It's the weekend. And I'm off (not in a beyond use by date type way, at least I don't think so yet). Have a great one. See you Monday.

Do you pay for travel insurance, mobile phone & breakdown cover? Save £100s A snip from the new ‘Free cash & £100s free insurance’ episode of the Martin Lewis Podcast. Listen to it on www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/..., Apple, Spotify & more Best buy info: www.moneysavingexpert.com/banking/best...

Wots going on. This type of labelling seems designed to confuse. Apparently a serving size is 5/6th of a bag. Who eats 5/6ths. Just state the facts about the bag. Pointless, misleading, nonsense.

Free cash & £100s free insurance from switching bank! Lower energy standing charges coming! Pre-existing conditions & package bank accounts. Will the new broadband & mobile charter change owt? & more in my new podcast, do listen... podcasts.APPLE.com/gb/podcast/t... www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

Want to give someone something at Valentines, but not fall for the commercial pressure... free Valentines gift cheques... www.moneysavingexpert.com/shopping/val...

How married couples and those in Civil Partnerships can boost what they earn in savings and investments…  Just a small clip from my ‘the benefits of marriage and how to max it’ @itvmlshow.bsky.social  this week, watch the full show on www.itv.com/watch/the-ma...

How Inheritance Tax REALLY Works (& how marriage can save you £240,000) Just a small clip from my ‘the benefits of marriage and how to max it’ @itvmlshow.bsky.social  this week, watch the full show on www.itv.com/watch/the-ma...

Just leaving the studio after tonight's @itvMLshow. Quite moving to see so many people there who'd got married on the back of watching. I hope you enjoyed it or found it interesting.

Are you married, civil partners or in a long term unmarried relationship? 7.15pm tonight @itvMLshow what are the financial benefits or marriage and how do you max them? It can be worth £100,000s to some Do watch or set the betamax

Just saw this Jaffa cake pricing in Co-op... Ps let alone the fact the twin pack doesn't have double the single pack. It should be a one and a half pack.

Civil Service Pensions scandal: Loans offered as thousands hit by outrageous payment delays – but it's likely too little too late for those plunged into hardship... www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2026/02...

How to escape a joint account? When not to claim child benefit? Who is your successor Martin? MY NEW QUESTION TIME PODCAST where you ask me questions on these and more. Do give it a listen podcasts.APPLE.com/gb/podcast/t... open.SPOTIFY.com/show/6tsU1yc... www.BBC.co.uk/sounds/brand...

On a Plan 2 Student loan? Why freezing the repayment threshold from 2027 to 2030 is, in my view, a breach of natural justice. A brief audio explainer

Got savings… is it time to overpay your mortgage? A snip from the new ‘Should you overpay your mortgage and how best to do it’ episode of the Martin Lewis Podcast. Listen to it on www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/..., Apple, Spotify & more

Should you overpay your mortgage or save – and how best to make it work? And no no standing charges tariffs, Scot's power of attorney, how GHICs work & more all in my new podcast. Do give it a listen.. podcasts.APPLE.com/gb/podcast/t... open.SPOTIFY.com/show/6tsU1yc... www.BBC.co.uk/sounds/brand...

An open letter to the Scottish Government asking it to improve the Power Of Attorney system…

Credit Card Warning: when 1p costs as much as £1,000…

No @itvMLshow tonight due to the football. We'll be back next Tue at our usual 7.15pm time. :)

Best Kids’ Savings or Investments? Pension at 50? Which Mortgage to Overpay? Snakes or an Angry Gorilla? MY NEW QUESTION TIME PODCAST where you ask me questions on these and more. Do give it a listen podcasts.APPLE.com/gb/podcast/t... open.SPOTIFY.com/show/6tsU1yc... www.BBC.co.uk/sounds/brand...

Car insurance savings are often counter-logical, but with a bit of trial and error they can have a huge impact… Just one of scores of tips & tricks from @itvmlshow on cutting Car & Home Insurance costs, watch full show on www.itv.com/watch/the-ma...

And that's it from me for the week. Phew. Glad its over. I hope you all have a great weekend. See you monday.

What happened to the 'no or low standing charge' tariffs we were promised by @Ofgem... www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2026/01...

New. Plan 2 Student Loans Stop the repayment freeze! And should you overpay? Extra mini-podcast, including for those who are seeing interest growing quicker than they're paying off. Do have a listen... podcasts.APPLE.com/gb/podcast/t... open.SPOTIFY.com/show/6tsU1yc... www.BBC.co.uk/sounds/brand...

The govt's confirmed plans for a new 1st time buyer savings to replace the LISA & Help to Buy ISA. This is a snippet from my new podcast on what it means, especially if you’ve already got a LISA or H2B, listen on www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/..., Apple, Spotify & all usual pod players

There's to be a new 1st time buyers ISA… so what happens if you've a LISA or Help to Buy ISA! Plus... Is AI good for consumers? Section 75 Mastermind and more, all in my new podcast. Do have a listen podcasts.APPLE.com/gb/podcast/t... open.SPOTIFY.com/show/6tsU1yc... www.BBC.co.uk/sounds/brand...

Water bills to rise again, by an average five percent, but what happens depends on where you live... www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2026/01...

