Three of Britain's biggest consumer groups Money Saving Expert, Which? and Citizens Advice wrote an open letter to the Prime Minister after she was was accused of "forgetting" about consumers in her Brexit negotiations. They want her to set up a cross-Government high-level working group focused solely on securing the best deal for customers. So what will the triggering of Article 50 mean for us? And how will our exit from the EU impact the pound in our pockets? To find out more Georgie Frost was joined by Jasmine Birtles - financial and business commentator from Money Magpie .
Guests: Jasmine Birtles
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
Every week we hear from the UK money blogger community for their weekly take on the top financial issues. But who are the people behind the Twitter Handles? Share Radio's Sara Macham has been speaking to Deborah Sawyerrs, who runs the blog Sawyerrs' House.
Guests: Deborah Sawyerrs
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Every week, around 100 experts in all, take to the social media site to kick off the week and share experiences, tips and questions on anything money related. This week they discussed young people and money. To find out what they covered Georgie Frost was joined in the studio by Kalpana Fitzpatrick - whose site is: http://www.mummymoneymatters.com/.
Guests: Kalpana Fitzpatrick
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning with Sarah Pennells
Retirement can often be the trigger for a big purchase, whether it's a new kitchen or a brand-new car. But what happens if the car you buy develops a major fault or the kitchen turns out to be fitted by cowboys? What are your rights and when can you make a company refund your cash? Sarah spoke with Sylvia Rook, who's lead officer for fair trading at the Chartered Trading Standards Institute; Martyn James, who's from the complaints website Resolver; and Kate Jobson, who's a consumer law expert at Citizens Advice.
Guests: Sylvia Rook,Martyn James,Kate Jobson
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning with Sarah Pennells
It's just over a month until the launch of the government's tax-free childcare scheme, which will give parents up to £2,000 towards the cost of their childcare. The scheme will go live on April 28th and will be available initially for parents with the youngest children. Meanwhile later this year, the amount of free childcare that parents will be able to get will increase to 30 hours a week in termtime compared to the current limit of 15 hours a week. So, how can you find the childcare that's right for you and your budget and how do you apply for the new tax-free childcare? This week Sarah Pennells is joined by Lynn James who's the founder of money blog Mrs Mummypenny and Chris Davis, head of the Customer engagement team at HM Revenue and Customs.
Guests: Lynn James,Chris Davis
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
Every week we look at the people behind the Twitter handles in the UK money blogger community. Share Radio's Sara Macham spoke to Francesca Mason, who runs the blog From Pennies to Pounds. In the blog Francesca shares her tips for saving and making money, and for getting rid of debt.
Guests: Sara Macham,Francesca Mason
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Last week, Croydon became the first London borough to stop funding IVF treatment. It means that couples who can't conceive naturally won't be able to get fertility treatment on the NHS. So what can you do if you have to pay for IVF and how much might it cost? Sarah Pennells is joined by Jo Wheatley, Netmums' Associate Editor, Professor Geeta Nargund, director of Create Fertility and Professor Joyce Harper, a spokesperson for the British Fertility Society.
Guests: Jo Wheatley,Geeta Nargund,Joyce Harper
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
It's time to check-in with our friends over at Money Saving Expert. This week Georgie was joined by personal finance writer Sam Mc Faul. With the Easter holidays coming up they look at how to make sure booking your holiday runs smoothly as well as what to do if you've been affected by Virgin Money's recent glitch. Plus all the latest deals the team have come across this week.
Guests: Sam McFaul
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
Every week we look at the people behind the Twitter handles? Share Radio's Tom Hill has been speaking to founder of Cat Plummer, Penny Wise, Life Rich. Cat's blog shares her tips and experiences saving money and cutting debt. So what led her to set it up?
Guests: Cat Plummer
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
It's time to check in with the UK Money Blogger community fresh from their Monday Twitter chat. Every week, 100 experts take to the social media site to kick off the week and share experiences, tips and questions on anything money related. This week, they discussed budgeting. David Taylor from the site Thinking Thrifty joined Georgie Frost.
Guests: David Taylor
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