Loyalty pays off

Continuing my search for hidden wealth I turned my attention today to my wallet full of loyalty cards. I regularly cash in the points on my Tesco clubcard and my Game loyalty card so there is nothing to claim there, but I have never bothered with my Nectar card as I only ever collect a few points per transaction. However all those small transactions have built up over two and a half years to give me a total points value of 8,500!

Martin Lewis recommends spending Nectar points on DVD boxsets or Theme park vouchers but I don’t think either of these offer good value. DVDs can be found much cheaper by searching the net for the best deals and I have used half price theme park vouchers the last 2 years anyway. So I have opted to claim money off my shopping at Sainsburys as this gets me £42.50 of free food, let the feast commence!