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Monzo Perks and Max Price Increase 2026: Every New Price

Monzo Perks goes from £7 to £9 a month and Max from £17 to £19. Here are all the new plan prices, the dates that matter, and the honest maths.

By Stiv

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August 22, 2026

Apps · Cashback · Money · Mortgage

Which Supermarkets Does Sprive Support?

Seven supermarkets. Seven rates. One catch: the cashback never reaches your bank account, it goes straight at your mortgage. Here's exactly what Sprive pays at Tesco, ASDA, M&S and the rest, taken from my …

By Stiv

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August 18, 2026

Buying Guides · Foodie · Lifestyle · Money saving

Best Meal Kits UK 2026: What We’d Actually Order This Autumn

Seven recipe boxes, ranked for dark evenings and a suspiciously warm September. Real per-portion prices, the postcodes each one refuses to deliver to, and one genuine flaw per box. No sponsored placements.

By Stiv

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August 17, 2026

Arts & Culture · LGBTQ+ · London · Reviews · Theatre lover

Pride National Theatre Review: A Five Star Musical

Miners and lesbians and gays, 1984, one scaffold set and a room full of people openly weeping. Pride at the National Theatre is the best night we have had in a theatre this year. …

By Tristan

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August 16, 2026

Apps · Finance · Services

Sprive Prize Draw Explained: How to Enter and What You Win

Sprive's "win £2,000 a week" headline is technically true and quietly misleading. The Sprive prize draw is a referral draw, not an overpayment one, and most entrants take home £5 a referral paid straight …

By Stiv

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August 11, 2026

Apps · London · Reviews · Services

Hey Alfie Review: I Swapped Gas for Electric Hot Water

Our boiler died, so I let an AI find me a gas engineer. Three weeks, two trades and around £3,000 later, here is the honest Hey Alfie review, including the bits that annoyed me. …

By Stiv

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August 10, 2026

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Is Monzo Perks Worth It? A Year of Paying for It

A year of paying £9 a month for Monzo Perks, with the honest maths on what I actually claim and what earns nothing.

By Stiv

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September 2, 2026

Apps · Money · Mortgage · Personal finance

Which Lenders Does Sprive Support?

Sprive's FAQ names sixteen lenders. The download banner on the same page says fourteen. Here is the full list, the two numbers, and what to do if yours is missing.

By Stiv

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September 16, 2026

Android apps · Apple apps · Apps · Discount · Finance · Saving · Services · UK Made

Sprive overpayment rules: limits, fees & what to check (UK)

Last updated: 13 October 2026 By Stiv · Design, technology and personal finance I have been overpaying my mortgage since October 2021, with Nationwide and now Halifax, using both Sprive and manual payments, so …

By Stiv

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February 8, 2026

Arts & Culture · Exhibitions · London · Reviews

Enemies and Rascals review: inside Artangel’s strongroom

A sealed Victorian strongroom under Chancery Lane, forty minutes of voices in the dark, and the moment they all start shouting at once. Free until 18 October.

By Tristan

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September 10, 2026

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Gift guides go live for Christmas 2020

With the launch of the COOLCURATION website we also mark the launch of our Gift guides. Curated selections of gift ideas from all over the internet tailored to anyone's taste. We look everywhere, from …

By Stiv

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November 11, 2020

Apps · Designers · Services

New on Mobbin October 2026: Jomo, Delphi, Lloyds and More

New on Mobbin October 2026: Jomo, Delphi, Lloyds and five more apps, with the consent, search and unlock screens worth studying.

By Stiv

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October 7, 2026

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