CASH saving expert Martin Lewis has revealed how to get £180 of free wine or £125 in cash from your bank in his latest money hacks.
Virgin Money is giving away 15 free bottles of wine – worth £180 – to switch your bank account, but only if you make the jump before the end of Sunday.
New Virgin Money switchers get the wine sent within 36 days, plus you’ll also get 2% interest on cash up to £1,000.
All you have to do to bank the £180 of free wine is switch at least two direct debits across to Virgin Money, register for its app, and put £1,000 in its linked 0.5% easy-access savings account.
Martin recommends if you’ve no other savings, you could move it to the main account once you’ve got the wine code to get the 2%.
But you won’t be able to claim the offer if you already have a Virgin Money, B, Clydesdale Bank or Yorkshire Bank current account, or you’ve held one since September 30 2020.
In another of Martin’s latest money tips, he reveals HSBC will pay you £125 to ditch your bank and switch to one of its current accounts.
But you’ll need to sign up to its premium current accounts, either the Premier Account or its Advance Account.
There are no monthly fees for either account.
The first £500 of your arrange overdraft is interest-free with the Premier account unlike HSBC’s basic current account, which you can’t arrange an overdraft for or have access to other credit facilities likes loans or credit cards.
You’ll also get free annual travel insurance cover from Aviva with the Premier account.
Meanwhile, there is a minimum overdraft offer of £1,000 with the Advance account.
But before you switch and ditch, make sure you take a good look at the accounts are the right ones for you as there are a few catches.
You’ll need an annual income of at least £75,000 to open a Premier account, as well as an existing mortgage, investment, life insurance or protection product deal with the bank.
Or, you’ll need to have at least £50,000 of savings with HSBC within six months of opening your account.
For the Advance account, you’ll need to pay in a minimum of £1,740 per month or £10,500 over six months to be eligible.