App Store

Google Play

DK - Details page - Device banner - 894x1036

Nyd den ubegrænsede adgang til tusindvis af spændende e- og lydbøger - helt gratis

Lyt når som helst, hvor som helst 

BBC Radio 5 Live


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


The Martin Lewis Podcast

Martin interviews Jonathan Brearley - the CEO of Great Britain's energy regulator OFGEM.

Tell Us is all about your pocket money rules.

Mastermind this week looks at your right to return gifts.

Plus advice on the best tactics for Scrabble and tips on train ticket refunds and car finance.

Ofgem special: Why are UK energy prices so high? We ask the regulator’s boss that and more!

Martin answers your Money Saving and financial questions on topics such as inheritance tax, how much to have in your pension, debt pay off pecking order, life insurance, how interest payments work, cash ISA rules, car finance and even the tax arrangements of Father Christmas.

There is also a Mastermind looking at credit card interest repayment.

A Tell-Us your to need knows special: Inheritance tax, Pension savings, debt pecking order, life insurance, compound interest.

A look back at what you need to know about mortgages and how to save as a first-time buyer.
A Tell Us about the most joy you’ve ever got from spending under £5 and another one that got a huge response looking at what people did with their first pay packet.
Also a Mastermind looking at car insurance.

A festive special showcasing some of the best advice of 2024

Martin looks at the dos and don’t of getting the best travel insurance deal, plus are cats legally different to dogs? Have energy bills really risen every year, LISAs for retirement, no fault car insurance claims, car hire abroad and more…

To get in touch with the podcast, email martinlewispodcast@bbc.co.uk.

Get travel insurance ASAP or it can be disastrous: when to get it, how to choose, pre-existing conditions & more

After last week’s cold snap, Martin shares his best tips on how to save money on your energy bills, including whether or not it’s worth fixing. In “Tell Us” this week, Martin finds out how people are managing their household finances as well as recommending the best joint accounts. And it’s another round of Mastermind for Adrian, quizzing his knowledge on flight compensation schemes.

Urgent: beat the energy bills rip off! Are joint accounts worth it, and what’s the best?

Martin and Adrian talk about new rules that stop surprise price increases in the middle of your contract. Plus how to get the best price on your broadband and where to look for brilliant mobile deals. Plus you share your budgeting tips – and Adrian faces a special wifi Mastermind question. Email martinlewispodcast@bbc.co.uk if you want to get in touch.

Banned: Mobile & broadband mid-contract inflation price hikes, yet many’ll still pay more!

Martin gives you his holiday tips, everything from the cheapest way to spend abroad to how to maximise your annual leave.

The Tell Us this week is all about things your children misunderstand / mis-assume about money.

Martin also explains credit rating, how to cut your water bills and how to get £100 off your energy standing charges.

To get in touch with the podcast, email martinlewispodcast@bbc.co.uk.

Holiday hacks: cheapest way to spend abroad, car hire, insurance, 18 days off for 9 days leave, passports, GHIC…

Martin explains why you should still shop around for the best deal, even if your car insurance renewal is lower than last year. Plus reaction to the interest rates cut, the latest on April's energy cap price change and you tell us what your job has taught you about money. To get in touch with the podcast email martinlewispodcast@bbc.co.uk.

Car Insurance Prices DROPPING… a perverse warning | Base rate cut help

A special podcast all about starting and saving in a pension, including the two pension superpowers that instantly double your investment.

Martin is joined by Charlotte Jackson from Money Helper, the free and impartial service giving help with money and pensions. They explain how pensions actually work, and whether you should stay opted to your work place pension. Should you consolidate your pensions? How to start your first pension? Should you start a pension for your child? How to get totally impartial free guidance. Stakeholder pensions versus nest versus SIPPs? How much to save in your pension?

If you want to hear more on pensions, then check out our special ‘Not The Martin Lewis Podcast’ episodes from July 2024 on this feed.

Pensions Special: Double your investment, how to start one, are workplace pensions good, consolidation & more

The energy price cap, which determines prices for two-thirds of homes will rise by 6.4% in April… yet some people will see rises of up to 9%. In this pod Martin Lewis looks at what it means for you, and how do you beat it.

Former head of strategy at BP, Professor Nick Butler - who is now visiting professor at the policy institute at Kings College London - explains why UK energy prices are so much higher than Europe, the problems with the way the price cap is set, and the impact of green energy on our bills.

Plus, a warning on pay-by-app, a pension-themed Mastermind, and the Tell Us is about the most shocking, horrifying, unexpected bill you’ve ever received.

And there are tips on childcare costs and the scourge of council tax debt collection. There’s also urgent advice on how to cut the cost of train tickets, and what Martin told MPs this week about Lifetime ISAs.

Energy Price Cap Rise: what to do… and why we pay more than the rest of Europe

Martin Lewis explains all you need to know about student finance, what you could be entitled to, and how much you will pay back. 
 
Martin is joined by a prospective university student and parents concerned about funding their children through university.
 
We also look at consumer rights - can online shops refuse returns?
 
AND in Mastermind this week a listener takes on a question all about Lifetime ISA's.

Can shops ban returns? | Student loans, how they really work

Lyt når som helst, hvor som helst

Other podcasts you might like ...