Martin Lewis
@martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com
Founded MoneySavingExpert, @moneyandmentalhealth.org, (ish) the Martin Lewis Money Show ITV & Martin Lewis Podcast
See you in 2026...
December 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
See you in 2026...
If you've never listened to my podcast before do give this episode a try. It's possibly the best one we've ever done, it's warm, hopefully inspiring & just in time for Christmas and I think many of you will enjoy it.
Council Tax £6,000 refund! £700 saved ditching O2! An iPhone 'ignore the warranty' winner! & more. MY NEW QUESTION TIME PODCAST 'success time' celebration and how you can do it to. Do give it a listen
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December 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
If you've never listened to my podcast before do give this episode a try. It's possibly the best one we've ever done, it's warm, hopefully inspiring & just in time for Christmas and I think many of you will enjoy it.
Council Tax £6,000 refund! £700 saved ditching O2! An iPhone 'ignore the warranty' winner! & more. MY NEW QUESTION TIME PODCAST 'success time' celebration and how you can do it to. Do give it a listen
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December 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Council Tax £6,000 refund! £700 saved ditching O2! An iPhone 'ignore the warranty' winner! & more. MY NEW QUESTION TIME PODCAST 'success time' celebration and how you can do it to. Do give it a listen
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That’s it from me for this week. I'm signing off for the weekend. Wishing you a peaceful run-up to Christmas week, minimal stress, and a bank balance that survives it. See you Monday.
December 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
That’s it from me for this week. I'm signing off for the weekend. Wishing you a peaceful run-up to Christmas week, minimal stress, and a bank balance that survives it. See you Monday.
That’s it from me for this week. I'm signing off for the weekend. Wishing you a peaceful run-up to Christmas week, minimal stress, and a bank balance that survives it. See you Monday.
December 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
That’s it from me for this week. I'm signing off for the weekend. Wishing you a peaceful run-up to Christmas week, minimal stress, and a bank balance that survives it. See you Monday.
Another 'speed up Monopoly' tip. Play the official rules, which includes Auctions. If a player doesn't buy a property it should then be put out to tender for the highest bidder to buy. Yet the vast majority of UK monopoly players ignore this rule.
December 19, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Another 'speed up Monopoly' tip. Play the official rules, which includes Auctions. If a player doesn't buy a property it should then be put out to tender for the highest bidder to buy. Yet the vast majority of UK monopoly players ignore this rule.
Why weirdly you should open the Christmas gifts you give before giving them!
A snip from the new ‘Love Actuarily! Base rate cut help & will you get £150 off energy bills’ new episode of the Martin Lewis Podcast. Listen to it on www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/..., Apple, Spotify & the usual pod players
A snip from the new ‘Love Actuarily! Base rate cut help & will you get £150 off energy bills’ new episode of the Martin Lewis Podcast. Listen to it on www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/..., Apple, Spotify & the usual pod players
December 19, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Why weirdly you should open the Christmas gifts you give before giving them!
A snip from the new ‘Love Actuarily! Base rate cut help & will you get £150 off energy bills’ new episode of the Martin Lewis Podcast. Listen to it on www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/..., Apple, Spotify & the usual pod players
A snip from the new ‘Love Actuarily! Base rate cut help & will you get £150 off energy bills’ new episode of the Martin Lewis Podcast. Listen to it on www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/..., Apple, Spotify & the usual pod players
Love Actuarially! Base rate cut help (mortgages, savings & more) | Will you get £150 off energy bills? Plus we celebrate small acts of financial kindness. This week's NEW POD Listen here...
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December 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Love Actuarially! Base rate cut help (mortgages, savings & more) | Will you get £150 off energy bills? Plus we celebrate small acts of financial kindness. This week's NEW POD Listen here...
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Sigh! Trying to see if the studio in Manchester could hear us from the London studio. I said "Mork calling Orsen, come in Orsen!" to be met by total blank faces (of the youngsters Im working with)
December 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Sigh! Trying to see if the studio in Manchester could hear us from the London studio. I said "Mork calling Orsen, come in Orsen!" to be met by total blank faces (of the youngsters Im working with)
Thats actually 'inflationary' and one of the main reasons that the games lasts so long. It puts too much money in circulation.
Oh and we always played the free parking rule of all fines go in the middle and anyone landing on free parking gets the cash
December 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Thats actually 'inflationary' and one of the main reasons that the games lasts so long. It puts too much money in circulation.
Get cash to help pay for NHS and private medical costs.
