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Recent Blogs

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

  28 June 2022

• Martin Lewis: The one thing everyone aged over 66 needs to know

  17 June 2022

  It is a national tragedy that getting on for a million pensioners, many of whom have been paying into the system for years, are missing out on a critical boost to their income. It's called pension credit, and this year it also means you get an extra £650 to help with energy bills.

• Martin Lewis: What I asked the Chancellor to do when I spoke to him on Monday...

  26 May 2022

  With the announcement of the Government's energy cost of living plans due out at lunchtime. I thought I'd speedily bash out a note down of what (from memory) I'd asked the Chancellor for when we spoke on Monday - and the other general suggestions I've been making.

• 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.