58 episodes

Martin Lewis answers your financial questions, offering valuable money-saving tips.

The Martin Lewis Podcast BBC Radio 5 Live

    • Business
    • 4.4 • 677 Ratings

Martin Lewis answers your financial questions, offering valuable money-saving tips.

    Savers: should you urgently get money in a cash ISA?

    Savers: should you urgently get money in a cash ISA?

    It’s nearly April and the end of the tax year, so it’s time to maximise your Cash ISA allowance.
    In this week’s episode, Martin answers your questions on ISAs and LISAs.
    The Tell Us this week prompts listeners to get in touch about the most surprising questions their children have asked about money.
    And will Nihal break his Mastermind duck?

    • 1 hr 3 min
    Hidden car finance commission scandal: are you one of millions owed £1,000s?

    Hidden car finance commission scandal: are you one of millions owed £1,000s?

    This week on the podcast, Martin has been doing some investigating – and millions of people are owed some serious cash in car finance repayments. He shares his step-by-step guide of how to find out if you're one of them. Martin has also been looking at whether you actually are being held in a queue when you call a customer service number. Plus, hear some of the money saving tips that listeners have picked up along the way, that might just help your wallet too. Martin Lewis is the founder of Money Saving Expert, but other sites exist.

    • 1 hr 5 min
    "Sorry, go to manufacturer, not us" | Budget | Myrie's money mastermind

    "Sorry, go to manufacturer, not us" | Budget | Myrie's money mastermind

    On this week’s podcast, Martin talks about the importance of financial education in schools for young people, something he’s been campaigning on for a long time.
    Martin also reacts to the budget from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt which included a campaign win on Child Benefit, and cuts to National Insurance.
    He talks consumer rights and his experience with eBay telling him he should go to the manufacturer with a tech item he bought on the site that was faulty.
    And there’s a surprise guest in the Martin’s Mastermind chair.

    • 50 min
    What the Budget really means for you & Clive Myrie plays Martin’s Mastermind

    What the Budget really means for you & Clive Myrie plays Martin’s Mastermind

    In a shorter episode this week, Martin reacts to the budget from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt – which included a campaign win on Child Benefit, and cuts to National Insurance.
    And there’s a surprise guest in the Martin’s Mastermind chair.
    1’22 – National Insurance Cut
    5’57 – Child Benefit
    10’32 - Scrapping the fee on debt relief orders
    11’56 - Increase in the time you can pay back a Universal Credit budgeting advance loan
    14’29 – Lifetime ISAs
    16’09 – Mastermind
    23’51 – What Martin didn’t get to in the podcast

    • 28 min
    Energy prices DOWN 12.3% - why are standing charges rising? Should you fix? And a car finance complaining update

    Energy prices DOWN 12.3% - why are standing charges rising? Should you fix? And a car finance complaining update

    On this week’s podcast Martin reacts to last week’s announcement that the energy price cap is going down, listeners TELL US about their financial lightbulb moments, and Martin also gives an update on what you need to do next if you’ve recently sent off a letter to reclaim car finance. Later in the pod, Martin shares his latest money-saving tips and Gethin Jones attempts Mastermind for the first time.

    • 1 hr 3 min
    Can you beat the energy price cut? Trains crisis

    Can you beat the energy price cut? Trains crisis

    This week on the podcast Martin shares his thoughts on whether you should fix or switch energy providers given a potential price cut may be on the horizon. He also talks about his recent nightmare railway journey experience and we hear from the listeners about when they’ve asked for a pay rise at work. Plus Martin’s weekly money saving tips.

    01’37 Energy bills
    10’59 Train crisis
    30’05 TELL US: When have you asked for a pay rise?
    34’19 Mastermind
    38’56 Martin’s money-saving tips
    41’33 More TELL US

    • 45 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
677 Ratings

677 Ratings

Marbles82 ,

Great pod

Great pod and very informative but I’m surprised Nihal is still there after his latest comments. Surely he must feel upset having to work for Martin thanks to Nihals latest ridiculous comments.

tarquinn H-S ,

Has educated me financially

Since listening, (& going back to register to the historical podcasts too) I have changed banks, got refunds, invested in schemes and got better savings rates, pension advice etc. sometimes it’s not about making a claim it’s more about advice on who to talk to, how to contact them and how to ask for help.
Plus Martin is a cheeky chappie!

Judehoney ,

What a shame - switching off

Listened for so long and I understand everyone has different levels of knowledge but I can’t listen to endless “play the fool” Nihal. Not a attack on him as a person, just not for me on the show. The rapport (that’s not there) completely detracts from the good stuff. On a + thanks for the info over the years. Just had enough of trying to listen, and the length of gaps for Nihal to get to an answers!
Sorry chaps - not for me

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