Little-known healthcare cashback plans give you money back when you pay for physio, eye tests, contacts, dentists and more - an under discussed options useful for many... www.moneysavingexpert.com/latesttip/?a...
Little-known healthcare cashback plans give you money back when you pay for physio, eye tests, contacts, dentists and more - an under discussed options useful for many... www.moneysavingexpert.com/latesttip/?a...
December 17, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Get cash to help pay for NHS and private medical costs.
Little-known healthcare cashback plans give you money back when you pay for physio, eye tests, contacts, dentists and more - an under discussed options useful for many... www.moneysavingexpert.com/latesttip/?a...
Little-known healthcare cashback plans give you money back when you pay for physio, eye tests, contacts, dentists and more - an under discussed options useful for many... www.moneysavingexpert.com/latesttip/?a...
Monopoly Hack: Why you should prioritise buying up to three houses, ahead of a hotel…
My full 2024 How to Win at Board Games show is still available to watch on itvX (including Scrabble, Connect 4 & Backgammon too)
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My full 2024 How to Win at Board Games show is still available to watch on itvX (including Scrabble, Connect 4 & Backgammon too)
www.itv.com/watch/martin...
December 17, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Monopoly Hack: Why you should prioritise buying up to three houses, ahead of a hotel…
My full 2024 How to Win at Board Games show is still available to watch on itvX (including Scrabble, Connect 4 & Backgammon too)
www.itv.com/watch/martin...
My full 2024 How to Win at Board Games show is still available to watch on itvX (including Scrabble, Connect 4 & Backgammon too)
www.itv.com/watch/martin...
Do you have a Smart Meter? If so is it fully working or have you got/had issues. Please take our survey survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90964266/...
(we're compiling information to help our campaigning for reform of the repair rules for smart meters)
(we're compiling information to help our campaigning for reform of the repair rules for smart meters)
December 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Do you have a Smart Meter? If so is it fully working or have you got/had issues. Please take our survey survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90964266/...
(we're compiling information to help our campaigning for reform of the repair rules for smart meters)
(we're compiling information to help our campaigning for reform of the repair rules for smart meters)
UK inflation (cpi) down to 3.2% (from 3.6%) in latest figures for the year to Nov. That's lower than was predicted, tho of course still means overall prices are rising (inflation dropping just means a decrease in the acceleration of price rises).
It means a UK base rate cut on Thurs is more likely
It means a UK base rate cut on Thurs is more likely
December 17, 2025 at 9:25 AM
UK inflation (cpi) down to 3.2% (from 3.6%) in latest figures for the year to Nov. That's lower than was predicted, tho of course still means overall prices are rising (inflation dropping just means a decrease in the acceleration of price rises).
It means a UK base rate cut on Thurs is more likely
It means a UK base rate cut on Thurs is more likely
NEW. Will your energy provider pass on the Budget 1 April £150/yr price cut to ALL tariffs including fixes?... Here's our firm by firm round-up www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2025/12... including my full explanation of what's happening.
December 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
NEW. Will your energy provider pass on the Budget 1 April £150/yr price cut to ALL tariffs including fixes?... Here's our firm by firm round-up www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2025/12... including my full explanation of what's happening.
In praise of 'delayed send':
An important reminder email just popped up in my in-box to remind me of something I need to do tomorrow. It was sent by... me... six weeks ago, on delayed send. I'd totally forgotten.
An important reminder email just popped up in my in-box to remind me of something I need to do tomorrow. It was sent by... me... six weeks ago, on delayed send. I'd totally forgotten.
December 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
In praise of 'delayed send':
An important reminder email just popped up in my in-box to remind me of something I need to do tomorrow. It was sent by... me... six weeks ago, on delayed send. I'd totally forgotten.
An important reminder email just popped up in my in-box to remind me of something I need to do tomorrow. It was sent by... me... six weeks ago, on delayed send. I'd totally forgotten.
News: Eon has joined Octopus and British Gas in saying it will pass on the full 1 April ‘£150’ cut in energy bills to all customers, including those on fixes.
December 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM
News: Eon has joined Octopus and British Gas in saying it will pass on the full 1 April ‘£150’ cut in energy bills to all customers, including those on fixes.
