Save money on your Radio Times

Do you buy the Radio Times every week? It's gone up in price again (as it does every New Year), now costing £1.10 a week.

But you could "Get 6 issues for just £1"!

"What's the catch" asks the RT advert, and then tells you there isn't one. Not quite true, in my opinion.

This is how it works. If you sign up (by sending in the card in Radio Times or by completing a form online or by phoning in), you actually have to sign a Direct Debit form, so you are committing yourself to many more than the six issues. However, it does say you can cancel your trial subscription (afetr receiving the fourth issue), and will only pay a pound.

They're relying on you to forget to cancel or to say, "oh, might as well carry on," but if you really want to pay just a pound for six issues, put a note in your diary and cancel your trial subscription after four issues. Simple really.

Find a voucher online!

It's all too easy to forget - if you ever knew - that it's worthwhile looking online to see if you can find a voucher or discount code for any purchase you wish to make online. In fact, once you decide to buy something why not look up http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/ and see what useful deals are available. The site has a list of current offers - for example House of Fraser are offering 10% off a £50 spend and this includes free delivery! Faith are offering 15% off full price items and so are Superdrug whose offer continues until the 31st January.

In the past, people used to cut out coupons from magazines or take advantage of leaflets with special offer vouchers delivered to their door. These days online shopping is very popular and it is a wise step to chase the discounts and promotions that are so readily available - you could save yourself a packet!