This is false, but very common logic. Even as I came off air at Daybreak this week, the lovely Gwen (who sorts out making sure all the mics are correct) told me she couldn’t persuade her mum to save money and lock in on a fix because of this.  I’ll be honest. I’m befuddled by how common...

On Friday we packed the crates (well, I was out filming, but you get the drift) and prepared to move MSE Towers. It’s been in Shepherd’s Bush all its life – for the last nine and a half years, that’s been in the Shepherds Building. It’s a bittersweet feeling – we’re off to nice, new, more cost-effective...

The Prime Minister is suggesting taking some of the green measures enforced on energy firms out of bills. If, and it’s a big if, all other things remain the same, that will mean energy bills are cut. Though don’t read that as me saying everyone will save money – these measures will likely need to be paid...

A simple question, but sadly consumer rights law means the answer is far from straightforward. So I thought I would put together a timetable to help you navigate through it. We’re talking here about any goods you buy in-store or online, be it an Xbox, dishwasher, breadmaker or Cabbage Patch doll – if it’s faulty, you’ve got...

This week, the Government launched the second part of its Help to Buy scheme to much fanfare (and some controversy). Its idea is to support those who have sufficient income to repay a mortgage, but are struggling to get a big deposit. The most important bit to get your head around is that for someone getting a...

Tomorrow, the Government’s new Help to Buy scheme launches. The idea’s to help those with small deposits get on the housing ladder – the premise being many can afford the repayments, but can’t save enough to build up the cash pile needed to start out. Yet while many more may be able to get mortgages, that doesn’t...

Whether you run a business, a charity, or an enterprise, one key skill is learning to innovate. That means trying new things you hope will work, but understanding that in practice, they might not work as predicted. Sometimes you get it wrong, pull the idea and carry on. When our governments do this, we call it a...

In principle, those living on benefits with spare rooms shouldn’t get extra money for them. Yet the implementation of the under-occupancy charge has been weak at best, cruel at worst, and may turn out to be a national false economy. Early this year, MoneySavingExpert.com published welfare changes information to help those impacted by them. We don’t usually...

It all started with a simple and innocuous tweet last Tuesday evening.  On the day we prepare the weekly email, all those working late (it’s part of the job) get dinner on MoneySavingExpert. Last Tuesday, it was Indian food.  So a little MSE Towers banter started as I started suggesting some relevant songs that could be played....

Ask me how to save someone money and I can reel the answer off at speed. Yet when you’re on the telly you often have ‘quirky’ questions thrown at you and it’s never easy to try and come up with something that’s both a) true and b) interesting/entertaining. As I’ve recently had to do just this for...