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Today's Poll: If the govt needs to raise money and it were a hypothetical binary choice (it isn't) between raising taxes or cutting public spending... which'd you prefer it to do. 1️⃣ I'm 45+: tax more 2️⃣ I'm 45+: spend less 3️⃣ I'm under 45: tax more 4️⃣ I'm under 45: spend less 📊 Show results

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Today's Poll: If the govt needs to raise money and it were a hypothetical binary choice (it isn't) between raising taxes or cutting public spending... which'd you prefer it to do. 1️⃣ I'm 45+: tax more 2️⃣ I'm 45+: spend less 3️⃣ I'm under 45: tax more 4️⃣ I'm under 45: spend less 📊 Show results

submitted 20 hours ago • 5 comments

Moving or just moved house? One of the most important things you should do is check whether you're in the right council tax band. You only have six months to make a formal challenge, after that its much trickier. Full help here... www.moneysavingexpert.com/reclaim/coun...

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New MSE Guide. Check now if you're due up to £70 from Mastercard - even if you've NEVER had one. Millions are in line for compensation after the card firm settled a landmark legal case against it out of court. www.moneysavingexpert.com/reclaim/mast...

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Interesting piece on 'how people are being lied to that they have a 5G signal' and equally why 'sometimes your phone shows signal bars but you can't connect' in the London Centric... www.londoncentric.media/p/real-5g-co... (its focused on london but similar likely applies UK wide)

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New MSE Guide. Check now if you're due up to £70 from Mastercard - even if you've NEVER had one. Millions are in line for compensation after the card firm settled a landmark legal case against it out of court. www.moneysavingexpert.com/reclaim/mast...

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And that, as they say, is that. End of the week. Time to sign off social media and work, and as its mini MSE's half term next week (& a bank holiday). I'm taking my MoneySavingExpert hat off and putting my Daddy one on instead (its my favourite hat). Have a lovely bank holiday if you can.

submitted 11 days ago • 10 comments

If you pay for childcare, whether just for the summer or all year round, watch this quick video briefing on the help that’s available. Huge numbers are missing out. Courtesy of ITV The Martin Lewis Money Show, watch the full summer special back on: www.itv.com/watch/the-ma...

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Pls report "sorry we are experiencing unusually high call volumes" messages, we are testing if firms play it for EVERY call If you call a bank, broadband, mobile, energy, water firm report via www.moneysavingexpert.com/report-high-... Its our final data collection before we contact worst offenders

submitted 11 days ago • 33 comments

The Energy Price Cap for July is to drop by 7%, yet it’s still a Pants Cap, get off it if possible. Video briefing on what it means in practice, and what you should do…

submitted 11 days ago • 2 comments

Video briefing on energy price cap coming soon.

submitted 11 days ago • 3 comments

The Price Cap to fall 7% on 1 July (though it's still a Pants Cap). What it means & the new rates. Today’s announcement that the Price Cap is to fall by 7%, is welcome, but nothing to shout home about. All this really does is reverse April's rise so it's back to roughly the cost at the start of…

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NEW POD: Free £310 bank switch | Winter Fuel Shenanigans | Energy Price Cap to fall but you should still fix. More information that you can shake a discount stick at. Do give it a listen... - podcasts.APPLE.com/gb/podcast/t... - open.SPOTIFY.com/show/6tsU1yc... - www.BBC.co.uk/sounds/brand...

submitted 12 days ago • 3 comments

I always warn people to have travel insurance in place ASAB (As Soon As you Book, but many then ask what counts as having it in place. This is a speedy briefing to take you through all you need know. Courtesy of ITV Martin Lewis Money Show watch the full show back on www.itv.com/watch/the-ma...

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Energy Price Cap announcement tomorrow likely to say it'll drop 6 - 8% on 1 July. Yet it'll still be a Pants Cap. At every point over the last year, you'd have been better off getting the cheapest 12mth fix. Currently the cheapest fix is 18% less than the Price Cap!

