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Cash in on Black Friday - by using free credit

Love it or loathe it, Black Friday weekend is looming. This is when retailers are expected to shower shoppers with juicy discounts for a few days only.




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Tandem Bank scraps 0.5% cashback card and will replace it with a premium option

Smartphone bank Tandem is axing its cashback credit card for new customers, and from January those who want to use its successor will have to pay a membership fee.




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How to get yourself bonus Avios points this Christmas with HSBC

Frequent flyers who fancy adding to their Avios balance have been handed an enticing Christmas bonus by HSBC, though the chances are they don't know it.




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Spent a bit too much for Christmas! Switch cards to clear Xmas debt

Yesterday the Mail reported that nine million people will start the New Year owing between £2,000 and £10,000. A further five million owe more than £10,000.




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Lenders hike rates on 21 different credit cards as borrowing soars 40%

Britain's debt binge has deepened - with figures last month showing credit card borrowing had surged by 40 per cent and the average family now owes £12,800 on credit cards, loans and car finance.




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From slimming down debts to boosting Isas: Our wealth workout to give your finances real muscle

The average Briton wastes £640 a year on unwanted subscriptions. Nearly 12million of us have less than £100 in savings. Here is our wealth workout to help you reach peak financial fitness.




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Banks refusing to unblock credit cards in branches as customers must phone

Lloyds, Santander, Nationwide, NatWest, Virgin Money, HSBC and Barclaycard all confirmed staff cannot unblock credit cards in branch.Some banks say it must now be done by a specialist team.




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UCAS still sending out Future Finance adverts five months after backlash

The charity in charge of dealing with higher education applications is still promoting private loan companies to university students, despite criticism of the practice just five months ago.




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The best cashback credit cards that reward your spending

Sadly the numbers of lucrative cashback and rewards cards have dwindled over recent years. But are there still any cashback credit cards worth having? We take a look.




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Why Hilton Honors has best reward credit card for spending

If you are about to buy a big ticket purchase for your home, perhaps some white goods, a new sofa or a television, then this credit card trick could earn you a big reward.




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Don't leave sorting your holiday cash to the last minute this year

Every year most of us leave sorting out our holiday spends to the last minute, pushing up the cost. Check out our timeline to take advantage of the best cheap travel spending deals.




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How cashback from websites can earn you money when you shop

All you need to do is make a few simple changes to the way that you spend your money and you’ll have found yourself a brand new source of income.




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Best credit cards for cashback, airmiles and points from work expenses

Travel a lot for work? We have crunched the numbers to help you choose the most lucrative credit card offering air miles, reward points and cashback to use for work expenses




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Tandem launches new best buy overseas spending credit card

Challenger bank, Tandem has launched a new best-buy credit card offering those without a perfect credit rating free holiday spending and cash withdrawals. We take a look.




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What is an IVA? Debt solution marketed as a life hack on social media

Last year 71,000 people used an IVA to become insolvent, a record. But are they being driven by firms looking to make money off debtors looking for advice, regardless of whether it's the right choice?




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Hastee Pay and Creditspring: two companies trying to solve Britain’s high-cost credit crisis 

Households are increasingly saving less and getting into more debt and a payday loan crackdown hasn't solved the problem. This is Money rounds up some of the start-ups trying to help




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Unfair Cifas marker froze my bank account over a phone upgrade I asked for

Dave Parr, 38, rang up Three in June to ask for a phone upgrade. Because he asked for a different delivery address, they thought it was fraud and when they couldn't contact him filed a fraud marker.




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Isle of Wight ferry U-turn on 70p extra cash fee to drive to Ryde Pier

Ferry passengers incur the charge if they want to be dropped off or picked up by car, or park for the ferry at the end of the half-mile pier.




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Amex launches new credit card with Vitality offering 3% cashback back to stay active

American Express and Vitality have launched a new cashback credit card with a difference. The more exercise you do, the more you earn - up to an eye-catching 3 per cent. But is it any good?




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New Visa incentive for shops to give cashback to customers 

Visa's scheme marks the first time all the UK's banks will pay small stores to offer cashback. Beccy Soper (pictured), of Beccy's Greengrocers in Stockbridge, Hampshire, said: 'It's a win-win'.




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UCAS says it'll stop advertising private loans after Future Finance criticism

UCAS will stop sending out emails advertising private student loan provider Future Finance, the student charity announced today, following a backlash over the promotions




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Why did a 'fee-free' Klarna purchase of a vacuum cleaner land me with a £2.65 charge?

A shopper who used buy now, pay later service Klarna to pay for a £199 vacuum cleaner in three 'interest-free' instalments was left confused after he was charged an extra 4.5%.




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Contactless limit raised to £45 to help cut down on cash usage

Payment providers across the UK have upped their contactless payment limits from £30 to £45 in an effort to help customers cut down on cash usage. 




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What will today's new FCA debt measures mean for you?

The FCA today brought in measures which offer consumers struggling with their finances bigger fee-free overdrafts and the ability to freeze credit and loan repayments for three months.




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Top interest-free credit card deals begin to disappear as providers cut deals

Barclaycard, Sainsbury's Bank and Tesco Bank have cut interest-free deals over the last month, some of which are the best around, as lenders evaluate their offers amid the coronavirus outbreak.




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240,000 Santander customers ask for credit card and mortgage holidays

The UK arm of Santander revealed its pre-tax profit fell 58 per cent to £114million in the first three months of 2020.




