From top cashback sites to food and drink offers, Money Saving Amy shares her handy hints and tips

As families struggle to get by through the cost of living crisis, the Star has teamed up with 'Money Saving Amy' in a bid to help families with some handy hints and tips.

Amy Grayland gives saving tips on her Instagram @_Moneysavingamy

Hello everyone. I hope you’re all having a lovely summer and I’m very pleased to bring you another week of money saving tips.

Cashback

TopCashback is a fantastic website/app for saving money on all sorts of purchases. From online clothes shopping and online food shopping to car insurance and travel insurance, it has it all. This site can save people hundreds to thousands per year as the cashback rates are high.

It’s one that’s worth regularly checking as they often have boosted offers, sometimes offering an extra £2 cashback on purchases, or sometimes offering higher amounts back. Recently I spotted an offer for £45 cashback when buying car insurance through confused.com.

Other regular great offers on there include extra cashback on your grocery shopping when shopping online, there’s often particularly good deals if you’re a first time click and collect customer. While you’re taking advantage of these offers don’t forget to use Shopmium, CheckoutSmart and GreenJinn for extra freebies and cashback items.

Another handy feature on TopCashback is the “top gift cards” feature, simply search this in the search bar and click through to top gift cards, you’ll then find a wide range of gift cards ready to purchase with extra cashback. Some great rates are 7 per cent back from Costa, 5.2 per cent back from Curry’s, 8.8 per cent back from Miller and Carter and 4.75 per cent back from Marks and Spencer’s, among many other brilliant shops, restaurants and more.

Don’t forget, you can use gift cards purchased from TopCashback alongside supermarket loyalty schemes and restaurant discounts.

While we’re talking about cash back apps, Quidco is another one that works in the same way as TopCashback and also has regular boosted offers. It’s another one that’s worth regularly checking.