A perverse warning. We’re so conditioned to price hikes, if your car insurance renewal doesn’t rise you’ll probably go ‘yay’. But… This is just the intro to scores of tricks from this week’s The Martin Lewis Money Show Live on cutting Car & Home Insurance costs.

If you see someone has made a good post about a bad thing happening. Do you like it as its a good post, or not like it because it's a bad thing?

Are you one of the 800,000 households on the Feed-in Tariff paid to generate and export electricity? From 1 April it'll get a little worse. Full info... www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2026/01...

With car & home insurance timing matters far more than you’d think. This is just a snippet, and one of scores of tricks from last night’s Martin Lewis Money Show Live Car & Home Insurance, watch the full show on www.itv.com/watch/the-ma...

Thanks to all 2.3m people who watched @itvMLshow last night. That's a stonking 21.4% of the available audience and easily 'won the slot' (most watched show on TV at the time). We're so grateful you've moved with us to the new time. Brilliant work by the team too.

Plan 2 Student Loan? Beware, govt is freezing the repayment threshold, should you overpay now? (spoiler: some yes, many no) blog.moneysavingexpert.com/2026/01/bewa... New long read blog incl - What's changed - Why millions can reclaim £100s, - Overpay? AI calc - Failed political action & more...

Help to Buy ISA v LISA? Sell shares each year to use Capital Gains allowance? Broken broadband compensation? MY NEW QUESTION TIME PODCAST with these & more inc what'd be your fantasy fourball? Do listen podcasts.APPLE.com/gb/podcast/t... open.SPOTIFY.com/show/6tsU1yc... www.BBC.co.uk/sounds/brand...

Mrs MSE just walked into my (home office) gave me a kiss and said bye. I asked her where she's going, she said "for an eye test." I'm not sure if the two things were connected!

Why you must type *#06# into your phone. Courtesy of @itvmlshow.bsky.social  ‘Slash mobile phone bills and insurance costs’. Watch the full show on www.itv.com/watch/the-ma...

I am, and have always been 100%... signing off for the weekend. See you Monday. Have a good one.

Crucial warning if you’ve booked or are booking a holiday abroad. Get travel insurance ASAB. A snip from the new ‘Travel insurance and Life Lessons’ episode of the Martin Lewis Podcast. Listen to it on www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/..., Apple, Spotify & all the usual pod players

Life lessons for all ages: money work & more | A warning for anyone who's just booked a holiday | Where are the no Standing Charge energy tariffs? This & more in my new podcast. Do have a listen... podcasts.APPLE.com/gb/podcast/t... open.SPOTIFY.com/show/6tsU1yc... www.BBC.co.uk/sounds/brand...

Have you haggled with Sky, BT, the AA or many more in the last six months? If so how did it go? Please vote in the latest MSE site poll, so we can help you see how successfully haggling is in different sectors... www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/2026/ms...

My obsessive physical target of 2026! Last year I broke my steps record averaging 26,100 a day. This year I'm dropping back a little on steps, to maybe 23k-24k a day. Instead I want to try and do 20,000 press ups in 2026! ...

Mobile phone resellers sell network’s contracts cheaper than going direct. They’re often a winner but there’s a dirty trick to watch for… Courtesy of @itvMLshow ‘Slash mobile phone bills and insurance costs’. Watch the full show on www.itv.com/watch/the-ma...

Run away with free Franco Manco Pizza. Courtesy of @itvmlshow.bsky.social  Watch the full show on www.itv.com/watch/the-ma...

Phone theft: 5 must-dos to secure your data in case your mobile’s nicked! Courtesy of @itvmlshow.bsky.social ‘Slash mobile phone bills and insurance costs’. Watch the full show on www.itv.com/watch/the-ma...

Five life lessons I wish I'd been told when I was younger... blog.moneysavingexpert.com/2025/01/five...

Just leaving the studio. Hope you enjoyed tonight's show and the new timings worked for you. Let me know if you save money on the back of it. Martin

Perhaps the most depressing thing I've read in a long while (h/t Politico's email) "Stocks fell across the globe as fears over Trump's new tariffs intensified – though London was shielded somewhat thanks to gains among defence manufacturers who could rake it in as the world destabilises."

At last I’m debt-free what now? Overpay my mortgage or invest? Do I need pay NI if I want to retire early? MY NEW QUESTION TIME PODCAST with these and more, inc 'whats your beauty regime!". Do listen podcasts.APPLE.com/gb/podcast/t... open.SPOTIFY.com/show/6tsU1yc... www.BBC.co.uk/sounds/brand...

Prompt: Weekend social media sign-off. Constraints: Friendly, quick, vaguely knackered. Includes: “Have a great weekend” + “See you Monday” Result: Done ✅

Employee? Check Your Tax Code Now (It Could Cost You Hundreds). A snip from the new ‘Tax Help Special: Returns, Inheritance, Making tax digital, Capital Gains, Savings' episode of the Martin Lewis Podcast. Listen to it on www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/..., Apple, Spotify & more

Everything u ever wanted to know about tax, but were afraid to ask (& bit of Traitors too). Tax Help Pod: Inheritance tax, Making tax digital, Capital Gains, Savings etc in time for tax return deadline podcasts.APPLE.com/gb/podcast/t... open.SPOTIFY.com/show/6tsU1yc... www.BBC.co.uk/sounds/brand...