The Penny Pincher Blog

With price increase predictions tipping over the £5k mark, here's some simple, but effective energy saving tips

Iceland has added an additional 40,000 free £30 vouchers for pensioners struggling with the cost of living crisis.

The new energy cap announcement is due soon, so no better time to see what financial aid is available to you, to help you cope.

Asda scrap the best before date on 250 fruit and veg products to help save food waste and you money!

It may still be 2022, but let's think 2023, and what days to book off work to maximise your time off!

Asda re-launches its value range, but the armchair warriors have got their knickers in a twist!

Iceland Offers Help To The Older Generation During The Cost Of Living Crisis With A New Voucher Scheme Worth £30

Why taking part in the 'Don't Pay UK' campaign, might cause you 6 years of grief...

Got a business email address? If so it could earn you £50!

Showcase Cinemas are giving all redheads free standard cinema tickets on Monday the 18th of July and Tuesday the 19th of July!

Martin Lewis predicts what the October energy price rises may well cost the average household, and it's not a pretty read.

Could you complete the £100 challenge, getting rid of your clutter?

Amazon 'Try before you buy' allows you to try out 6 items of clothing, at home, without paying a penny in advance!

Here's how I made £163.02 on my lunch break... and yes it was legal!

If you have been, or are likely to affected by the current rail strike, here is how you can claim compensation

Did you know you can rent camping equipment to save cash on a camping trip, but you can also MAKE money renting out yours!

Clever Brits can enjoy nine days in the sun using just four days of leave this August.

Discover the wonderful world of 'Wonky' food! What is it, where can I get it from and what types are there.. Cup of wonky coffee?

As fuel prices hit a new record piece, almost daily, here are a few money-saving tips for fuel..

How to grab heavily discounted theatre and gig tickets, plus how to be an audience member in a TV show or even a contestant!

25 Clearance Outlets that could save you ££' sss Now we all love a bargain, and these days looking for deals is more of a necessity than a 'would be nice' scenario, and with that thought in mind, my recent purchase from a well-known retailers clearance centre, which saved me 45% off the cost of the same product that I could still find in the retailers retail stores, purely because the item's packaging wasn't in the best condition, (I don't care about packaging, I threw it awa

Amazon Free Samples Amazon shoppers who use the popular Amazon-owned grocery delivery service, Amazon Fresh, need to keep their eyes peeled for a range of free samples being offered by the online retailer. I recently made an order and was offered 3 different free samples during the order process, and ended up with a free 4 pack of Heineken beer, a free mixed veg pouch, as well as a free pack of sausages, gifting me items with an RRP of over £9, on what was only a £40 order to

Are you a budding photographer and take some great photos via your smartphone? If the answer is yes, you might have just found your new side hustle! Stockimo is a mobile phone photo app that allows users to upload photos to its online photo album. It will then list your photos on stock photo imagery selling sites. Your image can then be licenced for use by organisations such as marketing companies, newspapers, magazines, advertising companies and businesses looking for your t

Anyone who follows my blog will know that I love a bit of cashback... in fact, I love a lot of cashback! So I was looking at ways to find better cashback rates and suddenly realised that the answer had been in front of me the whole time! The answer was combining pre-pay cashback with traditional cashback services. To understand what I mean by this, we first need to understand the difference between the two types of cashback. Pre-Pay cashback works by purchasing a gift card fr