Moneysupermarket.com Makeover News

Moneysupermarket.com Makeover News 15 en-us Moneysupermarket.com /newsandcommunity/img/news/ms-logo.gif http://www.moneysupermarket.com Single mum saves £680 using moneysupermarket.com <![CDATA[Chantel Mason works in corporate banking but she never seemed to have enough cash left in her own bank account at the end of the month.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/single-mum-saves-680-using-moneysupermarket/0010366/ Tue, 02, Nov 2010 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/single-mum-saves-680-using-moneysupermarket_0010366.aspx Civil servant sorts out savings with moneysupermarket.com <![CDATA[Building a savings nest egg is Kathryn Geddes' top priority and she wants to make sure every penny is working as hard as possible for her.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/civil-servant-sorts-out-savings-with-moneysupermarket/0010143/ Tue, 14, Sep 2010 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/civil-servant-sorts-out-savings-with-moneysupermarket_0010143.aspx Louise saves over £1,000 to treat the kids <![CDATA[Despite being in the enviable position of not having a mortgage or credit card debts to pay, Louise Broerse still finds that she has limited cash left over at the end of the month.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/makeover-louise-saves-over-1000-pounds-to-treat-the-kids/0009877/ Tue, 03, Aug 2010 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/makeover-louise-saves-over-1000-pounds-to-treat-the-kids_0009877.aspx Couple saves £6,000 on credit card debt <![CDATA[Like many of us, Ian Lindley and his girlfriend Lorraine Jones are concerned that they shell out more than they need to on bills, and especially on credit card debt.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/couple-saves-six-thousand-pounds-on-credit-card-debt/0009636/ Fri, 18, Jun 2010 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/couple-saves-six-thousand-pounds-on-credit-card-debt_0009636.aspx Why don't we switch more to save more? <![CDATA[When it comes to spending less on your household bills and financial products, moving to a market-leading, money-saving deal can save you thousands of pounds. Here's how.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/why-dont-we-switch-more-to-save-more/0008801/ Fri, 12, Mar 2010 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/why-dont-we-switch-more-to-save-more_0008801.aspx Teachers Keith and Brenda save almost £1,500 <![CDATA[Keith and Brenda Harper came to us for a makeover because they always feel they are left short at the end of the month.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/teachers-keith-and-brenda-save-almost-one-thousand-five-hundred-pounds/0008790/ Wed, 10, Mar 2010 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/teachers-keith-and-brenda-save-almost-one-thousand-five-hundred-pounds_0008790.aspx Esme is £4,800 better off thanks to moneysupermarket.com <![CDATA[Esme Smith, 46 from Devon, asked moneysupermarket .com for a makeover after she came into a large sum of money which she currently has sitting in a low-rate current account.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/esme-saves-an-amazing-four-thousand-eight-hundred-pounds/0008276/ Tue, 02, Feb 2010 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/esme-saves-an-amazing-four-thousand-eight-hundred-pounds_0008276.aspx Father Christmas saves £1,400 with moneysupermarket.com <![CDATA[It's not cheap being Santa, so when he asked moneysupermarket.com for a makeover, we could hardly refuse.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/father-christmas-saves-one-thousand-four-hundred-pounds-with-moneysupermarketdotcom/0007829/ Thu, 17, Dec 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/father-christmas-saves-one-thousand-four-hundred-pounds-with-moneysupermarketdotcom_0007829.aspx IT worker saves £729 with moneysupermarket.com <![CDATA[Jan Flanigan-Taylor contacted moneysupermarket.com for a makeover because, like many of us, she's worried about how she would manage if she ever came under threat of redundancy.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/it-worker-saves-hundreds-with-moneysupermarketdotcom/0007637/ Fri, 04, Dec 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/it-worker-saves-hundreds-with-moneysupermarketdotcom_0007637.aspx Super saver Dee makes £1,400 more a year <![CDATA[This week's makeover is Dee Buckingham, from Blackheath in London. She's in her 50s and works for Lewisham council, in an admin role. Dee lives on her own in a two-bedroom flat, where she's been for 35 years.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/super-saver-dee-makes-one-thousand-four-hundred-pounds-more-a-year/0007029/ Wed, 28, Oct 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/super-saver-dee-makes-one-thousand-four-hundred-pounds-more-a-year_0007029.aspx Money makeover - dealing with debt after divorce <![CDATA[Susan Davies-Roper, from Bolton in Lancashire, has found herself facing financial difficulties following a divorce and asked moneysupermarket.com for some help.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/dealing-with-debt-after-divorce/0006192/ Mon, 07, Sep 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/dealing-with-debt-after-divorce_0006192.aspx Newly-married couple save £800 <![CDATA[Lucy Bunting and her husband Neil got married in April this year, but although newly-married life might be dreamy, their finances are floundering.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/newly-married-couple-save-800-pounds/0006057/ Mon, 24, Aug 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/newly-married-couple-save-800-pounds_0006057.aspx We save young family £1,300 a year <![CDATA[With a two-year old daughter and a son on the way, Geraint Davies can be forgiven for feeling financially stretched. He contacted moneysupermarket.com to see if we could help rein in his credit card costs and free up some cash. And help him we did.