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Mrs Mean details the tricks and the ways we are persuaded to spend more than we can afford. With the economic crisis hitting so many people, now is the time to work out ways of saving your money. Let Mrs Mean and broadcaster Glen Thompsett guide you through the maze.

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Ep - 112 - Avoiding scams

26 September, 2025

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Shops are already full of Christmas offerings and scammers are ready to take advantage of the season of goodwill to con us out of money.
The message is to trust no-one and to remember that banks… Read more

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Mrs Mean Money Show

Ep - 111 - Time to pay less tax

12 September, 2025

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As the Budget looms at the end of November everyone seems to be worried about tax increases that will cost them dear. Hundreds of millions of pounds are being invested in pensions to take advantage o… Read more
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Ep - 110 - Your Questions Answered

29 August, 2025

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Mortgages cause worry and uncertainty about how to get the best deals. While people with fixed rate mortgages at historically low interest rates are worried about making ends meet when they have to r… Read more
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Ep- 109 - Back to School Savings

15 August, 2025

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Autumn is a time of reckoning and it reminds us of the days when the long summer holidays were over and we had to go back to school to a new class and new challenges The holidays are a memory and the… Read more
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Ep- 108 - Cut Energy Costs

1 August, 2025

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Days are getting shorter and it is time to start thinking about heating and lighting bills after months of no heating costs.
The energy price cap is set to increase again in October, but there … Read more
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Ep - 107 - Keep Track of Your Money

18 July, 2025

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We need to talk about money. Banks and building societies have more than £280 billion of our money in accounts that pay no interest whatsoever. Customers may not realise how much they are increasin… Read more
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Ep - 106 - Cut childcare costs

4 July, 2025

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The cost of raising a child to the age of 18 has never been higher, even though there is extra government help with child care costs it is still unaffordable for the badly paid and even more expensive… Read more
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Ep 105 - The price of loyalty

20 June, 2025

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Grocery price inflation is increasing even though 97% of shoppers have a loyalty card, which is supposed cut some prices by up to 50%. It does not seem to make sense.The supermarkets have persuaded us… Read more
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Ep - 104 Your Questions Answered

6 June, 2025

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It has never been more important to make sure that we get value for money and Mrs Mean is here to answer your questions.The energy price cap is being reduced in July but most of us can save hundreds o… Read more
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Ep - 103 - Cut Insurance Costs

23 May, 2025

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The good news is that motor insurance premiums are cheaper on average than they were last year. But you cannot rely on insurance companies to offer you the best deals up front.You need to prepare for … Read more
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Ep 102 - Get what you are owed

9 May, 2025

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Train delays, cyber-attacks, bank fraud, flight delays all seem to be increasing and costing us dearly. But too few of us get redress even though compensation is readily available.It is estimated that… Read more
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Ep - 101 - Save Interest

25 April, 2025

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Bigger bills for energy, council tax, water, broadband, mobiles mean that for many of us our money runs out earlier each month and we have to use credit cards to buy essentials.Credit card interest ra… Read more
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Ep - 100 - How to Survive Fraud

11 April, 2025

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Fraud accounts for more than 40% of all crime in England and Wales. On one Monday morning I was contacted by three different people wanting to steal my money.
All of us are vulnerable, especiall… Read more
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Ep - 99 - Cut Bigger Bills

25 March, 2025

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April is an expensive month. Water, energy, council tax, broadband and mobile bills all increase during the month. But it does not have to be a done deal. You can cut hundreds of pounds from your hous… Read more
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Ep- 98 - Get Saving

14 March, 2025

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It is time to make sure we are not being ripped off by banks and building societies. There is currently around £250 billion sitting in bank and building society accounts paying no interest according … Read more
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Ep 97 - Cutting rail costs

26 February, 2025

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Train fares are rising 4.6% this year on March 2. But there are still lots of ways of cutting the cost of rail travel with much cheaper Advance tickets available until minutes before the journey.
… Read more
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Ep-96 Selling your home

16 February, 2025

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The race is on to complete property transactions before the stamp duty increase in April. You need to be businesslike and make sure you do not lose money because you are concentrating so hard on bea… Read more
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Ep-95 Selling your home

