I almost went to France

Recent Blogs

• Martin Lewis: Got a cash ISA? You should probably ditch it

  24 May 2022

  Press the rewind button and go way back to April 2015... Possibly on the telly in the corner of your living room, I was on-air at the time urging savers as usual to use their new tax-free cash ISA allowance – because 'money was nicer in an ISA'. But things changed in 2016.

• Martin Lewis: 'UO is just as important as UX: A tip for anyone developing their website or app'

  6 May 2022

  I set up MoneySavingExpert.com nearly 20 years ago – when arguably the modern web was still in its infancy. With an abundance of self-belief (something I had too much of then, as I realise now) I decided not to read any books, or follow prevailing wisdom on how a site should operate – and just do it my way.

• Using plastic overseas? Always PAY IN EUROS (even if it says 0% commission)

  3 May 2022

• Martin Lewis: Money and Mental Health charity 2021/22 – Covid & cost of living hell...

  26 April 2022

  It's hard to believe the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI) charity is now six years old. As the chair of trustees, each year I write the foreword to its annual report – and today the 2021/22 report is out, so I thought I'd blog my formal chair's foreword here.

• Martin Lewis: What happened to my pledge to give £10m to charity – 2022 update (spoiler: it's now £20m)

  11 April 2022

  Nearly a decade ago, in June 2012, MSE joined the MSM Group and I pledged £10m to go to charity. As that was a public pledge and I feel I've a duty of transparency, every year or two I bash out a blog report to explain where I'm up to, and who's got what money.