget.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

One small point is that if a winning entry comes from following someone on social media, Emma will check before awarding the prize that the winner is still following the account in question. If they aren’t, they will be disqualified and a new winner drawn. So, please, don’t follow and immediately unfollow, as your entry won’t then count.

Once again, good luck, and I really do hope you win a hamper!

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April 8, 2019

Get All the Latest Free Offers From Gratisfaction UK!

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Today I wanted to let you know about a free website where you can discover all the latest free offers, voucher codes and flash bargains.

Gratisfaction UK is updated daily, every day, with all the latest UK offers, contests and giveaways. The main menu at the top of the screen has five tabs titled Home, Freebies, Flash Bargains, Voucher Codes and Hot. These are pretty self-explanatory, but here is a screen capture of the Freebies section at the time of writing.

As you can see, items are added on an hourly basis. If a particular offer appeals to you, clicking on Get Freebie will take you to a web page where you can apply for the deal in question.

If you don’t want to miss anything, you can also sign up to a free daily email newsletter. Just enter your first name and email address in the box at the top left of the screen. You can, of course, cancel at any time if you decide it’s not for you.

There are lots of great freebies at Gratisfaction UK. Some that particularly caught my eye included a free McDonalds activity pack for kids (perfect with the Easter holidays fast approaching!), a competition to win one of 20 free jars of the new Marmite Peanut Butter, and another competition to win one of five luxury Belazu food hampers. Just be sure to check they are still open, as many of the offers are time-limited and may close suddenly or expire. You snooze, you lose, as the expression goes!

In summary, if you like saving money and getting freebies, do check out Gratisfaction UK – and if you like what you see, sign up for their free email newsletter as well.

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post on behalf of Gratisfaction UK.

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April 1, 2019

Win a Marks & Spencer Easter Hamper in the UKMB Easter Giveaway!

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Today I have another great giveaway to share with you. I’ve joined forces with some of my fellow UK Money Bloggers to put together a giveaway of not one, not two, but three Marks & Spencer Easter Hampers.

These hampers sell for £50 apiece on the M&S website. They contain an assortment of Easter goodies, beautifully presented in a stylish dark brown hamper. The full contents are as follows:

Assam tea (25g/10 bags)
Caramel eggs (120g)
Simnel cake bar (400g)
Cheeky chicks (120g/pack of 6)
Mini luxury hot cross buns (325g/pack of 9)
Hide and seek egg hunt bag (135g)
British strawberry soft set jam (113g)
Chicky choccy speckled eggs (100g)
8 Easter biscuits (200g)
Bubbly bunny (23g) x 4
Presented in a dark-stained wicker hamper with brown faux-leather handle and straps

This Easter, some of the UK Money Bloggers have come together to offer you the chance to win one of three M&S Easter hampers. Three lucky winners will win an Easter hamper delivered before Easter. Keep reading to find out how you can enter.

Who are the bloggers behind the giveaway?

The prizes

You can win one of three Easter Family Hampers from M&S.

The rules

The giveaway is open until midnight on 14th April 2019, when the winners will be chosen.

The giveaway is open to UK residents only.

Winners will be contacted by email from hello@emmadrew.info

Should the Easter hampers be out of stock then a suitable replacement will be found.

How to enter

You can enter by completing as many of the Rafflecopter widget entry options below as you would like. You can also enter daily by tweeting from the Rafflecopter widget.

Comment with your best money saving tip to unlock more entry options.

Good luck!

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