Pound to £5k Challenge

Edition 71

I hope that you have all enjoyed the lovely sunshine this Bank Holiday weekend! Apologies for the delay in sending this email, but there are a few goodies that have popped up recently!

Missed any previous emails? Check them out at the link below!

New Co-Op Bank Switch

It’s been a little while since we have had a new bank switching offer, and Co-Operative Bank have decided to bring theirs back:

It is made up of £100 + £75 of potential bonuses:

“Free” National Trust Family Pass

Pick up a copy of the Daily Star for £1.20 between now and Sunday 11 May and you will find a voucher for National Trust day out

The day out can be used between Tuesday 6 May - Sunday 29 June (excluding 24-26 May (Bank Holiday Weekend) & 15 June (Father’s Day))

This should work for 2 adults & 3 kids (U17s) or 1 adult & 4 kids

Blue Monday Prize Drops

Virgin Media O2 have launched Blue Mondays meaning that every Monday you can enter to win prizes just for being a Priority member

I tested this out today and won “Send flowers to a friend for £5, and to yourself for free” via Prsnt, but other prizes consist of:

• A Tony’s Chocolonely chocolate bar

• A £20 Pizza Express gift voucher

• A £2,500 Lastminute.com travel gift card

Free Bonne Maman Apple Spread

You can get your hands on a FREE jar of Bonne Maman caramelised apple spread when you spend £50+ online subject to availability

BOOSTED Chase Savings?

Chase might have upset most of their customers from the recent changes to their cashback debit card BUT they are attempting to redeem themselves by offering 4.8% on their savings account

HOWEVER, this is only a 6-month rate and it drops to 3% after this point

You can bag higher rates from ISAs where you will also get a bonus!

• Trading 212 - 5.07% for 1 year (+ a FREE share - see further down)

• Plum - 5.06% for 1 year (via TopCashback for cashback)

• Moneybox - 5.05% for 1 year (no bonus)

• Tembo - 4.8% for all (+ £15 - £250 via my referral)

£20 for a £500 deposit

This one is still going, but I don’t know how much longer it will be!

Chip is a savings app that I have spoken about a number of times over the last few years, notably due to their high interest rates but also as an app that has often had a good referral scheme

Well, they haven’t had one for a while but have just launched their latest referral scheme which is well worth taking advantage of if you are new to Chip:

1. Message me or email me the word “CHIP” for my referral link

2. Open a Chip Instant Access savings account via this link

   (this account pays 3.50% interest)

3. Deposit £500 and maintain the £500 balance for 30 days

4. After 30 days, you will receive a £20 bonus

5. You can then withdraw your £520 + interest

Whilst the interest rate isn’t the best, this is a great place to park £500 for a month to get roughly £21.45 back for just 30 days!

£5 Cashback for supermarkets

With payday right around the corner, I know funds can get tight and this is the easiest way to get £5 off your shopping at the moment!

Cheddar is a cashback app similar to EverUp and JamDoughnut, but does not typically have the best cashback rates

It works exactly the same, where you purchase a gift card for the supermarket in advance and then pay with the gift card at the till, earning cashback in the process which accumulates in the app

Well they are offering 5% at Tesco right now which is pretty good going but the real kicker is the £5 bonus you can get using my code!

Download the “Cheddar” app and use code “ENGINE3” when signing up, as soon as you purchase your first gift card you will receive your £5 bonus on top of any cashback you earn

This can be withdrawn to your bank almost instantly!

BEST FREE MONEY OFFERS

£10 from SumUp Pay app

You have probably heard of SumUp before as the mass-market card readers used by loads of small businesses across the UK

Well, they’ve also launched a card that pays 0.5% cashback on transactions BUT they’re paying a £10 sign-up bonus through referrals

1. Message me “SUMUP” for a referral link

2. Download the app and sign up

3. Verify your ID

4. Enter a referral code (I will give to you in step 1)

5. Within 30 days, make 3+ card payments of £10+ (combined)

6. You will receive a £10 bonus for doing so!

7. You can then also refer friends and family for £10 each

$7 - $175 FREE Share from Robinhood when you Deposit £1+

Get a FREE Share from Trading 212 worth up to £100 from a £1+ Deposit (AD)