14 February, 2025

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Home sellers and buyers are racing to complete their deals before the cost of stamp duty increases on April 1. The deadline makes property deals even more fraught than usual. There is no time to l… Read more
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Ep 94 - Cutting the cost of energy

29 January, 2025

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Most households can save money on their energy bills. The price cap brought in by the Government and the energy regulator, Ofgem, to reduce bills after Ukraine was invaded is no longer the best deal … Read more
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Ep - 93 - First Time Buyers

17 January, 2025

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First time home buyers are in a race to get their first home before stamp duty increases in April. These could cost thousands extra.It is not surprising that many buyers will not be able to make it on… Read more
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Ep - 92 - Test Your Luck

3 January, 2025

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 Millions of pounds in unclaimed prizes is up for grabs, and savers have lost contact with billions more. Now is the time to find out whether any of it has your name or number on it. For starters near… Read more
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Ep - 91 Time to get ahead on 2025

20 December, 2024

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There is never time to relax when it comes to making sure you do not pay more than you should. The New Year is no exception and there are financial traps for the unwary that can cost hundreds of pound… Read more
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Ep - 90 Save Money When Shopping

6 December, 2024

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Shopping is no longer fun. It is hard work to make sure you do not pay too much or get misled into buying things you do not need or want.Loyalty prices add to the complications and are unfair to shopp… Read more
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Ep 89 - Beware Black Friday

22 November, 2024

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We are being beseiged with Black Friday offers everywhere we look. Most of them do not deliver what they promise. But if there is something you need or really, really want make sure you do your rese… Read more
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Ep - 88 Secure Your Future

8 November, 2024

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The pandemic and cost-of-living crisis have caused many people to make very difficult decisions about their spending to be able to keep within their stretched budgets. But an alarming number of worke… Read more
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Ep - 87 Time to free up money

25 October, 2024

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It has never been more important to make our money go further. Inflation may have reduced, but we are still paying a lot more for our food,energy and homes. One way open to us all to make money is to… Read more
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Ep - 86 How to Survive Fraud

11 October, 2024

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Fraud is an increasing problem in the UK made worse by the closure of thousands of bank branches. Banks are now required to pay compensation up to £85,000 within five days when criminals defraud th… Read more
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Ep - 85 Stop supermarkets making bigger profits

27 September, 2024

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Supermarkets make it difficult for us to get the best value for our money. They game us with their loyalty cards, special prices, extra points, yo-yo pricing and price matching.The last quarter of the… Read more
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Ep - 84 Save money with flexible working

13 September, 2024

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The way we work has changed in recent years and employees are set to get more opportunities to make work work for them and their families. Compressed four-day weeks will give employees the chance t… Read more
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Ep - 83 Your Money Questions Answered

30 August, 2024

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Our finances have never been so sorely tested. Energy bills are increasing so are water bills and tax is also a worry among Mrs Mean listeners.
But that does not mean we have to accept the bad n… Read more
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Ep - 82 Student living cost crisis

16 August, 2024

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Student finances are even tougher this year for those starting their university courses, as maintenance loans are just 2.5% higher than last year, even though rents and other costs are increasing far … Read more
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Ep 81 - Cash Comeback

2 August, 2024

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Cash is making a comeback. The cost of living crisis means that millions of people have to watch every penny and cannot afford to get carried away with credit cards or contactless ones.The number of p… Read more
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Ep - 80 - Take your time to protect yourself

19 July, 2024

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The world gets faster but it can make us very vulnerable as scammers and the unscrupulous, trick us into making decisions too quickly. The banks are not always helpful if customers are defrauded.It is… Read more
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Ep - 79 - Cut Insurance Costs

5 July, 2024

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Home insurance bills are racing ahead. It means we all have to do our research early and be ready to move fast when renewing our policies if we want to save money. With average increases of 42% we n… Read more
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Ep - 78 Make Sure Your Money is Safe

21 June, 2024

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Cyber attacks and IT glitches are happening more often, affecting millions of customers, and they can put our money in danger. Not only are hackers after our money, but fraudsters are ready to use n… Read more
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Ep77-Mend your budget before the election

