Pound to £5k Challenge

Edition 55

We are off to a great start for 2025 with last week’s email being the most popular yet, so let’s continue with more of the same!

The link below has now been sorted so that you can look through all emails ever sent from 2024 and also from 2025 in a more organised way!

START THE YEAR OFF RIGHT WITH EVEN MORE FREE MONEY

Last week I shared £100s of worth of free money offers and I’m back with even more new ones that can get your year off to a good start

Didn’t see last weeks? Most are still running so go and check them out!

GET £10 FROM CURVE + £50 PER REFERRAL

Curve is an app that lets you link all of your debit cards, credit cards and loyalty cards in one app which can earn you cashback + has clever features

1. Message me on Instagram with the word “CURVE” for my link and sign up through this

2. EITHER order your physical card (costs £5.99) OR activate Premium subscription (costs £5.99/month). I would suggest ordering the card so you don’t have to remember to cancel a subscription! (There’s a free subscription)

3. Within 7 days of signing up, spend £5+ on your virtual or physical card 3 times (topping up Amazon should work!)

4. Get £10 from Curve credited to your app

5. You can then refer your friends/ family for £50 per person and they will receive £10

CHEAP FOOD THIS JANUARY!

Januarys are historically slow for the hospitality industry so you will be pleased to know that this means they are cutting prices to drive traffic to restaurants, here are some of the best I have seen:

£5 MEALS AT FRANKIE & BENNYS

• Classic Beef Burger & Fries

• Crispy Chicken Burger & Fries

• New York Hot Dog & Fries

• Margherita Pizza

• Arabbiata Pasta

All available for £5 when you mention “Frankie’s Fivers” until 31 January 2025 excluding Saturdays

CHEAP FOOD AT WETHERSPOONS

Probably not the January sale you are expecting, but Wetherspoons are running a sale between 2 - 16 January offering the following:

• Pint of Worthingtons - 99p

• Pint of Ruddles - £1.29

• Pint of Doombar - £1.49

• 250ml wines (Chardonnay/Pinot/Rosé/Merlot) - £2.49

• Burger Meal deal (Classic/American/Chicken burger + chips + drink) - £4.99 with a soft drink or £6.52 with an alcoholic drink

• Breakfast muffin + hot drink refill - £2.99

• Breakfast butty + hot drink refill - £2.99

• Breakfast wrap + hot drink refill - £2.99

• Low & alcohol-free drinks - £1.49

£5 PIZZA AT FRANCO MANCA

Get any pizza for just £5 all throughout January at all locations apart from Stratford (I don’t know why just that one!) Not got the loyalty app? Ask a friend for their loyalty code and get a free stamp when you download it!

BUY ONE GET ONE FOR £1 AT PREZZO

Until 30 January, excluding Saturdays, get a second main for £1 when you buy one full price (see participating locations below)

99P PASTA/PIZZA AT PREZZO

Pre-book a table at Prezzo for Monday 20 January and get 99p pizza or pasta when you buy a drink - sounds pretty good to me!

TURTLE BAY - £20 OFF £50 SPEND

Download the Bay Club app and you should see the offer available, this runs through til 10 February 2025 and can only be applied once per table

TAP CASH ISAS?

Most of us set a New Year’s Resolution to save money but it makes no sense if you are getting paid nothing for locking that cash away with low interest rates!

• Trading 212 (Easy Access) - Open with £1+

  Currently paying 4.9%

  Flexible ISA

  Get a free share if you open a Trading 212 account through my link

• Plum (3 withdrawals per year allowed) - Open with £100+

  Currently paying 5.01% (only for new customers!)

  Also has good budgeting features in the app!

• Moneybox (3 withdrawals per year allowed) - Open with £500+

  Currently paying 5% (only for new customers!)

REMINDER ON GROCERY SAVINGS

Don’t forget you SHOULD NOT be paying full price for your groceries and this blog post is exactly how to avoid doing this for some of the UK’s biggest supermarkets!