Pound to £5k Challenge

Edition 84

I hope you have all had a good week and are enjoying the sunshine this weekend!

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!

500 Nectar points for free

Nectar points are always helpful if you are visiting a Sainsbury’s store in the near future but can also be used towards other purchases in the UK

Right now you can get a bonus 500 points (worth £2.50) when you link your Marriott Bonvoy account to Nectar (hotel loyalty account is free to open)

My points still haven’t been added but I have been told by support they will be added within 28 days. Others have had theirs added instantly!

FREE Crisps 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 only missed one week that didn’t appeal to me:

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)

This week you can get a FREE sharing packet of Sainsbury’s Taste The Difference crisps. I picked up a packet of Prime Rib flavour

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 Activities with Lidl Plus

Until 24 October 2025, you can get a free ticket every day in the Lidl Plus app for over 3,000 activities across the UK

To find this, open your Lidl Plus app and click “Partner offers” then click “More” and “Redeem this offer” - you can then see what you can do!

Webull - £50 for £500 deposit

Webull is a worldwide investing platform that launched in the UK a few years ago, and is fully FCA authorised and regulated

They regularly have referral offers on the go, and at the moment it is a little different to the “free share offers” they usually have

1. Sign up to Webull via my referral link

2. Download the Webull app and open an account

3. Deposit £500+

4. Maintain your balance for 180 days

5. You will get your bonus (£50+)

Chip - £10 for £100 deposit

Similarly, 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!