7 June, 2024

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We can all make extra money, and in most cases we will not have to pay any extra tax into the bargain. Whether it is selling on clothes that no longer fit, hiring out power tools, renting a room or sp… Read more
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Ep76-Stop energy companies robbing customers

22 May, 2024

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Customers are owed £3.7 billion by energy companies. The money has built up from overpayments of direct debits and should be returned. Companies err on the side of overcharging when they set up the a… Read more
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Ep75-Saving money on holiday

10 May, 2024

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It is the peak holiday booking season as we look forward to summer sunshine. But first of all you need to make sure you get a great deal for your flight, hotel, hire car and holiday money. And as soon… Read more
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Ep 74 - Beware reduced credit card payments

26 April, 2024

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Millions of credit card customers face a big increase in the cost of their borrowing, but many will not know.  
Barclaycard is reducing the minimum payments that customers will be charged from July… Read more
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Ep - 73 - The high cost of children

12 April, 2024

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Children are very expensive, especially if you work.   
The government has increased the financial help it gives towards child care costs so that the parents of two-year-olds can now get a contribu… Read more
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Ep - 72 Loyalty is hard work

29 March, 2024

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Loyalty is the latest tool that supermarkets use to lure us into their stores.  Big signs and advertisements suggest we can save lots  of money  but in reality you need to take a calculator, check pri… Read more
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Ep - 71 Cut Living Costs Now

15 March, 2024

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April is the cruellest month when many of our household bills increase.  The battle  to tame inflation has not yet  been won so we have to cut our household  bills wherever possible.
 Even energy b… Read more
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Ep 70 - Remortgaging

1 March, 2024

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It is crunch time for millions of homeowners whose fixed rate mortgages expire this year.  They face much bigger monthly payments.
After 14 interest rate increases over the last two years, and no s… Read more
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Ep 69 - Student Living Costs

16 February, 2024

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Succeeding in your A level exams is vital for the school students wanting to go to university this autumn.  But almost as important, as their studies, is working out how they will afford to live whils… Read more
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Ep - 68 Time to get some tax back

2 February, 2024

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Tax returns have been filed so it is now time to find out if there is any money that HMRC owes you, and the quicker you are the more you might get. 
The current tax year ends on April 5 and if you … Read more
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Ep - 67 Do not let your insurance company make extra money from you

19 January, 2024

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Insurance companies are competting to charge us more.   The average homes' insurance policy already cost 36% more this year than last, before storms Babet, Ciaran and Debi damaged thousands of homes  … Read more
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Ep 66 - Time to save starting with a penny

5 January, 2024

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Banks make billions a year by charging borrowers lots and paying savers little.  Now with mortgage rates coming down as banks compete for customers savers have to be nimble if they are not going to lo… Read more
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Ep 65 - Avoid the sales

21 December, 2023

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We have been battling inflation all year and now retailers are trying to persuade us to spend whatever we have managed to save.
Everywhere we are being offered half price goods and even cheaper. Read more
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Ep - 64 - New Year Budgeting podcast

8 December, 2023

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New Year is an opportunity to get our finances under control. There is the quiet period after Christmas to review all our accounts and to work out if there is money to be saved.
More people are usi… Read more
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Ep - 63 Saving Money at Christmas

24 November, 2023

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Christmas is a tremendous financial strain each year, and it is probably worse this year as interest rates, food prices,  energy bills all challenge household budgets.  We all need to learn how to do … Read more
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Ep - 62 Beware Black Friday

8 November, 2023

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Black Friday is a danger zone for anyone trying to live within their budgets.  Retailers want us to splurge on things we didn't know existed or that we wanted them.  Fraudsters also put in overtime to… Read more
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Ep - 61 Money Saving Masterclass

27 October, 2023

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Mrs Mean has been listening to your questions and  says you do not have to wait for the Government to provide a giveaway Autumn Statement or Budget.  You can save money on your energy bills straig… Read more
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Ep - 60 Cut electric car costs

13 October, 2023

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The incentives to buy an electric vehicle are gradually being removed and the cost of running them has risen.  It is not therefore surprising that the number of private buyers of electric cars fell by… Read more
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Ep 59 - Winning in the Rental Battle

