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Did YOU win the Euromillions jackpot?

Marie Ellis9th October 2019

EuroMillions UK Lottery win Check your lottery tickets as someone in the UK woke up this morning a multi millionaire! The richest ever EuroMillions winner the UK has ever seen. Euro--lotto fever grabbed the attention of the nation as peopl... Read More...

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Second Hand September – Take the Pledge

Marie Ellis31st August 2019

Why I'm taking part in Second Hand September by Broke Girl in the City The UK Money Blogger community are taking part in Oxfam's #SecondHandSeptember campaign to help raise awareness for Oxfam. I am a huge supporter of charity shops, swapping... Read More...

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Reclaim payday loans money

Marie Ellis30th August 2019

How to reclaim money on your payday loans If you want to reclaim any money back from payday loans you must act now. You may be eligible for a claim if you feel they were mis-sold to you. There's not much time to act, with many deadlines to ma... Read More...

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August Spending Diary

Marie Ellis30th August 2019

August Spending Diary: As part of my Money Monday series, I am going to keep a monthly spending diary for the rest of the year. As a rule, at the beginning of the month. I always set up my rent, credit card and loan payments as direct debits/sta... Read More...

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URGENT: PPI Deadline 29th August

Marie Ellis24th August 2019

Urgent: One Week left to claim PPI An urgent shout out to anyone who has had a credit card, loan, store card or overdraft over the years. This is to say, you only have one week left to submit a claim. The deadline for making a claim is 11.59... Read More...

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How to save money using traintickets.com

Marie Ellis18th July 2019

How to save money using Traintickets.com At Broke Girl in the City, we are always on the lookout for cheaper ways to live and also have fun. My family lives in Bournemouth, which is not cheap to get to. Megabus no longer runs a service, so I ... Read More...

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Amazon Prime Day 2019

Marie Ellis15th July 2019

It's Amazon Prime Day! This week on 15th & 16th July, Amazon Prime promises 48 hours of cheap deals and offers you can't refuse. Amazon tempts non-Prime members to sign up for their service by offering their members exclusive deals. I... Read More...

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How to Earn Money when Your Train is Delayed!

Crystal Evans8th July 2019

Make them pay! 5 Steps to earn money off train delays “Delayed - AGAIN! UGHH! They are going to pay for this” you mutter under your breath. Now it is time to act. Follow these steps by Crystal Evans and you will be ready to be rightly compen... Read More...

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Join in #PlasticFreeJuly

Marie Ellis2nd July 2019

Plastic Free July Plastic Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to solve plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Will you be part of Plastic Fre... Read More...

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Spring-clean your finances: #MoneyMonday Series

Marie Ellis24th June 2019

5 ways to spring-clean your finances #MoneyMondays One of the first things I did when I was made redundant, was to spring-clean my finances. Cancel any standing orders and direct debits, that were not essential. Now TV, Netflix, iTunes subscr... Read More...

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