Money in Your Pocket

Petrol has never been cheap, and over the last decade we've seen prices either rising dramatically or continuing to creap up in pence per litre. While it may not necessarily be a good thing to go everywhere by car - when you do need to travel in the comfort and luxury of your own vehicle, you may as well be saving yourself a few pound on the expense.

The "gas rebate" credit card has finally entered the UK market, and with competition slowly building between credit card companies, it's now possible to not only save money when you fill up your car - but used wisely, these cards can start to make you money. Read more

Going green isn't exactly as easy as it really ought to be. In a time of busy lives, car necessity, and the annoyance of separating all your rubbish into plastic bags that inevitably get left by the bin man to float aimlessly down your street - going green can in fact become a rather expensive pain in the backside.

However, the introduction of 'green' credit cards, such as the Barclaycard Breathe credit card, can help to save you money in the movement to become more environmentally friendly - whilst also generating funds for green projects in the UK and abroad. Read more

Cash back credit cards offer a percentage of your total spend back as cash, either on all purchases made with the card or on purchases made at selected retailers.

Cash back credit cards can make you money simply by switching all your everyday spending such as groceries and petrol onto the cards. The more you spend on these cards - the more cash back you'll earn.

Just remember to repay all your spending each month to keep your cash back earnings as free money! Read more

0% purchase credit cards - the slightly lesser used card of the 0% craze - can be used, as you would expect, to save money by offering zero interest charges on purchases for an introductory period - of which, the market maximum has recently been stretched to up to 12 months.

What you may not be so aware of, is that 0% purchase credit cards can also be used to make money. In a similar fasion that you might 'stooze' on a 0% balance transfer deal, 0% purchase deals can also see you pocketing the profit when you 'stooze' with your bank's money. Read more

0% balance transfer credit cards have become so popular over the last few years, even your gran knows what they are, in fact, I think she might have one.

And, as I'm sure she's been telling you, 0% balance transfer credit cards can save you money if you move existing credit or store card debts over to the new card where you’ll be able to enjoy zero interest charges for the next 12 months (or more).

Although slightly more complicated than stoozing by spending, 0% balance transfer credit cards can make you money by way of stoozing too. Read more