6 October, 2023

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Renters are having it tougher than homebuyers to get a home, with more than 20 people asking to view properties as soon as  they are advertised, and rents increasing by inflation-busting amounts. 
… Read more
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Ep 58 - Don't Be Ripped Off

29 September, 2023

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Online companies appear to set out to mislead customers about the prices they will charge  when we get to the checkout.  
Everyone knows that the flight price first offered is likely to be doubled … Read more
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Ep 57- Beware of Credit Card Offers

22 September, 2023

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Credit cards are charging historic rates of interest and they are also trying to find new customers to pay these rates, and possibly spend more than they should.   Beware.
As people struggle to pay… Read more
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Ep - 56 Save £200 in less than an hour

1 September, 2023

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Motor insurance premiums are rising very fast, and unexpectedly for drivers who have made no claims or changes to their policies. Many  loyal customers are getting renewal notices for premiums that ha… Read more
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Ep - 55 Get ready for winter now

25 August, 2023

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The energy price cap will fall again at the beginning of October, but will still be very high.  
 Meanwhile the nights are drawing in and lights are needed earlier.
Before it gets cold we need t… Read more
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Ep - 54 - Don't be fooled by loyalty

11 August, 2023

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Food shopping has got a lot more complicated as supermarkets offer us different discounts and extra points if we use their loyalty cards. It takes time to  get ready for a shopping trip, and once in t… Read more
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Ep - 53 Stop Your Bank Account Being Frozen

4 August, 2023

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Having your bank account frozen or closed can be very costly in financial terms, and damage your reputation and credit profile into the bargain. 
While Nigel Farage was able to get full attention w… Read more
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Ep - 52 Get Your Money Back

28 July, 2023

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Credit cards offer brilliant insurance for millions of us if we are ripped off when making purchases over £100.  The protection is offered by the Consumer Credit Act and it has forced banks and credit… Read more
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Ep - 51 Cut the cost of motor insurance

21 July, 2023

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Motor insurance is stoking inflation in the UK if we allow it do so.   Data from Consumer Intelligence put the average motor policy increase at 34% in May and the Office of National Statistics said th… Read more
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Ep - 50 Mrs Mean Money Clinic

14 July, 2023

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Mrs Mean is here to help you get money back when you have been ripped off and to help you to work out what to do next.
In today's Money Clinic she details how to get compensation from universities … Read more
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Ep- 49 Time to get help with debt

7 July, 2023

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Household debt is at an all time high with unsecured debt - borrowing other than mortgages - averaging £14,300 a household.   
There is lots of help from debt charities, who are doing a marvellous … Read more
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Ep - 48 Battling Student inflation

30 June, 2023

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Managing finances at college or university is tougher than any exam.  The maintenance loans to pay for the cost of living as a student will rise by a miserly 2.8% for English students in September fol… Read more
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Ep - 47 Cut your mortgage payments

23 June, 2023

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The Bank of England has raised interest rates by 0.5% causing panic among mortgage payers.
It comes as more than a million homebuyers will have to remortgage before the end of the year  as their fi… Read more
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Ep - 46 Change the Way You Shop

16 June, 2023

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Every week grocery prices increase and we all need to change the way we shop - avoiding the traps laid for us by supermarkets.   
Check shelf edges for unit prices to work out what is cheapest.  Yo… Read more
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Ep - 45 Defeat Fraud Now

9 June, 2023

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We have been told that new rules are coming in to help anyone who has been defrauded to get refunds from their banks.  But there is no date yet as to when this will come to pass so we all have to be e… Read more
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Ep - 44 Don't pay too much for energy

2 June, 2023

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The sun is shining and energy bills are on their way down in July.  Now is the time to check we are not paying too much each month.  Energy companies increased our direct debits  by an average of 60% … Read more
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Ep- 43 Don't be ripped off on holiday

26 May, 2023

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Air fares have increased by up to 71% since last summer, which makes us all vulnerable to being lured by a cheap holiday offer.   Beware of fares that seem too cheap.  The budget airlines are adding l… Read more
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Ep 42 - Don't tip too much

19 May, 2023

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Tipping has changed in the UK and you could be paying too much. The National minimum wage, changing spending patterns and the growth of food delivery have reduced the reliance on fixed service charges… Read more
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Ep 41 - Time to make sure all your money is safe

