I’m extremely excited to be teaming up with some fabulous money bloggers and friends to bring you the UK Money Bloggers Easter giveaway. Easter is one of my favourite times of the year; with Spring in full flow, lighter evenings, and a sense of newness in the air, there’s almost no better time to celebrate with family and loved ones.
Easter can also hit your pocket hard, though. I definitely find it tough to resist some of the beautiful treats available at Easter, and it can be easy to over indulge (and over spend) on the traditional Easter Sunday dinner. With that in mind, there’s no better time to get your name down for the chance to win one of 3 fabulous Marks and Spencer Easter hampers that we have up for grabs as prizes in our UK Money Bloggers Easter giveaway.
Do make sure you head over and visit the other UK Money Bloggers involved in this fabulous giveaway. Between them they are a superstar wealth of invaluable knowledge and information when it comes to money and finances.
This Easter, some of the UK Money Bloggers have come together to offer you the chance to win one of three M&S Easter hampers. Three lucky winners will win an Easter hamper delivered before Easter. Keep reading to find out how you can enter.
Who are the bloggers behind the giveaway?
The UK Money Bloggers are a group of bloggers, podcasters, and influencers in the UK who are passionate about helping you to improve your finances. Whether you want to make more money, spend less, understand investing or pay off debts, we all contribute something unique to the community. Here’s who we are:
EmmaDrew.Info | Much More With Less | Earning By The Sea | The Wallet Moth | Shoestring Cottage | Budgeting is a Challenge
This Money Works | My Money Cottage | Wannabe Debt Free | The Money Saving Mum | Joleisa | Thrifty Husband | The Beautiful Mama | Daily Deals UK
Thrifty Lesley | The Money Whisperer | Inspiring Life Design | Mrs MummyPenny | Pounds and Sense | Your Money Sorted | Mel’s Money Savings And Bargains
Charlotte Musha | Mind Over Money Matters | The Money Panel | Katie Saves | Looking After Your Pennies | Savvy in Somerset | SueFoster.Info | Savings 4 Savvy Mums | Miss Manypennies
The prizes
You can win one of three Easter Family Hampers from M&S.
The rules
The giveaway is open until midnight on 14th April 2019, when the winners will be chosen.
The giveaway is open to UK residents only.
Winners will be contacted by email from hello@emmadrew.info
Should the Easter hampers be out of stock then a suitable replacement will be found.
How to enter
You can enter by completing as many of the Rafflecopter widget entry options below as you would like. You can also enter daily by tweeting from the Rafflecopter widget.
Comment with your best money saving tip to unlock more entry options.
Good luck!
Chocolate
Go shopping in supermarkets in the evening, they do reductions of up to 90% to get rid of stuff
Put all spare change into a jar and keep it there for Christmas or emergencies. It soon builds up
Use cashback websites when purchasing online such as https://www.topcashback.co.uk/ref/katkinnie
Yummy!!! Chocolate!!!
I try to only go to the shops when I need something and ask myself ‘do I need this?’ Before I put anything in my basket
Thanks for chancr
I shop using Top Cashback
Actually a lovely idea… and M&S chocs are usually very tasty
We use a code finding website that automatically finds codes when you go to buy something on the internet if you save it.
Always make a shopping list – and keep to it.
Make a shopping list
With kids I find facebook marketplace great so many great deals
Lovely chocolate
I try to buy larger sizes of supermarket products that are better value
Use sites like Quidco to buy things you were going to buy anyway – top cashbacks are things like insurance, utility, mobile phone and subscription contracts – have earned and received £2050 so far!
bigger isn’t always better – sometimes the larger sized food / household products which you expect to be better value are actually more expensive in terms of £/100g
Aim for simplicity. We don’t need so much stuff!
Use an app like quidco to get cashback on your purchases.
My tip is if you do not need anything do not take your bank card out with you as you could be tempted to use it. Also if you need to buy something use cash instead of a card as you can see what your spending
Don’t buy what you can’t afford
chocolate
I buy pine bed frames for about £5 for the planed wood which saves me £100s for planed wood for crafts.
Use cash not cards.
Get yourself a separate bank account and transfer 1,2,5 (or even 10!) pounds a week online every saturday or when u like from your main account. Make an alarm to remind you, you must do it regularly every week! You won’t miss it if you keep it small. Dont have any debit card for this account, don’t use it for anything else! By first years end you’ll have at least £300 in there, probably much more!
Take advantage of all the coupons and vouchers and promos and special offers you can lay your hands on!
Keep a log for a couple of weeks of everything you spend money on ,even the small stuff like a cup of coffee. You’ll soon see ways that you can cut back and save.
I always buy the BOGOF deals on general household items and my friend who shops in a different supermarket does the same and then we swap with each other.
As a university student, I save money on food by cooking from scratch – use plenty of frozen and tinned items, batch cook and freeze it! I’m still amazed by how much my friends waste on takeaways and convenience foods – they often prefer my cooking too!
Collect free samples of shampoo,conditioner and other toiletries to take on holiday
Withdraw your budget for the week in cash to spend
Make sure you look for voucher codes for every online purchase.
I opened my little girl a savings account when she was a baby which I pay ten pounds a month into and any money which she gets for birthdays and Christmas. When she’s 18 i’m sure she will be grateful to have a couple of grand to put towards car insurance or uni fees or even a deposit on a house.
‘Make do and mend’ just as appropriate as it ever was!
Set budgets for days out and avoid unnecessary big purchases!
Writing what you’ve spent down as you go & keeping a countdown of the money coming out.
Sounds obvious, but take cash out before you do the your food shopping and take a list, otherwise a food shop just eats up in my case limited funds
Buy non perishable items in bulk when they’re on offer.
be thrifty, upcycle, get bargains from charity shops and when making big purchases, do a bit of research first, you can usually find it cheaper somewhere else.
use cashback websites wherever you can
Batch cook main meals from scratch and freeze to save on energy
Menu planning
Charity shops for clothing and handbags – nothing better than a good rummage and its amazing what you can find.
Planning your meals, making a shopping list and sticking to it.
check the bargain shelves in the supermarkets
Buying thing in bulk when they are cheap.
Save little and often
Freez leftovers and use them later. Save a lots of cash in my budget.x
Set up a direct debit to pay your credit card balance IN FULL each month – then it doesn’t matter what interest there is on the card so you may as well get yourself one that gives cashback for all your spending.
do not take use by dates to mean food is bad and not good enough to eat, check whether it is still ok to eat first.
Chocolate + eggs, better than bacon + eggs !
Take a re usable coffee cup with you on days out. Many coffee shops offer a discount to people who bring their own.
Make meals from scratch instead of takeaways and convince foods
Plenty of chocolate, I might even share.
I often buy my evening meals from the reduced section of the supermarket on the way home from work.
Freeze everything to reduce waste
I hope there is some 70% cocoa chocolate in the hamper
Try buying your easter eggs early, when offers are on
use cashback sites if ordering anything online or changing any services ie gas, electricity as theres always fantastic deals available
Always write a list before you go shopping. That way you won’t be influenced by things you’d like but don’t actually need.
Whoopsie Aisle for the win
I put the money I want to save in a savings account.
Anything left in the bank account at the end of the month goes straight into a savings account. And buy Easter eggs after Easter, when they’re half price!
Set up a standing order (no matter how small)in to a savings account, so that every month you just get used to it being a regular expense
Buy from the reduced sections of the supermarket
Turn the Sunday roast leftovers into a curry for Monday’s supper or packed lunches