Martin's 90-Second Savers
Are you due up to £212 of the married couple’s allowance? Up to two kids’ Eurostar tickets for £1 each, Boots meal deal for £1 and £12 Pimm’s for Wimbledon. These are our Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis’ 90 Second Savers.
Remember, deals can change quickly, even while I’m on the programme. So always double-check the terms and conditions before spending. Plus, while I hope these deals will save you cash, don’t spend if you can’t afford it, don’t need it, or won’t use it.
Are you due up to £212/year with the marriage tax allowance?
If you’re married or in a civil partnership, you may be able to get up to £212 a year in your pocket with the new marriage allowance. It’s a new way for couples to transfer a proportion of their personal allowance (the amount you can earn tax-free each tax year) between them. You’ll be eligible if:
You’re married or in a civil partnership
One of you needs to be earning £10,600 or less (not including any of your £5,000 tax-free savings interest)
The other one of you needs to be a basic-rate taxpayer (couples with a higher or additional-rate taxpayer aren’t eligible)
Both of you must have been born after 6 April 1935
The partner who has an unused amount of personal allowance can transfer £1,060 of their allowance to the other (so basically 10% of the full allowance). It doesn't matter if they have £3,000 of their allowance left unused or £5,000; they can only transfer £1,060.You need to register with HMRC but it can take up to 14 weeks from registering to receive an invitation to apply.
Two £1 Eurostar kids’ tickets per adult in August
While it’s struggling at the moment, there is a great way to get summer tickets for the family. Book online at Eurostar or call 03432 186 186 until Thursday 9 July to get up to two £1 each way child tickets from London St Pancras to Paris, Brussels, Lille, Calais or any Belgian station, with each full-paying adult (max. of two kids per booking). It’s for travel between Saturday 1 August and Thursday 27 August. A child ticket (usually £51 return) is for ages 4-11, under 4s travel free.
£1 Boots meal deal for O2 users
Smartphone users can get a Boots meal deal every Monday from 10am to 3pm for £1 via the O2 Priority App. Simply open the app, search for ‘Boots’ (excludes airports) and the offer should appear. Once you accept, you’ll have five minutes only to show the code to staff at the checkout. The Boots meal deal is usually £3.29 (£3.79 in London) and includes:
One main including: sandwich (norm up to £3.25ish each), sushi (norm £3ish), fruit salad (norm £2.50ish)
One snack including: crisps (norm up to £1.50ish), fruit (norm £1.50ish), small sushi (norm £1.30ish)
One drink including: Naked fruit smoothie (450ml, norm £2.50ish), Innocent super Smoothie (360ml, norm £2.35ish), Coca-cola (500ml, norm £1.35ish)
£12 Pimm’s
A Wimbledeal – a one-litre bottle of classic Pimm’s (or Pimm’s Blackberry & Elderflower) is £12 online at most Tesco’s (until 12 July) and Morrisons (until 5 July) compared to the usual £20. Please be Drinkaware.