12 May, 2023

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Three American banks have failed and an unprecedented £4.8 billion was withdrawn from British banks in March.  During the cost of living crisis we need to know our money is safe.
While UK banks are… Read more
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Ep- 40 Don't be locked out of your bank account

5 May, 2023

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Every week hundreds of customers are locked out of their bank accounts with no warning.  They cannot withdraw cash, pay bills and often cannot find out why.
As fraudsters come up with new scams, an… Read more
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Ep - 39 Time to act as credit cards are becoming even more expensive

28 April, 2023

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Credit card debt is swamping many of the holders of the UK's 59 million credit cards.  With interest running close to £5 billion a month or £126m a day now is the time to find out how to cut the costs… Read more
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Ep - 38 You must not reject free money from your employer

21 April, 2023

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Millions of workers have stopped paying into their pensions during the cost of living crisis.  The short-term savings may be costing them thousands of pounds a year and could reduce their pension pot … Read more
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Ep 37- Save Money When You Shop Online

14 April, 2023

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Online shopping makes it too easy to spend money and to incur extra fees we are not expecting.  It was vital during the pandemic and retailers are keen for us to continue buying from the comfort of ou… Read more
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Ep - 36 Time to avoid supermarket rip-offs

7 April, 2023

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Food shopping has never been more difficult.  We have to do the prep if we do not want to fall foul of the tricks designed to confuse us.   We cannot trust offers  as food prices are increasing by 17.… Read more
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Ep - 35 Don't be robbed by your bank

31 March, 2023

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Both savers and borrowers are getting a rough deal from banks who are making monster profits for their shareholders and their executives.   

It is time that we all check our bank accounts to se… Read more
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Ep - 34 Time for a Budget Spring Clean

17 March, 2023

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The chance to save £450 in a little over an hour should be incentive enough for most of us to check whether we can Spring Clean our spending. 

Saving money is our second job as food prices, cou… Read more
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Ep- 33 Get money from the tax person now

10 March, 2023

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His Majesty's Revenue and Customs is seen as a plunderer of money from our earnings  but many of us can get serious money from the tax department. 

The tax system is so complicated, that many p… Read more
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Ep - 32 Getting Help from Ombudsmen

3 March, 2023

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Companies no longer look after their customers as they should, and in many cases they take hours to answer their phones when customers try to get issues sorted out.   

Energy companies and bank… Read more
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Ep - 31 The High Cost of Convenience

24 February, 2023

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Grocery price inflation is over 16% making it difficult to budget.  The discounters are regularly the cheapest in research by Which?, the consumer group, but often customers do not have one of their s… Read more
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Ep30 - Council Tax

17 February, 2023

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Council tax bills are rising by up to 15% in April adding to the major  financial burdens facing households.   Most bills are rising by 5% at the same time as water rates are increasing by 7.5% and en… Read more
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Ep - 29 Childcare costs

10 February, 2023

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Millions of people are struggling to pay for the professional care of their children while they are at work.  
But some are missing out on cash help offered to all for all children under 11 and may… Read more
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Ep28 - Mobile & Broadband Costs

27 January, 2023

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You may believe that your broadband or mobile deal is the best value in the market because you spent ages checking prices, but you could still be hit with inflation-busting increases this Spring.    Read more
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Ep27 - Insurance

20 January, 2023

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Regulations  were introduced last year that were supposed to cut the cost of motor and homes insurance by £4 billion over the next 10 years.   But customers are being asked for increases of 80% and ev… Read more
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Ep - 26 Making ends meet

13 January, 2023

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Lots of bills are getting bigger and our incomes are not keeping pace.   It is estimated that the average household will have a shortfall  in their spending power of £2,100 in 2023. 

