I hate paying full price for anything, and if there’s a way to get around it I will. Finding ways to save money is one of my favourite pastimes be it for a meal out or some shopping. If there’s a way to save/ make money I’ll find it. Apps have made my life so much easier and there are so many great ones out there. Here are some of my favourite money saving apps.
Saving money on shopping
I do a lot of my shopping online, and if you’re like me then you need the browser plugin Honey which looks for voucher codes for you before you check out. You can add it to your taskbar and click on it to search. It’s more popular in the US, but it works well in the UK as well.
Voucher Cloud is a great money saving app as there’s normally deals both for instore and online. I tend to use it a lot for The Body Shop as there’s almost always a deal to be had there.
There are quite a lot of money saving apps for your food shop including CheckoutSmart, Shopmium and GreenJinn which all work in a similar way. They show offers where you can get money off specific grocery items, or sometimes get them for free. Usually it’s new products or launches to help you try new products. You just go to the qualifying store, buy the item, scan you receipt into the app and get a refund.
Money saving apps for eating out
I had a taste card for a while and found it one of the best ways to save money on eating out. And even if you don’t eat out often you can make back the money of the card in just a few meals. There are loads of restaurants you can use it in and the money saving app will show you whats close by. You can grab a card for free for 30 days here to see if it’s worth investing the £30 a year on.
Voucher Cloud is another great money saving app for meals out. There’s always loads of vouchers for 25-50% off, or sometimes 2 for 1 deals. I tend to use this a lot in places like Zizi, Prezzo and Ask. All the Italian chains.
If you love in Manchester, London or Bristol you can grab the City Munch app to find close by restaurants that have lunch or dinner vouchers available. The deals can save you lots of money including up to 70% off your bill! You can search by area or if your GPS is on you can search by your location.
Making money back on online purchases
I talk about cashback a lot but it’s a super easy way to make free money on your purchases. Although bear in mind a lot of T&C’s say you can’t use it in conjunction with a voucher code, so work out which one works best for you. I use Quidco and anytime I’m going to buy something online I pop onto the app and see if I can get cashback for that site. Obviously the more you spend, the more you’ll earn but it all adds up over time.
You can also make back money through Airtime Rewards where you hook up your cards onto the app and if you spend at a retailer they work with such as Boots or Wilko then you earn money back. The money that you make comes off your phone bill so you can save money on an expense.
