Cash Chats UK Money & Personal Finance podcast

Your weekly digest of the biggest money stories from the last seven days, this week looking at John Lewis' struggles Amazon's till-free supermarket 40-year fixed mortgages Climate-friendly pensions Lifetime ISA changes Right to repair rules & more My guest this week is Emma Maslin from the Money Whisperer. Together we'll help you get up to speed with what's been going on. Read more about all these...

Back in January I talked about the pros and cons of no-spend challenges, and suggested you join me with a low-spend lockdown. Well, lockdown has gone on for longer than was suggested, but I'm still going strong - and here's my progress report on the first two months. Plus, my monthly update of the best current and savings accounts as of March 2021. You can let Andy know what you think of the show...

Your weekly digest of the biggest money stories from the last seven days, this week focusing on the 2021 UK Budget as announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak. I'm delighted that my guest this week is Claer Barrett, the Financial Times Consumer Editor and host of the FT Money Clinic podcast. Together we'll help you get underneath the policies to see how they'll actually affect you. This episode feature...

A solo episode where I take you through the easy ways to bring down the cost of your broadband.   You can let Andy know what you think of the show at becleverwithyourcash.com/survey21 Listen next (more Money Makeover episodes) Cash Chats #163: Paying less for your TV and streaming bills Cash Chats #145: Energy bills (Money makeover) Cash Chats #140: Mobile phones & bills (Money Makeover) ABOUT CAS...

Your weekly digest of the biggest money stories from the last seven days. My guest is money coach Eileen Adamson. This episode features: Out of lockdown plans Mastercard and Apple class action cases London's dollar millionaires The UK's best supermarket & More Read more about all these stories at becleverwithyourcash.com/cashchats172 You can let Andy know what you think of the show at becleverwith...

This week I'm sharing with you all a chat I had with one of you. Listener Eli won a competition at the start of 2021 to have an hour-long video chat with me about his finances. Here are the highlights as I help him with questions about credit cards vs savings, switching prepayment energy and how much to save for tax when you're self-employed. Plus, my answer to Eli's question about the number one...

Your Money, This Week is my regular Friday bonus episode on the podcast that looks at the biggest personal finance and money news stories of the last seven days. I'm joined for this one financial advisor Lisa Conway-Hughes, who also runs the Ladies Finance Club . We look at topics including: Rumours of more Covid rescue packages in the budget Why half of workers would quit if they can't carry on w...

In 2021 I'm cutting out all spending direct with Amazon. There are a few different reasons but worries about the high street and a desire for Amazon (and other big tech) to pay a fair share of tax are right up there. To explore why these issues matter I'm joined by Rob Harrison from Ethical Consumer to discuss whether a digital sales tax could work, why workers should be worried about using tech t...

No summer holidays? Covid's impact on our finances. TV Licence increase & more. Your Money, This Week is my regular Friday bonus episode on the podcast that looks at the biggest personal finance and money news stories of the last seven days. I'm joined for this one by Peter Komolafe from the Conversations Of Money podcast and channel and we look at topics including: The Government tell us not to b...

This week on the show I'm looking at why people are worried about negative interest rates, plus my picks of the best current and savings accounts. Read more at becleverwithyourcash.com/cashchats167 * Please do tell a friend about the show if this saves you money. * Read more: Best Current Accounts for 2021 The best bank switching, cashback, interest & overdraft offers Top three savings accounts fo...

Your Money, This Week is a new regular Friday bonus episode on the podcast that looks at the biggest personal finance and money news stories of the last seven days. I'm joined for this one by Clare Seal from My Frugal Year and we look at topics including: The new rules to clampdown on Klarna and other Buy Now Pay Later services The extra supermarket costs from lockdown Could furlough be extended?...

This week on the show I'm looking at the apps I actually use on my phone. From the best banking and money tracking apps through to ones that will help you put money aside and even earn some extra cash on the side. Read more at becleverwithyourcash.com/cashchats165 * Please do tell a friend about the show if this saves you money. * MORE LINKS How to pay in a cheque with your phone Curve review & £5...