This is to… Read more
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Ep25_Cost of Living Budgeting

6 January, 2023

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It is much more difficult to know where our hard-earned money goes today than it used to be.   Paperless bankand credit card accounts mean that there is no regular prompt to reduce our spending.  Bank… Read more
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Ep 24 - Pets

23 December, 2022

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Pets may give their owners unconditional love but it comes at a price.   According to one animal charity,  dogs can cost more than £30,000 over their lifetime and that is without counting in vets' bil… Read more
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Ep23 - Cashback Schemes

16 December, 2022

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Earning money when you buy things sounds too good to be true but lots of banks, credit cards and cashback sites are trying to enlist us.  When they work we are paid for buying what we would normally b… Read more
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Ep22 - Cars

9 December, 2022

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Cars have become more expensive to buy  in the last year or so.  Petrol and diesel prices have also risen dramatically after Russia invaded Ukraine, and even though wholesale prices have fallen since,… Read more
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Ep21 - Selling Stuff

25 November, 2022

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Most of us have too much stuff. It may be clothes, bought but never worn, or books read crammed into shelves and any available surface or children's toys that will never be played with again.  While t… Read more
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Ep 20 - Loyalty Cards

18 November, 2022

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Collectively we have £1 billion tied up on loyalty cards and apps.  Sounds a lot but on average we have less than £20.  That said we should spend it as we try to save as much as possible on our grocer… Read more
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Ep 19- Holidays

11 November, 2022

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Holidays have taken on a greater importance after two years of staycations or no vacations at all.  The threat of blackouts and very high heating bills this winter seem to be encouraging more people t… Read more
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Ep 18 -Sales

4 November, 2022

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Retail sales volumes are down and shops have lots of stock they need to sell.  It is not surprising that they are launching their year-end sales even earlier this year.   And they are using all sorts … Read more
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Ep 17- Getting the best mortgage deal

28 October, 2022

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Getting a mortgage has become very difficult for first-time buyers and homeowners who need to replace a fixed rate mortgage.  Interest rates have tripled in a few months increasing typical monthly pay… Read more
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Ep 16- Food shopping in the cost of living crisis

21 October, 2022

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Food shopping is changing.   It is getting a lot more expensive and takes a lot longer if you want to get a good deal. 
Comparing prices has never been more difficult.  Prices are often missing fr… Read more
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Ep 15- Student costs

14 October, 2022

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The cost-of-living crisis is probably worse for students trying to survive at university.  It is not surprising that some 80% have a job alongside their studies as the maintenance loans have not kept … Read more
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Ep 14 - Renting

7 October, 2022

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Rents are increasing by 8 per cent a year and more than 11 renters are chasing each property as the number of properties to rent declines.   Letting agents get more than 100 applications per branch bu… Read more
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Ep 13 - Christmas

30 September, 2022

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Most of us are wanting a good Christmas after two Covid ones.  But the doubling of average energy bills,  rapidly rising interest rates and record food price inflation will make the budgetting more di… Read more
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Ep 12 - Cash is King

23 September, 2022

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Using cash is the best way to survive if you are struggling with your budget during the cost of living crisis and need to be mean.
It is not only the poor that are worried about paying for their r… Read more
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Ep 10 The cost of babies

9 September, 2022

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Babies and children upset budgets more than any non-parent can imagine.  We all want to do the best for our children, whether it is violin classes, shiny new laptops or the best buggy on the market.  … Read more
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Ep 9 How to complain

2 September, 2022

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Complaining has never been more important. But you have to do it well.  There are fewer employees waiting for our calls or emails in call centres so it can take literally hours to get through to someo… Read more
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Ep 8 Saving money on energy bills

26 August, 2022

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The massive hike in energy bills from October 1 2022 when the energy price cap is increased by 80% means that all of us  have to think about using less gas and electricity.   Even those who can af… Read more
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Ep 11 Price comparison websites

6 August, 2022

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Price comparison websites promise to save us hundreds of pounds but we need to be wary and not leave all the work to these websites.  To start with not all insurers, mortgage lenders, banks and ap… Read more
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Ep 6 Found Money

5 August, 2022

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In tough times more of us are looking down the back of the sofa for coins or in jacket pockets for forgotten fivers and we may need to raid the children's piggy banks, but we should be more ambitious.… Read more
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Ep 5 - The high price of free

28 July, 2022

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We all like it when we  think we are getting something for nothing but we need to make sure these offers are not an expensive mistake.  Free trials for Amazon Prime or other subscriptions are great if… Read more
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Ep 7 Warranties