How to deal with debt? What happens to ISAs when I die? Is student loan paid before or after tax? MY NEW QUESTION TIME PODCAST. You ask these questions & more (and I answer). Do listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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December 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
How to deal with debt? What happens to ISAs when I die? Is student loan paid before or after tax? MY NEW QUESTION TIME PODCAST. You ask these questions & more (and I answer). Do listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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Many on Universal Credit are being bureaucratically blocked from switching bank account. I've today written to Sec of State for Work & Pensions to request he investigate changing what seems an unintended effect of a poorly designed system. Letter here www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2025/12...
December 15, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Many on Universal Credit are being bureaucratically blocked from switching bank account. I've today written to Sec of State for Work & Pensions to request he investigate changing what seems an unintended effect of a poorly designed system. Letter here www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2025/12...
We lit our chanucah candles tonight. It is a dark day, but we had children here so we tried to stay in the light.
Wishing a happy chanucah as possible to all celebrating & thanks to all who've sent good wishes
Thoughts & prayers to all affected in Australia by this hideous anti-semetic attack.
Wishing a happy chanucah as possible to all celebrating & thanks to all who've sent good wishes
Thoughts & prayers to all affected in Australia by this hideous anti-semetic attack.
December 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
We lit our chanucah candles tonight. It is a dark day, but we had children here so we tried to stay in the light.
Wishing a happy chanucah as possible to all celebrating & thanks to all who've sent good wishes
Thoughts & prayers to all affected in Australia by this hideous anti-semetic attack.
Wishing a happy chanucah as possible to all celebrating & thanks to all who've sent good wishes
Thoughts & prayers to all affected in Australia by this hideous anti-semetic attack.
And that's it. I'm off! Excited for the weekend, as I've no show next week so not going to do any work, instead, sleep, family time, exercise and I hope to finally get rid of the remnants of this lurgy. Have as fun a one as you can. See you Monday.
December 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
And that's it. I'm off! Excited for the weekend, as I've no show next week so not going to do any work, instead, sleep, family time, exercise and I hope to finally get rid of the remnants of this lurgy. Have as fun a one as you can. See you Monday.
<- Slaps own forehead!
Just realised I sent an email to my podcast team which I thought I'd put "Titles" as the subject line, but had accidentally added a second s!
Just realised I sent an email to my podcast team which I thought I'd put "Titles" as the subject line, but had accidentally added a second s!
December 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
<- Slaps own forehead!
Just realised I sent an email to my podcast team which I thought I'd put "Titles" as the subject line, but had accidentally added a second s!
Just realised I sent an email to my podcast team which I thought I'd put "Titles" as the subject line, but had accidentally added a second s!
18 to 40? Get £1 in a LISA (even if you own a home).
A snip from the new ‘Everything you need to know about ISAs’ episode of the Martin Lewis Podcast. Listen to it bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/..., Apple, Spotify & all the usual pod players
A snip from the new ‘Everything you need to know about ISAs’ episode of the Martin Lewis Podcast. Listen to it bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/..., Apple, Spotify & all the usual pod players
December 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
18 to 40? Get £1 in a LISA (even if you own a home).
A snip from the new ‘Everything you need to know about ISAs’ episode of the Martin Lewis Podcast. Listen to it bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/..., Apple, Spotify & all the usual pod players
A snip from the new ‘Everything you need to know about ISAs’ episode of the Martin Lewis Podcast. Listen to it bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/..., Apple, Spotify & all the usual pod players
Everything u ever wanted to know about ISAs (cash & shares) but were afraid to ask! Plus is a LISA still worth it now it may be replaced. Tips for Xmas magic, stopcocks, car ins & more. NEW POD here
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December 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Everything u ever wanted to know about ISAs (cash & shares) but were afraid to ask! Plus is a LISA still worth it now it may be replaced. Tips for Xmas magic, stopcocks, car ins & more. NEW POD here
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After being asked ‘Should I use an investment platform or a shares ISA’ Martin explains it's not an either/or. It's a question of tax.
This is only a snippet. Pls watch the full beginners guide to investing Martin Lewis Money Show Live at itv.com/watch/the-ma... for full context
This is only a snippet. Pls watch the full beginners guide to investing Martin Lewis Money Show Live at itv.com/watch/the-ma... for full context
December 11, 2025 at 9:54 AM
After being asked ‘Should I use an investment platform or a shares ISA’ Martin explains it's not an either/or. It's a question of tax.
This is only a snippet. Pls watch the full beginners guide to investing Martin Lewis Money Show Live at itv.com/watch/the-ma... for full context
This is only a snippet. Pls watch the full beginners guide to investing Martin Lewis Money Show Live at itv.com/watch/the-ma... for full context