Don't automatically renew your travel insurance
Many people across the UK automatically renew their home insurance, car insurance and travel insurance for example without ever considering the consequences. Aside from the fact that many do not even consider looking around for better rate, what is the point of renewing your travel insurance if you do not have a holiday booked this year or next?
While it may sound crazy to the vast majority of the UK population, there are significant numbers of people across the country that automatically renew their travel insurance even though they may not be able to afford a holiday in the short term. This is literally throwing money away at a time when every pound counts and every saving can mean the difference between financial distress and a settled future. The old adage "look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves" is something which sounds very trivial but in reality can make a significant difference.
If you're looking to save money on your monthly and annual budgets you need to start somewhere and a few pounds here and a few pounds there will in due course make a significant difference. Automatically renewing any insurance without considering the consequences or alternatives on the market is crazy in any situation let alone the current economic downturn.
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