26 July, 2022

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Retailers and manufactureres work hard to sell us expensive warranties for white goods such as fridges, freezers, washing machine, dishwashers.  They try to sell the contracts when we buy the equipmen… Read more
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Ep 4 Transport Costs

20 July, 2022

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Transport costs are expensive whether it's by train, tube, bus or plane.  Booking early should save money but there are lots of traps that can cost you dearly.   Get the wrong middle name on an airpla… Read more
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Ep 3- Budgets

8 July, 2022

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The first thing you need to know is exactly what income you have each month after deductions for tax, National Insurance and pensions.  Then you need to list the fixed costs such as rent, mortgage, co… Read more
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Ep 2 - Credit

30 June, 2022

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Mrs Mean has used credit cards for more than 40 years but over the last 20 years she has made sure she has not paid a penny in interest or other charges.  As families increase the use of cards to buy … Read more
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Ep 1 - Supermarkets

31 May, 2022

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Being a careful shopper can save you £s

In this episode Mrs Mean warns shoppers to allow time and use their calculators.  The supermarket trickery may require you to compare the price per caps… Read more

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Lindsay Cook

Lindsay is an award-winning journalist, author, podcaster and broadcaster. She was the first woman to become Business Editor of The Times and is the 'Money Mentor' columnist for the Financial Times.

Her weekly podcast, Mrs Mean Money Show with Glen Thompsett, is posted every Friday and deals with timely money-saving tips.

She also has a weekly show on Connections B2B Radio reviewing the week’s business and finance news and is a regular contributor to BBC radio programmes.

Her first book “The Money Diet: Three Months to Financial Fitness", was serialised in three national newspapers, and is as useful today as it was when it was published in 1986.

Her last book “Money Fight Club: The Smart Way to Save Money One Punch at a Time”, was co-authored with colleague Anne Caborn.

Lindsay enjoys sharing her understanding of how to get the most from your money through her regular broadcasts, podcasts, newspaper column and financial workshops.

She also campaigns for individual readers, listeners and viewers, helping them to win compensation.

Glen Thompsett

Glen has been working in broadcasting for more than thirty years.

He started his career in local radio as an engineer before realising his real passion was in front of the microphone, so the programme controller of Severn Sound in Gloucestershire gave him the weekly rock show - that was back in 1980!

Since being let loose on-air, he’s never looked back.

Glen has worked on radio stations in Gloucester, Birmingham, Coventry, and Wiltshire and was one of the original team that launched Invicta Radio in Kent in 1984. He presented Invicta’s breakfast show achieving some of stations highest listening figures during the late 80’s and early 90’s.

Glen’s television journey began as a Continuity Announcer for TVS (the forerunner to ITV1 Meridian) in the South of England. From there he moved to London Weekend Television as one of the regular ‘voices of London’ until the demise of regional ITV in 2002.

Other work has included Sky News, a host on the shopping channel QVC and numerous corporate productions. He currently works as a regular on-screen correspondent for ITV News Meridian, a newsreader at LBC, Classic FM, Smooth Radio, and the BBC.

Glen runs his own small independent production company and produces numerous corporate films for industry. He also produces audio and video podcasts, media training and teaching, e-learning modules, radio commercials and promotional trailers.

The Money Fight Club Book

It all started...with the book

The Money Fight Club book has everything you need to start fighting and dodging the bad guys!

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From the moment you open Money Fight Club you will begin training for a fitter financial future. Your attitude to money and how you spend it will change forever. You’ll change the way you think about banks, building societies, insurance company, energy companies and supermarkets forever.

You’ll develop a fighter’s instinct for the dubious deals.

Money Fight Club has the power to save you hundreds, if not thousands, of pounds a year on your personal and household bills. It will also put you on your guard against paying too much for life’s essentials and buying things you don’t need, or which aren’t the bargains you thought they were. ‘Money Fight Club’ gives you the moves to fight back and look after your money.

The areas of training covered include:

  • - How we got suckered into behaving the way we do with money
  • - Why supermarkets are a war zone
  • - Deal with utility companies
  • - Getting on top of rent, mortgages and property costs
  • - Smashing travel costs and the ticket nightmare
  • - Saving for YOUR future – not a cosy retirement for the financial sector!

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