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RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: the benefits of cashback

With about three clicks of the mouse I have just transferred another free £20 into my bank account. A welcome boost. In total I have accumulated £240 – and it’s taken next to no effort on my part at all.




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Rachel Rickard Straus: Cashback is great for free money

With about three clicks of the mouse I have just transferred another free £20 into my bank account. A welcome boost.




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Some straight-talking advice for British Gas customers

Navy Retired, in Merseyside says: ‘If you are a British Gas customer, you might as well put £200 - 300 down the nearest drain. Switch - it is so easy.’ I think he or she is bang on the money.




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RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: It's time to maximise our impact as investors

As consumers we endlessly battle to reduce our impact: take the train instead of driving, decline plastic straws, eat free range. As investors we can maximise our impact, using our cash to do good.




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A Vanguard LifeStrategy fund can make pension investing cheap and easy

I don't have a Vanguard account, but if someone said they wanted an easy and cheap way to build their wealth, opening one and picking a Lifestrategy fund would be near the top of my list of things to try.




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The FCA says its overdraft plan has worked, so did it want 40% rates?

The financial watchdog was right to crackdown on costly daily charges and even more expensive unauthorised borrowing. Its mistake was to trust the banks and not cap rates.




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I'd back an investment trust over fixing a cash Isa for 7 years at 1.65%

Whenever I see such rates I feel compelled to ask: 'Why if you have money that you don't need for seven years would you not invest it for a better return?'




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Tiger King fans claim 'Jeff Lowe is actually Carole Baskin's abusive first husband Michael Murdock'

Fans of Tiger King: Murder Mayhem And Madness have come up with a shock theory that suggests Jeff Lowe is actually Carole Baskin's abusive first husband Michael Murdock.




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Rylan Clark-Neal impersonates Tiger King star Carole Baskin in hilarious TiKTok video

The presenter, 31, donned a blonde wig and a funky leopard print ensemble as he impersonated Tiger King's Carole Baskin in a hilarious TikTok video.




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White House Correspondents' Association moves annual dinner to August

The White House Correspondents' Dinner will go on, with organizers swapping a late April date for one in August, the White House Correspondents' Association announced.




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Florida sheriff says more than one person killed Carole Baskin's missing second husband Don Lewis

Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister says he believes more than one person killed Carole Baskin's second husband Don Lewis and money was likely involved as motivation.




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Dangerous Lies trailer follows Camila Mendes as a kind caregiver who gets pulled in a web of murder

Camila Mendes plays a kind caregiver who gets much more than she bargained for in the new trailer for Netflix's Dangerous Lies.




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Hannah Gadsby announces the release of her second Netflix comedy special Douglas 

Hannah Gadsby became a global sensation after the release of her 2018 Netflix comedy special Nanette.




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N-Dubz rapper Dappy's former partner gets engaged to US triple-murderer she has never met

Kaye Vassell, the mother to two of the singer's children, has moved to Missouri to be closer to new beau Deandra Buchanan, who is currently serving a life sentence.




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The little-known easy hack that allows you to stream Netflix on hotel televisions

An Australian man currently living in 14-day quarantine has shared an ingenious hack for streaming Netflix and YouTube on a hotel TV, and it only requires two pieces of technology.




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Robes and slippers for every occasion in quarantine that don't sacrifice style for comfort

From working from home to lounging on the couch and binge-watching another Netflix show, the right robe and slippers can make life in quarantine a lot better.




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Tiger King star Joe Exotic is in talks with US broadcaster to host his own radio show from prison

The former GW Exotic Animal Park owner, 57, was recently moved to a Texas prison after being convicted in April 2019 of 17 accounts of animal abuse and conspiring to kill Carole Baskin, 58




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Joe Exotic's husband Dillon says his partner was 'excited' by Donald Trump's support

Joe Exotic's latest husband Dillon Passage has revealed that his partner felt 'excited' after President Trump said he will 'look' at pardoning his prison sentence.




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Twitter goes wild for Unorthodox star Amit Rahav as Yanky Shapiro

Twitter has gone wild for rising star Amit Rahav after he shot to fame playing Yanky Shapiro in Netflix series Unorthodox. 




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Queer Eye star Antoni Porowski's sexually 'fluid' dating life has inspired new Netflix rom-com

Porowski has developed the story, called Girls And Boys, alongside Black-ish creator Kenya Barris, according to The Hollywood Reporter.




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Kristin Chenoweth channels Tiger King's Carole Baskin in music video for parody song Little Pieces

Written by composer and lyricist Andrew Lippa, the song tells the story from the perspective of Baskin, who may or may not have fed her husband Don to a tiger.




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Ben Affleck's girlfriend Ana de Armas shares dirty blonde on-set snap of herself in Netflix's Sergio

Her new movie Sergio starts streaming this Friday on Netflix .




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Netflix is now worth more than Disney as the streaming giant cashes in on coronavirus lockdowns

U.S. streaming giant Netflix saw its share value climb to an all-time-high on Wednesday as more people around the world subscribe to the service as coronavirus lockdowns continue to keep people in.




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Ana de Armas transforms into a blonde bombshell as she shares behind the scenes photos from Sergio 

The 31-year-old shared a sneak-peek into her makeover process via social media Friday, posting a hilarious photo of her touching up her roots.