Are you a ‘real person’?
I’m often told it’s important that I help ‘real people’. I’m sure many reading that will nod their head in agreement. Yet stop for a second, what exactly counts as a real person? This is a genuine conundrum, as it’s often a phrase used against me covering a particular subject. The comments on the MSE forum and...
Is it worth using a PPI claims company? – 10 things you need to know
“You don’t need to pay to reclaim” – that’s the message we’ve been pushing this week, in a major joint campaign with Which? Yet many have asked if this means it’s never right to use a claims company. Like most things it’s never completely binary, so I wanted to jot down some thoughts.
Scary inmate Lewis…
I’m sure there are some out there (perhaps with today’s PPI summit – a few of the less reputable claims handlers) who’d say I should be put behind bars. Yet it was still a surprise to get back to to MSE Towers and find these two giant images sitting on my desk… They were sent by Card...
The ‘everyone tell Starbucks your name is Bob’ campaign
Having just had a coffee meeting, I experienced Starbucks’ new corporate policy of asking everyone their name. It didn’t make me feel warm and fuzzy – I actually found it rather intrusive. I don’t want my name shouted across the store. Why does the coffee purchase need personalising? So I’ve a cunning plan…. Of course this isn’t...
Dear TV and radio producers: Please remember savers…
It’s easy to assume that in the current poor economic times, no-one has savings. Yet many, including those feeling the pinch, are savers, who are suffering cripplingly low interest rates and want information. Trying to discuss savers’ issues in mainstream broadcast media can, on occasion, be a tough sell. I’ve been told a few times, "none...
Revenge is sweet MSE Guy… mwah ha, mwah ha ha ha
I am about to do something cruel, but it is not without cause. In an email on Monday, our Arsenal-supporting news editor MSE Guy sent me this while we were both working on the content of the weekly email… If you’re looking for good deals, I reckon Mario Balotelli shirts will be cut-price at the Man City...
Can you buy stamps now, then sell them for 30% profit?
Stamp prices are going to rocket on 30 April. 1st class letter-sized stamps will rise from 46p to 60p, and 2nd class letter-sized stamps from 36p to 50p. Lots of people have been asking me if they should stock up now in order to sell them for huge profit later. Well… it’s possible, it’s legal, but it...
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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: Money and Mental Health charity 2021/22 – Covid & cost of living hell...
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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)
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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.
