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Hello, I'm Martin Lewis, and this is the cunningly named The Martin Lewis Podcast.

I do wonder what that's going to be about.

Usually much of it comes from my BBC Radio 5 live show with Adrian Childs,

but there's bonus money-saving tips just for you lucky, lucky podcast listeners.

Today's podcast is a special festive episode,

a compilation of some of our timeless content from 2024.

Brackets, yes, of course, you know and I know.

It means I'm off this week, but we still wanted to put a pod out,

so we're using some of the old stuff, which is still relevant,

because it might well be worth you having a listen.

And don't worry, though, it isn't going to be full of awful Christmas puns written by podcast producer Simon.

You know I wouldn't bother with that.

And instead, I prefer us to be the ho-ho home of financial information.

Simon!

I told you not to put those in.

So what are the ingredients of this Christmas pudding of a show?

Well, something I'm always asked about is how do you save up as a first-time buyer? We'll be covering

that as a big topic. We'll also be talking about everything you ever wanted to know about mortgages,

and I've got a mortgage broker alongside me to help answer your

questions. We've got tellers too. What did you do with your first pay packet? And what's the most

draw you've ever got from spending under a fiver? And of course, it wouldn't be the Martin

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