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Now, I've had the week of my life, And I've often felt this way before. Yes, I swear, it's the truth And I owe it all to you (interest free obvs) I've been waiting for so long... ...in fact for too long, I'm out of here, finish the lyrics yourself, see you Monday...

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Lots of scam ads using "martin lewis arrested" to try and draw people in to their criminal schemes again. If you see them please report them as scams to the platform (let's hope the platforms pull their bloody fingers out and sort it)

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Car finance mis-selling update: regulator prepares for compensation scheme – and warns against using claims firms. MSE's quick briefing... www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2025/06...

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I wasn’t expecting that… a funny thing happened to me in a cab today! Thanks very much to cabbie SohoJoe for his permission to film this and put it on social media

submitted 3 days ago • 8 comments

Have you haggled with Sky, BT, the AA or any others this year? Did you succeed? Please vote in our regular MSE haggling poll... www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/2025/ms...

submitted 3 days ago • 15 comments

New research from my MMHPI Charity warns govt’s planned PIP reforms will have a “catastrophic impact” on people’s finances & mental health, and could drive people out of the workplace. Press release www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/press-releas... Full report www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/wp-content/u...

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My instant response to Winter Fuel Payment news & key message to the Chancellor (I heard while walking to the office, so pls forgive the fact it was done there and then for speed)

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And then there were FIVE... ...banks paying you from £175 cash up to £310 (mix of cash & rewards) to switch your current account. My run through em all, plus pros & cons, impact on credit score & more all here:- www.moneysavingexpert.com/latesttip/?a...

submitted 4 days ago • 9 comments

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 5 days ago • 37 comments

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 5 days 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...

submitted 6 days ago • 6 comments

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)

submitted 6 days ago • 13 comments

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...

submitted 6 days ago • 6 comments

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 16 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 16 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…

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Video briefing on energy price cap coming soon.

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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 17 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 18 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

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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...

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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 18 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 19 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!

submitted 19 days ago • 11 comments

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 19 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 20 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!

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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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