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February 4, 2019 1:43 AM

The Money Saving Expert: how Martin Lewis became the most trusted man in Britain [slGuardianLongRead]
posted by ellieBOA (5 comments total)

Good for him. He offers a decent amount of help to people who really need it. He's extremely good at promoting himself and his site.

I chuckled at the line about the LSE student union of the time being dominated by leftists and Martin sorting them out. It was quite the opposite. The Tories ran the union, the lefties yelled a bit from the sidelines, and Martin fitted right in.
posted by humuhumu at 2:54 AM on February 4, 2019 [2 favorites]

MSE is still my go-to for a good overview of most financial stuff (bank accounts, savings, tax, insurance). I really can't think of another place where you can find comprehensive, objective info on all that.
posted by EndsOfInvention at 3:40 AM on February 4, 2019 [2 favorites]

The forums are a surprisingly good source of advice on all sorts of diverse things. I mean, I wouldn't go looking there but it's amazing how often a Google search for a question hits a reasonable answer in the MSE forums, given the size of the global data pile it's sitting in.
posted by merlynkline at 3:48 AM on February 4, 2019 [1 favorite]

You do know that Google search results vary by searcher? Give us some general keywords and let's see how highly his results rank for different members here!
posted by goinWhereTheClimateSuitsMyClothes at 3:59 AM on February 4, 2019

I Fought the Lloyd's Bank Charges by Blue Oyster Cult, which is mentioned in the article.
posted by Nancy Lebovitz at 8:17 AM on February 4, 2019