Peace of mind - music, food and flights for less

Here's what I have been up to this month.

My partner and I wrote our respective Wills. Yes, I know what you think, not really a topic for 40-somethings, but its never too early to discuss such topics at home.

Did you know that you are entitled to a free basic will per person if you are a member of a union (i.e. Unison, Unite etc)? Thanks for the heads up Snoop, we’re all sorted now.

I also took advantage of the recently announced Sainsbury's + Nectar partnership. 

Even though my travel activity has been pretty much non-existent for the past 12 months, I’ll be flying again soon (I hope!), so I took advantage of the welcome offer to exchange 1,600 Nectar points for 1,500 Avios. Usually it's 1,600 Nectar points for 1,000 Avios so a good deal! 

On the grocery side of things, Snoop once again helped me save.

First, I signed up for BP Rewards, and got my first £20 click & collect M&S food shop for £10 instead.

Second, I tried out Iceland's free home delivery, and after entering a few promo codes, my shopping ended up being £11 cheaper, incl. a complimentary bottle of Prosecco.

Also, did you know you can get 25% off wine & fizzy drinks at Tesco's until Tuesday 6th April (when you buy 6 bottles or more). 

There’ll still be a week to go until the pubs open a week later on the 12th April, so a pretty good alternative!

Finally, my partner took advantage of an incredible Shazam offer. If you don’t know, Shazam identifies tunes by artist & song title and, if you download the app before 31st March, you’ll get 5 months of complimentary Apple Music - a subscription service usually costing £9.99/ month. That's a saving of nearly £50!

In summary, we took advantage of discounted food & drink for Easter, we have thumping tunes to go along with our socially distanced celebrations, we are ready to purchase flights with Avios once borders re-open and, even if things don't go to plan, we’ve put our last wishes into an official document for some peace of mind.