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“My daughter wasn’t allowed to board the plane even though she had 7mths left on her passport” – the two key checks to ensure this doesn’t happen to you (while it differs per country, these'll generally keep you safe) Courtesy of ITV Martin Lewis Money Show, watch the full show back on ITVX

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If you happen to vote in the NTA Awards long list, nationaltvawards.com/vote (LINK FIXED) do keep an eye out in the Presenter and Factual Entertainment pages :), it'd be great to get to the shortlist Ps Make sure you put your details at the end or the vote doesn't count

submitted 13 days ago • 3 comments

TRAVEL INSURANCE: OVER 65s OR GOT PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS. I said on @itvMLshow yesterday I'd do videos to explain as we ran out of time. I now realise I'll struggle to get 'em done quickly. So here's a link to all the info you should need www.moneysavingexpert.com/tips/2025/05... #MartinLewis

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The jump in the year-to-April CPI inflation rate to 3.5% is a strong reminder that inflation figures are about what has already happened. Not, as commonly presented in "what will the rise in inflation mean to you" news reports, a predictor of what will happen. Cont

submitted 13 days ago • 3 comments

New biggest free cash bank switch. FREE £190 plus '£120' rewards. Full comparison of the four accounts that'll pay for your custom here... www.moneysavingexpert.com/latesttip/#b...

submitted 13 days ago • 2 comments

Santander Edge to kill off its spending cashback in September (the bills cashback will remain). Full info www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2025/05... (you could pair it wish a Chase card to recover some of that cashback)

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Why is it OK to boast about being bad at maths? It's National Numeracy Day, functional maths is a key life skill. It's OK to struggle with numbers, but it's worth seeing if you can improve too. Can you answer the question at the end and do take the challenge: www.nationalnumeracy.org.uk/challenge

submitted 13 days ago • 21 comments

Right just leaving the Concorde hanger to head home. Hope you enjoyed tonight or found it interesting. It's always such a buzz to have a big audience. Martin #MartinLewis

submitted 14 days ago • 8 comments

Nothing to see here, just casually working preparing my graphics for tonight's LIVE summer special (ITV 8pm)... Oh, in front of Concorde!

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Today's Poll: If you've switched bank in the last few years, using the bank's normal 7 day switching service, how did you find it? This is ABOUT THE SWITCH PROCESS, not the bank's service after that. 1️⃣ Easy & hassle free 2️⃣ Doable but hassly 3️⃣ Switch was a nightmare 4️⃣ Not swirched 📊 Show results

submitted 14 days ago • 21 comments

When did journalism change? When I did my journalism postgrad, we were taught to ensure the opening sentence summarised the key info. Today's online 'news' writers must've been taught to ‘hide the key info until paragraph 14!' so people must tediously scroll through copious ads

submitted 15 days ago • 50 comments

On the train to Bristol, ready for tomorrow's @itvMlshow Summer special (8pm itv). Excited to get the chance to sit inside Concorde!

submitted 15 days ago • 3 comments

The Martin Lewis Money Show Live is back with a summer special Tuesday 20 May 8pm. If you’ve got a question to suggest on travel or anything summer related just email the team at [email protected]

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Good new. The Statutory Instrument for regulating the Buy Now Pay Later sector should be laid today (ie the start of putting it in law). Then there'll be a consultation by the regulator. Here's my official statment... CONTD

submitted 15 days ago • 2 comments

You can register your will for free during May (ie record where its stored)... see www.moneysavingexpert.com/tips/2025/05...

submitted 15 days ago • 3 comments

Today's Poll: Do u support the signing of a UK-EU Youth Mobility Scheme? A time limited right for 18-30s from UK to work in an EU country, and same for those from EU to work in UK 1️⃣ I voted remain: SUPPORT 2️⃣ I voted remain: AGAINST 3️⃣ I voted leave: SUPPORT 4️⃣ I voted leave: AGAINST 📊 Show results

submitted 15 days ago • 76 comments

And now, the end is near, My posts must face the weekend curtain You've had the tips, the rants, the cheer, Now it's time for rest—that's for certain. We've lived a week that's full And travelled each and every (information super) highway And more, much more than this I'll see you Mon...day Martin

submitted 18 days ago • 9 comments

Childcare pod SPECIAL: Your Qs & problems put to Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson incl enough funds for 30hrs funded childcare? Why 800,000 miss out on Tax Free Childcare & more. podcasts.APPLE.com/gb/podcast/t... open.SPOTIFY.com/show/6tsU1yc... www.BBC.co.uk/sounds/brand...

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