It’s easy to save continually throughout the year by keeping an eye of the promotions, discounts and freebies that are being offered by supermarkets, banks and building societies, utility companies, insurance companies and others. You’ll find that the big names within each sector are in constant competition with each other for your custom and so they often offer good promotions and big discounts to tempt you into their shops and stores. Watching out for these deals can save you hundreds of pounds each year and it can be really good fun finding them as well.

Supermarkets
Supermarkets are great places to find promotions and discounts and because their offers change on a monthly basis there is always something new that you probably use. Buying non-perishable items that are on BOGOF or 3 for 2 are the best way to make use of promotions and by visiting all of the big supermarket names you can often find a lot of the things you normally buy on promotion or with discounts applied.

Banks and Building Societies
Banks and building societies regularly launch new financial products and most come with a promotion or discount attached. For example, a new type of saving account could have a higher than normal interest rate as an introductory offer or you might be able to get free contents insurance when you take out buildings insurance. These offers are normally well advertised and if you can be bothered to change accounts or providers then they are well worth taking advantage of.

Utility Companies
Occasionally gas and electricity suppliers will offer to cap prices or they’ll introduce a new tariff with slightly lower prices for new customers. Mobile phone companies are also known for their promotions and if you look around you can often get the price plan you want with a quality phone for free. Home phone and broadband providers have plenty of discounts available as well and these are also worth looking at if you use these services.

Insurance Companies
Some insurance companies like to offer 12 months for the price of 10 or added extras when you take out a policy. If the policy has everything you want then why not take advantage of any special offers but don’t get tied into unbreakable contracts for the sake of a small discount or a freebie.

Keeping up with the Promotions and Discounts
Mysupermarket.co.uk lists all of the promotions and discounts available at each of the major supermarket chains so you can easily compare what’s on offer. The rest of the promotions, special offers and discounts mentioned above can often be found by using a comparison website, such as the BUYability engine on this site. When new promotions become available the comparison site is updated so you always know where the best deals are and how much they can save you. Have a look now to see what promotions are available and see if you can save a couple of pounds today.