
Are you due money back from Lloyds, TSB, Halifax and Bank of Scotland for debit card outage?
Are you entitled to recompense from Lloyds, TSB, Halifax and Bank of Scotland outages today? I thought I’d bash out a quick note to explain. This afternoon, substantial numbers of customers of Lloyds, Halifax, Bank of Scotland and TSB (which, works on the same system) have found their debit cards not working when they try and pay...

Is the Post Office playing fair about its mailing list?
Junk mail, calls and emails are all annoying. Yet not all of it comes from spam companies on the fringes of the law. Many are from big, legitimate operations. They often do this by using opt-in boxes, or by designing forms in such a way that we say ‘yes’ when we mean ‘no’. That’s not behaviour you...

Join my run challenge: How far can you go in 2014?
It’s the perfect MoneySaving sport – a pair of trainers, shorts, T-shirt and you’re off! And right now I’m cheering – hurrah! Even though I’ve got shin splints and had plantar fasciitis, I broke my record and ran 695 km in 2013. In 2014, I’m determined to break 700km. Want to join me? There’s no better motivation....

Fellow crisp lovers, I bring news from a faraway land
Fellow crisp lovers, I bring you news to tickle the taste buds, which is of great crisp delight. And by crisp lover, I of course mean those for whom ‘salt & vinegar’ in a BLUE packet is the prince of flavours; who relish when the condensed powdered pure flavour is left in the bottom of the bag...
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Recent Blogs
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Martin Lewis: Is it time to ban unnecessary Christmas presents?
5 December 2022Update September 2017: It’s eight years since I first braved this subject, expecting a snowstorm of protest. Instead, year after year more join in, like Julia who recently tweeted me, “@MartinSLewis, finally took your advice and told my family I can’t afford Christmas presents. What a weight off my mind. Thank you.” One year even the Archbishop of... -
Martin Lewis: The one thing everyone aged over 66 needs to know
29 November 2022It 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.