As I get older, the excitement of Christmas is dwindling as the danger of the overdraft looms more and more each year. There is no getting away from it, Christmas is expensive. However, there are certain Twitter accounts you can use yourself a pretty penny (if not pound).

1. @quidcodeals – http://www.quidco.com
Quidco is a cashback site. I’ve gone through them to buy CDs, signup for gas, buy home insurance – and I’ve earned back over £300! Well, @quidcodeals is their Twitter that alerts you to their time-sensitve deals, such as free £12 chocolates from Thortons,50% cashback on Hallmark cards and £125 cashback on 02 mobile broadband.

2. @playcom – http://www.play.com
Play.com is one of the leading entertainment retail sites and it one of my first stops for CDs, DVDs, games and books. their Twitter feed is running a new deal every day at the moment. Over the past few days there have been headphones, TV boxsets, clothing and today’s special offer is the Godfather Trilogy for just £14.95 delivered, so they are well worth following.

3. @MoneySavingExp – http://www.moneysavingexpert.com
Money Saving Expert has become synonymous with claiming back bank charges over the past year or so, but it does still have a great community that alerts everyone to great deals on all sorts of things from cashback, sales, loopholes and just ways in which to cut everyday costs.

4. @netvouchercodes – http://www.netvouchercodes.co.uk/
Net Voucher Codes is a new one to my radar, but they have been posting codes and sales to places like Argos, Kurt Geiger, Boots and Marks + Spencer. Most are referral codes that give you a percentage off, but they also alert you to any one-day sales.

I’m still trying to find a UK version of Cheap Tweet…

Have you got any Twitter accounts or websites you keep an eye on to save money? Let me know, leave a comment!