Earn Money - Join Quidco and earn as you shop

A great way to earn some cashback as you shop online is to use Quidco. All you have to do is sign up and then shop at a retailer using their link on the Quidco website. Different retailers offer different amounts of cashback but this is definitely a worthwhile service to sign up to. The only catch is that the website take anything under the first £5 you earn each year in order to keep the site running. Anything that you earn over £5 is yours to keep!

Some of the sites that offer this cashback are Play.com, Argos.co.uk, HMV, Tesco.com, GAME, Waterstones, iTunes and more!

Even better still, you can earn cash for doing free things, such as requesting SIM cards or taking part in a Lovefilm DVD trial.

To sign up, just click the link below:

http://www.quidco.com

Get Rewarded - For searching the web

A great little site where you can earn Swag Bucks when you use their search engine that aggregates results from Google and Ask. You can then spend these Swag Bucks in their online store to buy products, ranging from iTunes tracks to DVDs, iPhones and more.

You can also earn Swag Bucks through promotional codes, Facebook, shopping online and more.

I know, it does sound like a scam but it really isn't. See these Youtube videos for proof.

To sign up, just click the banner below and start earning!



A great tip: set Swagbucks as your homepage so that you never forget to use it.

Let me know how you get on.

Save Money - Take advantage of Tesco's coupon policy

Take advantage of a little known part of Tesco's coupon policy. Basically, you can use ONE of each coupon for a non-Tesco product for free, providing that Tesco stock it. You can save a ton of money this way.

However, some stores limit the vouchers in some way by, for example, only allowing you to pay for a certain proportion of your shopping with vouchers. Others have no limits so give it a try at your local store.

Here is a copy of the policy:

Earn Money - Apply for a Tesco Clubcard

I know that many of you will already have one of these but for those of you who don't and shop at Tesco regularly, it is well worth spending the time applying for one.

It is absolutely free and you will earn money each time you shop in the form of vouchers with your monthly statement. You can use these in-store as well as online at standard value or use one of the deals on the Tesco Clubcard website to increase their value up to 4 times! As well as this, you will also get some other money off vouchers that are exclusive to you.

You can apply for a tesco Clubcard here:

http://www.tesco.com/clubcard/clubcard/

Food - Best recipe books

I have always found with a lot of supposed student cookbooks that they always have recipes that always require either too much time and effort. However, I have recently came across '400 Three and Four Ingredient Recipes'. It's really great, as the recipes are fairly easy and the ingredients are very cheap.

You can buy it here at Amazon:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/400-Three-Four-Ingredient-Recipes/dp/0754817032/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1249408721&sr=8-1

If you have any recommendations, be sure to let us know.

Earn Money - Become a Mystery Shopper

A great way to make a little bit of extra cash whilst at Uni is to do some mystery shopping. You get paid to shop! You get reimbursed for your purchases and then paid a fee on top of it. Whilst it doesn't pay an amazing amount, it's a great way to get a free meal or the like.

The best sites I have used are:

Retail Eyes
http://www.retaileyes.co.uk

GAPBuster
http://www.gapcentral.gapbuster.com/mysteryshop/

GfK Mystery Shopping
https://cybershop.gfk.com