moneysavingexpert.com

Advantages: Saving money
Disadvantages: Site crashes every now and then.

...Make Me Rich fame started Moneysavingexpert.com in order to help others. Held by most members of the site in high esteem it's thanks to Martin and the stuff I read on the board that me and my overdraft parted company in 4 months at the start it had 000 at the end of it. That my savings account actually has savings in it and my holiday to Florida is paid for resting nicely in a 0% credit card account with the money to pay for it in my savings account ...
...on his face! Moneysavingexpert.com (MSE) on first glance is a rather boring looking site. It's got a slightly cosy "I've just learnt HTML" feel to it and one thing that annoyed me at first was the fact you clicked on a link to read an article and it opened up in another window. This can be a pain if you click on several links at a time and end up with what appears to be zillions of windows and can't find the one you wanted to read next! Some of ... Read review

Advantages: independent, informative, helps you save money
Disadvantages: sometimes cluttered feel of the site

Martin Lewis has been running this site now for a number of years (well Feb 03)and yet amazingly has been able to resist the urge to make big money from selling advertising space on his site. As such this site is quite refreshingly free from unwanted pop up adverts proudly declaring "You are visitor number 1 Million, click here to claim your free prize" before proceeding to infiltrate your computer with every form of spyware known to man! Getting ...
...saving you money on a range of products from credit cards, phones and utilities, savings and investments, Mortgages, Loans and Banking, Travel and Transport. I find the advice generally very useful to the extent that whether I'm looking to remortgage or change my phone provider I'll visit the site first to get some independent information about what to look out for. Site Layout This is the only major drawback to the site and something that personally ... Read review

Advantages: Great advice
Disadvantages: Site lokos a little cluttered

Anyone who's a fan of Radio 2, particularly Jeremy Vine's show, will have heard of Martin Lewis as he regularly appears on Jeremy's Friday afternoon slot, Your Money And Your Life. That's where I first heard about him. Each week he drops in a mention of his website, www.moneysavingexpert.com, and I eventually gave in and checked it out... Presentation/navigation of site At first glance, I feel that the site looks a little cluttered. The front page ...
...the info you need is there, but all of the info that is there is not necessarily needed, if you understand me. Once you've come down from the shock of seeing the front page, you can start to see the bits you need: A search box at the top; a form to sign up for the email newsletter (more about that later); links to each section down the side. The search box is self-explanatory. The mailing list signup form is a little overkilled on the front page, ... Read review

Advantages: Easy to use, step by step advice, impartial
Disadvantages: None

I am only going to be reviewing one specific area of this site in detail but will give the site an overview. Bit of Background: I have heard a lot on tv and the radio about illegal bank charges and how everyone and their mum has claimed them back from their banks. So I thought I would look a bit more into it. I googled reclaiming bank charges and this was the top result. I clicked on the bank charges section and read through it. It gave simple ...
...to go for it. The process: The website gives you absolutely everything you need, from how to work out what the bank has taken from you (plus an interest calculator to work out what you have lost out on - worked out at a generous 8%.) I am currently with Halifax and had my statements since I opened my account in 2003. I went through and put every £30 charge for going over my overdraft limit into the calculator and it worked out I had wracked up ... Read review

Advantages: Helpful tips, good for those new to online shopping
Disadvantages: Searching through can be time consuming

I wanted to take the time to write this review about www.moneysavingexpert.com website I had initially visited the site in the past but thought it was just a 'junk' web site until a friend recommended it to me. Having taken the time to navigate through the web site I have found much information to my advantage. The main purpose of the web site itself is to advise people of financial issues in many different aspects with the aim of reducing your ...
...Savings & Investments Loans & Banking Insurance Travel & Transport Mortgage & Homes Within the sections mentioned above, there are sub sections of various issues. For example in the Loans & Banking section there are sub sections regarding personal loans, bank accounts, interest rate and so on. I believe that there are many areas of the site that will be of interest to all types of people. For example if you are a home owner and are responsible ... Read review