Pound to £5k Challenge

Edition 87

I hope you are all enjoying this Bank Holiday weekend!

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FREE Ice Cream for Sky Customers

Sky have been releasing weekly gifts for their Sky VIP customers (simply download the MySky app and you’ll get access)

These gifts have been pretty good so far and have all been at Sainsbury’s superstores, I have skipped two weeks as they weren’t my cup of tea but this week’s is well worth grabbing!

1. FREE Sainsbury’s Taste The Difference pizza

2. FREE Sainsbury’s Taste The Difference ice lollies

3. FREE Love Corn corn snack (didn’t get)

4. FREE Sainsbury’s Taste The Difference sharing crisps

5. FREE Whitworths Wondermix nuts (didn’t get)

6. FREE Sainsbury’s Taste The Difference pizza

This week you can get a FREE tub of Sainsbury’s Taste The Difference Ice Cream in a variety of flavours. I have not yet redeemed this as the freezers had been cleaned out when I visited my local Sainsbury’s so be prepared to not get this one!

You only get 30 minutes to scan the barcode from activating it so don’t activate too early and assume you’ll need help from a colleague as they can be temperamental to scan yourselves!

Free Pint or Bottle of Poretti

Fancy a FREE beer in this heat?

Check out the link below and your nearest participating locations, and you can get a FREE pint or 330ml bottle of Poretti when you purchase one and submit your receipt to get reimbursed

As always, drink responsibly

Ends 31 August 2025 and maximum reimbursement is £6.50

2 Free Half Pints of Cruzcampo

You can get ANOTHER free pint, although this comes as two half pints (or cañas as they are called)

This is available at pubs across the country. Fill in the details below and you’ll get sent a code which you shouldn’t swipe until you’re ready as it only lasts 30 minutes!

Drink responsibly

Ends 31 August 2025

FREE Onken Kiddos Yogurts

This is a promotion through Hashting which means that you can get certain products which you get a cashback refund for when purchasing; there is also usually a limit of X people who can redeem the offer but it doesn’t update the site if that number has already been redeemed so please assume you will not get it free, and if you do it’s a bonus!

FREE Fuel 10K Porridge Pot

This is a promotion through Hashting which means that you can get certain products which you get a cashback refund for when purchasing; there is also usually a limit of X people who can redeem the offer but it doesn’t update the site if that number has already been redeemed so please assume you will not get it free, and if you do it’s a bonus!

£1 Higgidy Quiche

This is a promotion through Hashting which means that you can get certain products which you get a cashback refund for when purchasing; there is also usually a limit of X people who can redeem the offer but it doesn’t update the site if that number has already been redeemed so please assume you will not get it free, and if you do it’s a bonus!

FREE Fuel 10K Protein Breakfast Shake

This is a promotion through Hashting which means that you can get certain products which you get a cashback refund for when purchasing; there is also usually a limit of X people who can redeem the offer but it doesn’t update the site if that number has already been redeemed so please assume you will not get it free, and if you do it’s a bonus!

FREE Cheesies Baked Cheese Snack

This is a promotion through Hashting which means that you can get certain products which you get a cashback refund for when purchasing; there is also usually a limit of X people who can redeem the offer but it doesn’t update the site if that number has already been redeemed so please assume you will not get it free, and if you do it’s a bonus!

FREE 750ml Chocomel Milkshake

This one has been going for a while so double-check you haven’t already claimed this before as it will be available once per person!

Barclays Bank Switch - Ends Soon

Barclays is a rare bank switch that you may have not previously done so if you were debating it, I just wanted to let you know that there’s only a few days left with the offer ending on 28 August

Trading 212 - Free Share worth up to £100

Trading 212 is a commission-free investing app that I have been using since 2020 and I have partnered up with them so that new customers can get a free share worth up to £100 when they:

1. Create an account through my link

2. Open a General Investment Account or Stocks & Shares ISA

3. Deposit £1 or more

You can sell your free share to re-invest the funds into another investment or you can withdraw the proceeds 30 days after receipt of the free share

The Bank Engine is an affiliate partner of Trading 212 and will earn a commission for every new account created via my link (AD)

Chip - £10 for £100 deposit

Chip is a savings and investing app that I’ve used for years and like so much that I even invested in the company via a crowdfunding round a while ago

As expected, the very generous £20 bonus has disappeared BUT they are still offering £10 for new customers who save £100

Get £5 back instantly

If you haven’t used the Cheddar cashback app before, it works similarly to JamDoughnut or EverUp where you can buy a gift card for supermarkets and earn cashback into your account for doing so

Whilst the cashback rates aren’t necessarily the highest, the sign-up offer is well worth doing as you can get an INSTANT £5 + cashback

1. Download the Cheddar cashback app and create an account

2. When prompted enter the referral code “ENGINE3”

3. Purchase a gift card within 14 days

   (you can currently get 4% back at Tesco, 3.5% back at M&S, 3% back at ASDA, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons, and much more)

4. Once you make your first purchase you will receive a £5 bonus plus cashback on your gift card into your account

5. You can withdraw this immediately to your connected bank account

It is a nifty little app so you may wish to keep using it after this, but if not then you can simply delete it and be £5 better off!

Moneybox - £20 to £250

Moneybox is a savings and investing app that I purchased shares in over the years as I enjoy the concept; I had my Lifetime ISA with them for some time as well and only moved it for a better rate

At the moment, they are offering a £20 - £250 cashback bonus if you invest £500+ into one of their investment products for 6 months or more

Obviously, this is relatively risky and I am contemplating testing it out myself but have not yet done so; here’s how it works:

1. Open a Stocks & Shares ISA, General Investment Account (GIA), Stocks & Shares LISA, or Junior ISA before 31 August 2025

2. Deposit £500+ before 31 August 2025 and you will get:

• Deposit £500 - £4,999: Get £20

• Deposit £5,000 - £9,999: Get £50

• Deposit £10,000 - £19,999: Get £100

• Deposit £20,000 - £49,999: Get £200

• Deposit more than £50,000: Get £250

You must maintain this balance until 28 February 2026 and will then receive the cashback within 14 days of this date so is it worth it?

For the £500 deposit, possibly as it works out as a 4% return, however it must be invested so there is some risk to it!