Your Money, This Week is a new regular Friday bonus episode on the podcast that looks at the biggest personal finance and money news stories of the last seven days. I'm joined for this one by finance journalist Simon Read and we look at topics including: The tax self-assessment deadline A new bank from US giants Chase The GameStop trading madness A potential increase in the contactless limit Highe...

This week it's another in my occasional money makeover series, this time looking at your TV bills - from premium satellite and cable services to the TV Licence fee to streaming subscriptions. Potentially you could be saving hundreds and hundreds of pounds every year. Read more: https://becleverwithyourcash.com/should-you-ditch-the-tv-licence-for-other-tv-radio-and-online-services/ https://beclever...

Your Money, This Week is a new regular Friday bonus episode on the podcast that looks at the biggest personal finance and money news stories of the last seven days. I'm joined for this one by Kia Commodore ( Pennies To Pounds) ,  and we look at topics including: What the cancellation of Glastonbury means for live events and refunds How homeschooled kids can get unlimited data Good and bad news for...

There's a huge amount of noise right now about bitcoin following the cryptocurrency reaching record heights - and then dropping back down. In this episode, I talk to CoinGeek's Charles Miller about how it works, the risks of investing and how you can buy bitcoin if you still want to. Links: Charles' podcast on the CoinGeek website https://coingeek.com/news/tag/coingeek-podcast/ * Please do leave a...

Your Money, This Week is a new regular Friday series on the podcast that looks at the biggest personal finance and money news stories of the last seven days. I'm joined for this one by Naomi Willis  ( Skint Dad) ,  and we look at topics including: The latest free school meals fiasco The impact of lockdown on low-income families Extensions to eviction and repossession bans Record energy prices Real...

This week's episode is another in my occasional series looking at side hustles that can bring you in some extra cash. Could entering competitions help you save money? Well if you know which ones to enter and when you could win enough in prizes to free up a healthy amount of cash. That's exactly what my guest Di Coke has done, and she shares in this episode how you can do the same with "comping". *...

This is the first of a regular Friday episode looking at the biggest personal finance and money news stories of the last seven days. I'm joined for this one by Faith Archer ( Much More With Less ), and we look at topics including: - whether parents can furlough in the new lockdown - if it's worth rushing to beat the stamp duty freeze deadline - why Virgin Media's price hike isn't the first one we'...

With the UK back under a strict lockdown there are once again a number of ways we can't spend our cash. It's frustrating, but it also makes it the perfect time to give a no-spend challenge a go. Though you still need to cover essentials like bills, debts and food, the idea is to cut back on everything else. In return you'll not only see a healthier bank balance, but hopefully a greater understandi...

We finally have a trade deal with the EU. It's taken four and a half years to get to this point, but it's good news whether you voted to remain or leave as "No Deal" would have been a nightmare. Of course, Covid is going to make the transition even harder, so it'll be difficult to see the true impact of a lot of this while that's still going on, and possibly even longer as we work our way out of i...

So we're not getting a clean slate to start the year as hoped, and the covid hangover will continue into 2021. But that doesn't mean you can't take steps to improve your finances. In this week's show I've shared the actions that'll put you in place to take control of your finances. * Please do leave a review and rating if this saves you money. * ABOUT CASH CHATS Cash Chats is presented by money bl...

This week I'm looking back at what we can take from 2020 to help our finances in 2021. To do this I'm joined by fellow podcasters Damian Fahy (Money to the Masses), Martha Lawton (Squanderlust), Lynn James (Mrs MummyPenny Talks) and Peter Komolafe (Conversations of Money). Plus the members of the Cash Chats community share their lessons too. * Please do leave a review and rating if this saves you...

Here's your quick monthly roundup of the best credit card promotions and savings including 0% balance transfers, 0% purchases, 0% money transfers, cashback, travel and credit building. Plus news of American Express' Shop Small campaign and Barclaycard's plans to increase minimum repayments next month. Don't forget to join the Cash Chats community on Facebook. * Please do leave a review and rating...

I recently asked listeners of the show as well as followers of my blog and social channels to share the questions they have about credit report and credit scores. For this episode of the podcast I've put as many of them as I can to Experian's James Jones. * Please do leave a review and rating if this saves you money. * LINKS My guide to checking your credit score for free James's advice column on...