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/we-save-young-family-1300-a-year/0005899/ Thu, 13, Aug 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/we-save-young-family-1300-a-year_0005899.aspx Bride-to-be Kirsty could be £2,150 a year better off <![CDATA[Kirsty de Silva's life is on hold just now. She wants to get married but can't afford to because of her debts. She owes more than £8,000 and has taken on a second job to help her stay on top of the repayments.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/bride-to-be-Kirsty-could-be-2150-a-year-better-off/0005798/ Thu, 30, Jul 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/bride-to-be-Kirsty-could-be-2150-a-year-better-off_0005798.aspx The Milazzo family save £1,258 <![CDATA[Faye Milazzo and her husband Ivan from Romford, Essex, contacted moneysupermarket.com for a makeover as they want to save some extra cash for life's little luxuries.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/the-milazzo-family-save-1258/0005565/ Mon, 13, Jul 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/the-milazzo-family-save-1258_0005565.aspx Single mum, Emma, saves £580 a year <![CDATA[Emma Thorne contacted moneysupermarket because she was becoming increasingly frustrated about going into the red every month and wanted to know if there was any way she could make savings which would help her current account in credit.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/single-mum-emma-saves-580 -pounds-a-year/0005215/ Thu, 11, Jun 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/single-mum-emma-saves-580 -pounds-a-year_0005215.aspx Glasgow couple save £550 a year <![CDATA[David Pirie, a 33-year old IT worker, and his wife Karien, live in Lennoxtown near Glasgow. The couple recently used their savings to clear his credit card debts. They are now trying to rebuild their savings pot in order to convert their garage into an extra room.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/glasgow-couple-save-550-pounds-a-year/0005076/ Mon, 01, Jun 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/glasgow-couple-save-550-pounds-a-year_0005076.aspx Is Richard the country's best money saver? <![CDATA[If you know you should be doing more with your finances but never get round to it because there's always something else to do, then Richard Keeble should inspire you to take action now.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/money-makeover-is-richard-the-countrys-best-money-saver/0004989/ Tue, 19, May 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/money-makeover-is-richard-the-countrys-best-money-saver_0004989.aspx Money makeover: the Symons family is now £1,500 a year better off <![CDATA[Jo Symons is like a lot of working mums right now - struggling to balance her busy part-time job with the demands of being mum to three-year-old Rosie. Jo, 38, and husband Ray, 46, a full time civil servant, live in a three-bedroomed semi-detached house in Kingston-upon-Thames in Surrey.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/money-makeover-symons-family-now-1500-pounds-a-year-better-off/0004857/ Wed, 06, May 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/money-makeover-symons-family-now-1500-pounds-a-year-better-off_0004857.aspx Money makeover: we save the Bell family £2,000 <![CDATA[Father-of-two Paul Bell is like countless other parents right now - playing constant catch-up with his monthly finances.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/money-makeover-we-save-the-bell-family-2000-pounds/0004679/ Thu, 23, Apr 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/money-makeover-we-save-the-bell-family-2000-pounds_0004679.aspx Money makeover: we save Angela over £1,000 <![CDATA[This week's money makeover volunteer is Angela Hanvey who works as an administration manager for a dental practice in Perthshire, Scotland.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/money-makeover-we-save-angela-over-1000/0004607/ Mon, 20, Apr 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/money-makeover-we-save-angela-over-1000_0004607.aspx Money makeover: we save Sue £900 a year <![CDATA[Sue Hall, 35, a married, mother-of-two lives in a three-bedroom house in Bristol with husband Andy. She works part-time running an independent publishing company while Andy works in social services.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/money-makeover-we-saved-sue-900-a-year/0004504/ Thu, 02, Apr 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/money-makeover-we-saved-sue-900-a-year_0004504.aspx Money makeover: we save single mum £750 a year <![CDATA[Linda Dawson, 49, was one of many hundreds of moneysupermarket.com customers to get in touch when we asked for monthly money makeover volunteers. Linda, a project manager, lives in a three-bedroom house in Crawley in Sussex and her present mortgage deal is about to end.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/money-makeover-we-save-single-mum-750-pounds-a-year/0004142/ Fri, 27, Feb 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/money-makeover-we-save-single-mum-750-pounds-a-year_0004142.aspx Monthly makeover - we save Natalie and Alex £1,150 a year <![CDATA[Natalie McGurk, 27, was one of the hundreds of people who contacted moneysupermarket.com requesting a financial makeover. She and her boyfriend, Alex Simpson, 19, know only too well how redundancy can wreak havoc on your finances.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/monthly-makeover---we-save-natalie-and-alex-1150-pounds-a-year/0004001/ Fri, 30, Jan 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/monthly-makeover---we-save-natalie-and-alex-1150-pounds-a-year_0004001.aspx