MSE's weekly round-up

MSE's Money Tips email: Get £10 Baileys, max your savings interest, check out the cheapest Instant Pot air fryer we've seen & more

Some highlights from this week's email include... 

• Grab a one-litre bottle of Baileys for just £10 (normally £22). We thought £11 was the lowest price we'd see this year, but now four shops have gone to £10 – though it won't stay this price for long. Please be Drinkaware.
  
  

• Learn how to max the interest on every penny of your savings. MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis runs through the best ways to make your savings go further, from the best ISAs and savings accounts to how to minimise your savings tax.
  
  

• Get an 8.5-litre Instant Pot air fryer for £80 (usually £170). This is the cheapest we've ever seen it, and £30 cheaper than Black Friday prices.
  

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Key MSE News: Wrongly charged £100s to leave O2? Here's what to do

• Some O2 customers who ditched the network after its recent price-hike-on-a-price-hike have been incorrectly told that they owe the provider money.
  
  

• Since O2 increased its planned mid-contract price rise for millions of users, we've seen cases where the provider has wrongly claimed customers must pay £100s immediately to exit airtime contracts or settle handset plans.
  
  

• However, under regulator Ofcom's rules, anyone hit with a price rise beyond what they agreed at sign-up can leave their airtime contract penalty-free within 30 days of being notified. We tell you what to do if you've been unfairly charged in our news story...
  
  

READ THE FULL O2 NEWS STORY

Hot deal: Get four months' FREE Spotify Premium if you're a newbie

This week's hot deal is very topical after the release of Spotify Wrapped...

• The streaming platform is currently offering four months' Spotify Premium for FREE (usually £13 a month).
  
  

• To qualify, you must have never used Spotify's Premium tier before, and this ONLY applies to the Premium Individual plan.
  
  

• The deal expires on Wednesday 31 December, so claim it soon if you don't want to miss out.
  

GET THE SPOTIFY PREMIUM DEAL

The latest from Martin: Should you still get a LISA despite them potentially being replaced?

Martin explains why opening a Lifetime ISA (LISA) can still make sense for those aged 18 to 39.

• This is despite the Government consulting next year on whether to replace LISAs with a new first-time buyer's ISA (Individual Savings Account).
  
  

• Martin highlights how a LISA works and the benefits, such as the 25% bonus, to explain why potential first-time buyers should consider one.
  
  

• He also outlines the key drawbacks, such as the £450,000 property price cap.
  
  

WATCH THE FULL YOUTUBE VIDEO

What's new on MSE: Read our updated electric car guide

We've recently updated our 'Is it worth buying an electric car?' guide, which explores everything that would-be owners need to know, including info about the grants available for buying certain vehicles...

• See the latest tax updates, with the Chancellor announcing in the Budget a new annual mileage-based charge for electric vehicles from April 2028.
  
  

• Find out how much it costs to insure an electric vehicle in December 2025.
  
  

• Compare up-to-date electric vehicle and petrol car prices to see the difference in purchase costs.
  
  

READ OUR FULL ELECTRIC VEHICLE GUIDE

And finally, from our social channels: Would you press the 'Cancel Christmas' button?

It may be the most wonderful time of the year, but many people feel pressure to overspend at Christmas, causing stress and often leading to debt.

So to counter this, our social team shared some of Martin's tips for going Christmas cold turkey. From making a pre-NUPP (a pre-Christmas, No Unnecessary Present Pact) to giving time as your gifts, there are so many ways to 'Cancel Christmas' without actually doing so.

Rather, Martin's Christmas cold turkey blog is all about cancelling the unnecessary stress and expenditure that can come alongside Christmas.

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