Pound to £5k Challenge

Edition 86

It’s been another hot weekend, and I hope that you have all been able to make the most of it. As the Summer Holidays come to an end, that doesn’t mean that the deals need to! Good luck to anyone who is waiting on GCSE results this week!

Not caught up on my previous emails? You might have missed a golden opportunity from the last few weeks - tap the link below to view them!

FREE Pizza 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)

This week you can get a FREE Sainsbury’s Taste The Difference Pizza again (usually about £5 and some pretty good options!)

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 Fajitas tomorrow!

Monday 18 August is National Fajita Day

As such, Las Iguanas are giving you free fajitas if you download the app and purchase a drink on Monday 18th only

You can redeem this on mushroom or chicken fajitas!

£10 off at Prezzo

If you are on Prezzo’s mailing list, check your emails as several people have received a £10 gift this week (available to use by 22 August)

This £10 can be used off anything at Prezzo but only 1 x £10 discount can be used per table

£50 of Tesco Clubcard points

Over the last 12-18 months, Tesco have been running “Clubcard Challenges” which reward you with additional Clubcard points for meeting certain spending targets; many of which you may meet anyway

Check your Tesco app or emails to see if you are eligible to join in and then select 10 challenges to take part in. Do not spend unnecessarily to unlock the Tesco points but it’s worth thinking about logically!

Don’t forget Clubcard points can be doubled from 1p to 2p each if spending at partners such as restaurants, cinemas, and days out!

25% off Merlin attractions

You can also get 25% off tickets at Merlin attractions when you buy Kelloggs products, check out the instructions on how to redeem these at the link below!

£10-£20 IKEA voucher for students

With university start dates right around the corner, IKEA are offering students who verify themselves as such a £10 voucher when they spend £75 or £20 when they spend £150+

Well worth sharing this with anyone you know who will be making this move in the next few months, and will likely be spending at IKEA!

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 Tony’s Chocolonely 35g with O2

O2 Priority customers can get a 35g Tony’s Chocolonley Milk Caramel Sea Salt bar delivered to their doors for free

1 bar per member and it’s first come first served on the Priority app on Monday 18 August

Results Day Freebies

A Level results were last week and you could grab plenty of freebies, but with GCSE results coming up this week, there’s still lots on the table…

Frankie & Benny’s - Free Pizza

Frankie & Benny’s are giving away free pizzas to students who purchase a soft drink and show their results to a server on:

• Thursday 21 August (GCSEs)

Nando’s - Free Starter or 1/4 Chicken

Spend £7+ at Nando’s and get a free starter or a free 1/4 chicken when you bring your results and ID on:

• Thursday 21 August (GCSEs)

Bella Italia - Free Starter & Free Dessert for the whole table

Purchase a main at Bella Italia and you will get a free starter and a free dessert (applicable for the whole table!) when you visit on:

• Thursday 21 August (GCSEs)

Bill’s - Free Dessert

Purchase a main or brunch dish at Bill’s and get a free dessert when you take a copy of your results and your ID on:

• Thursday 21 August (GCSEs)

Côte Brasserie - Free Steak Frites or Free Dessert

Purchase one full price adult prix fixe or à la carte main dish at Côte and get Free Steak Frites if you have results for French GCSE or French A Level. Not sitting French? Get a Free Dessert when purchasing one full price à la carte main dish on:

• Thursday 21 August (GCSEs)

Take your results and your ID with you

Zizzi - Free Random Prize

Zizzi are doing things a little differently, and whilst everyone who takes their results to their local branch will win a freebie it could be vastly different, as examples:

• Free Mozzarella & Garlic Bombe starters

• Free Drinks

• Free Desserts

• Free meal up to £150

This can be claimed on results day or the day after:

• Thursday 21 August (GCSEs)

• Friday 22 August (GCSEs)

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!

Free Instant £10

Zopa is a digital bank that has launched a pretty good new account that I have been testing over the last few months (it’s called “Biscuit”)

• Earn 2% AER interest on your balance

• Get 2% cashback on direct debit bills (there is a cap)

• Up to 7.1% AER on their regular saver pot

• Spend fee-free abroad

The cherry on the cake (or the biscuit…) is that at the minute you can get £10 when you open an account through a referral link; no deposit, literally just opening the account and the £10 just appears!

This is a current account without a credit facility and therefore should not impact your credit score when opening an account

I have used all of my referral links but you may find some online OR message me the word “Biscuit” and I will try and match you with a link I know has not been used yet!

Already got Zopa and want £100? Send me your referral link and let me know how many people you have referred already and I’ll share it with 10 people who have requested a link!

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!