Having spent five years working alongside money saving expert Martin Lewis, former CBBC host Angellica Bell knows more than a thing or two about money-saving – and she's now shared her top tips with OK! readers. In 2017, Angellica joined Martin Lewis on his eponymous money saving show as a co-presenter and since then the pair have been providing many up and down the country with their best money saving tips and hacks.The Martin Lewis Money Show finished its 11th series earlier this year, though co-presenter Angellica believes it’s probably been relevant for many now more than ever. She told OK!: “It's been vital for people at this time, especially now as we're coming into the cost of living crisis where people are suffering with anxiety.” Throughout her time on the show, Angellica has seen Martin face many questions to do with money saving and it taught her a lot.
Martin Lewis fears 'absolute poverty' and warns of strikes over energy bill crisis
21.07.2022 - 12:19 / ok.co.uk
With the cost of living crisis continuing to hit people’s pockets, Martin Lewis has warned that increasing prices have caused people up and down the country to call for a “mass non-payment” of energy bills. Martin, who recently received a CBE for service to broadcasting and consumer rights, warned that people could soon stop paying their energy bills in protest of rising prices - a move that would be similar to the Poll Tax Riots of 1990.
In fact, during an interview on ITV’s Peston, the financial expert explained how one Twitter account calling for a “consumer strike” is gaining momentum and has amassed thousands of followers. “I think I can categorise it more accurately now, the big movement that I am seeing is an increase of growth in people calling for a non-payment of energy bills, mass non-payment,” the founder of Money Saving Expert said.
“Effectively a consumer strike on energy bills and getting rid of the legitimacy of paying that. It’s small at the moment.There’s a Twitter handle with about 5,000 followers.” Martin added that with household bills set to increase even further in October, it’s time for the Government to act before non-payment becomes normalised among households.
“We are getting close to a Poll Tax moment on energy bills coming into October and we need the Government to get a handle on that because once it starts becoming socially acceptable not to pay energy bills people will stop paying energy bills and you’re not going to cut everyone off,” he continued. Martin, who is known for sharing money saving tips and tricks online, also warned that the cost of living crisis - including increasing rising mortgage interest rates - could result in “millions” of people living in poverty.
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Martin Lewis is urging households to start budgeting now before energy bills rise again this winter.The consumer champion issued the alert ahead of the October price hike and warned everyone to do this vital check in a Facebook live Q&A.To reduce the impact Martin said: "If your direct debit goes up in advance, it's actually not the worst thing because it will help spread the cost even though you might not like it. "It's going to be horrendous and I hope that when a new Prime Minister comes in place, the current sort of freeze on policy making ends on that day, on September 5." The money expert said forward planning is key and it's important to acknowledge the hit to our pockets now.
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NatWest issues important scam warning as customer hands over £370,000 to fraudsters
NatWest said consumers should be aware that some products appearing to be advertised by a celebrity might be "too good to be true". Ms Willoughby and her This Morning co-presenter Philip Schofield jointly topped NatWest's league table of famous people exploited in scams. One customer of the bank transferred over £370,000 to a fraudster as part of a cryptocurrency investment scam which purported to be the pair - but they actually had no involvement whatsoever.
NatWest issues warning after victim loses £370K in scam - 'Becoming increasingly common'
READ MORE: Carers risk losing £279 a month by claiming certain benefits - check nowLinkThis is an increase of nearly 40 percent on last year's highest value celebrity investment scam, which saw a victim lose £266,000. NatWest's annual celebrity scam super league table revealed MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis's name was also taken in vain, with the highest value case featuring the well-known TV presenter last year seeing one individual hand over £317,000 in a fake "Bitcoin Evolution" investment scam. The bank's study suggested Instagram is the most exploited platform criminals use to push fake adverts, with the number of scam ads on Facebook and Snapchat following closely.
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