Savvy mum shares her five top tips for how to save on a dream trip to London — plus win £15k in our Sun Savers raffle
TERRI BENNETT loves a mini-break – and thanks to being such a canny Sun Saver, she enjoys them at a mini-price.
The parcel sorter from Nottingham cashed out £60 of her Sun Savers fivers last year to help fund a brilliant Christmas trip to London.
Terri, 43, who is mum to Ellie, 15, says: “I went to watch the basketball at London’s O2, had a nice dinner, went up to the Sky Garden and stayed in a lovely hotel for the night.
“I always like to have a treat at Christmas so I’m doing the same this year!”
Terri also loves sharing her tried-and-tested saving tips, so today, as part of our Meet Sun Savers series, we find out how Terri makes the most of her money...
- Save sachets. When you get your takeaway or fast food dinner, it usually comes with napkins, plastic cutlery and little condiments. Terri knows how to make the most of these extras. She explains: “I always save the little salt and pepper sachets and bring them on picnics.”
- Hog receipts. The mum loves getting the most from her supermarket shop, so uses Asda’s Price Guarantee to get money back on her shopping. She says: “When I go to Asda, I always do the Price Guarantee check on my receipt. If I find a receipt in my trolley, I’ll do the check on that as well — I got £2 back doing that once!”
- Car-share. Running a car isn’t cheap but Terri has a savvy way to cut back on her motoring costs. She says: “I get a lift to work when possible, which helps me save money on my petrol. “I’ve probably saved £25 a month on petrol by getting a lift every so often from my friends.”
- Be thrifty. Terri slashed her spending by manually printing out her bank statements to check them through properly and cutting back on unnecessary overspending. She says: “We went through bank statements, found out what we were spending money on, and cut back on the things that we didn’t think were essential. “Anything that was a luxury we cut. When you see it written down on paper, it has a big effect on you.”
- Get into a caravan. The mum-of-one has taken advantage of our fab Sun Hols from £9.50 and was very impressed with her bargain break. Terri says: “I’ve been on a few Sun Hols including the Southview Caravan Park in Skegness. “The park was absolutely superb and the caravan was top notch — it was like five star! “I couldn’t believe that we were staying in a platinum caravan for a Sun holiday price — it was just perfect.”
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- There will be two daily prize draws with 100 winners per day of £100, payable by cheque.
- The daily prize draws will take place today, Saturday, August 11, and tomorrow, Sunday, August 12 2018.
- Each draw opens from 00:01am and closes at 23:59pm on each day of the promotion. Sun Savers membership required to enter.
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- Over 18, residents of the UK only, excluding ROI. One entry per day, per person. Winners will be selected at random from all valid entries.
- Allow 14 days from entry closing for the draw to take place and winners to be notified. Please allow 28 days for receipt of prizes.
- Your information will only be used for the purposes of this competition. Promoter is News Group Newspapers Ltd. Not open to staff of the Promoter and promotional partner or their families. The winners will be required to participate in reasonable publicity relating to this competition.
- The Editor’s decision is final. For a list of winners please send a stamped addressed envelope to News UK, Competitions Department, 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF stating for which competition you require the winners’ details.
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Over 18, residents of the UK only. One entry per person. Winners will be selected at random from all valid entries.
There will be four winners of 1 x £5,000 cash. Allow seven days from entry closing for the draw to take place. Winners will then be notified within 14 days. Please allow 28 days for receipt of prizes. Prize is non-transferable. Your information will only be used for the purposes of this competition.
Promoter is News Group Newspapers Ltd. Not open to staff of the Promoter and promotional partner or their families.
The winners will be asked to participate in reasonable publicity relating to this competition. The Editor’s decision is final. For a list of winners, please send a stamped addressed envelope to News UK, Competitions Department, 1 London Bridge Street, London SE1 9GF, stating which competition you would like the winners’ details for.
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