Bigger savers – do you really need to spread your savings?
For years my safe savings mantra has been "you're protected up to £85,000 per person per UK-regulated financial institution" – therefore if you've got more, spread it into pots of no more than around £83,000 (to allow room for interest) to keep the whole amount protected.
Urgent! Help fight the Government’s student loan U-turn that means many will pay more
The Government is consulting on a retrospective change to student loans in England that could mean many who took them since 2012 will have to shell out more.
You DO have to show your boarding passes at duty free
You don't need to show your boarding pass at airport shops, but you do at duty free. A media furore over the summer has sown confusion, so it's time to clear it up…
11 March 2025
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Martin: Secure your finances
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Chase cuts perks
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HUGE car finance news
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Martin Lewis: Is it time to ban unnecessary Christmas presents?
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Update 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...
