Would love to watch Celebrity Traitors tonight (even more that i had to say no to being in it) but I've promised my little girl we'll watch it together, and its her bedtime now so it'll have to wait. So going to try and stay away from spoilers.

Today's Poll: Was a University education worth it financially? Graduates do you FEEL your earnings/wealth is higher (after student loan repayments) as you went to Uni than if you hadn't.

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/jfp6w9/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Didn't go/haven't finished uni
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/jfp6w9/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yes I'm better off
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/jfp6w9/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">About the same
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/jfp6w9/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">No I'm worse off

📊 Show results

NEWS. Car Finance Mis-selling: Payouts of £700 likely for 14 million people.

Martin Lewis’ instant analysis of the regulators just announced redress proposals. Everything you need to know.

youtu.be/lz54X6dX8N4

Car finance news

We're minutes away from the Car Finance update from @thefca. For context, my free MSE tool for Discretionary Commission Arrangement (DCA) mis-selling has had 3.25m letters sent, and over 60% of the responses say people did have a DCA. Full explanation of the news coming asap

You’ll be surprised what the Student Loan interest rate really is! How much it really costs, and why you may not pay it…

Being made redundant or may be?

DON'T think, I'll sort my finances when I've time once I'm not working. You're in work, with an income now, so you can truthfully say that on the applications form meaning more chance of acceptance. Sort finances as soon as you've an inkling things may change.

CAR FINANCE RECLAIMING: The FCA has just announced it'll "issue a statement to the market & publish our consultation on a proposed motor finance redress scheme... shortly after markets close on Tuesday 7 October 2025."
So that's 5pm ish. Full updates here & in MSE weekly email.

How much mobile data do you typically use in a month. Please vote in the MSE site poll... www.moneysavingexpert.com/poll/2025/mo... (we do this to help others understand their needs if they're not sure)

17 year old: "Martin, what is a pension, and should I start thinking about one now?" My answer...

Watch the full The Martin Lewis Money Show Young Person’s Money special: www.itv.com/watch/the-ma...

Get off the energy Price Cap if you can, you’re ripping yourself off. A snippet from the new ‘Home Energy Bills Question Time’ Martin Lewis Podcast available on BBC Sounds www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/..., Apple, Spotify & all the usual pod players.

ENERGY QUESTION TIME PODCAST! Time to fix (spoiler: YES)? How do I get credit back? Are Smart Meters thick? The Price Cap rose 2% today & will stay high across winter. Yet many can save £100s. Do listen
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open.SPOTIFY.com/show/6tsU1yc...
www.BBC.co.uk/sounds/brand...

True Freudian slip. In my energy bills podcast coming out later, I (genuinely) accidentally referred to it as the Energy Price Crap.

“Martin, should I pay my daughter’s tuition fees so she doesn’t need a loan?”

My answer… having already explained that the 1st priority is the ‘parental contribution’ for living costs.

Watch the full The Martin Lewis Money Show Young Person’s Money special on ITV X
www.itv.com/watch/the-ma...

The financial choices you make early, shape your lifetime, but are easy to get wrong. My young person's money special is now watchable here www.itv.com/watch/the-ma...

Teens, 20somethings, & the parents and grandparents who help em out. Its worth a watch (preferably together)

Just leaving the studio after tonight's The Martin Lewis Money Show Live. Very different show to usual. I hope it made sense and you (and/or your children) enjoyed it.

We're back on 4 Nov for the start of the new run proper.

Money. We all need it. Many struggle to get it right – especially when young. And the financial choices you make early, can shape a lifetime. So if you're a teen or 20something or a parent or grandparent of someone who is, don't miss my young person's special tonight 8pm itv

Stop amputee benefit claimants having to be assessed every two years, if their limb grows back, they will tell us, believe me!

The govt should find 100 small things that piss people off & fix em, such as…

Ta to Politico for the vid, at its Labour fringe event, I explained that as big changes take time, govts should also have a team focused on small winnable change.

What little fixes'd you want?

NEW MONEY QUESTION TIME PODCAST! Is having a pension worth it? Why's my home insurance doubled? My Mick Jagger history! and far more. Q&A where you set the agenda, ask whatever you like (within reason)
podcasts.APPLE.com/gb/podcast/t...
open.SPOTIFY.com/show/6tsU1yc...
www.BBC.co.uk/sounds/brand...

I'm being interviewed (3pm) by @politico at #LabourConference2025 about needed consumer finance changes. I hope to be talking about council tax, energy, LISAs, financial ed, student loans, childcare help, scams, mental health etc. You can watch here m.youtube.com/watch?v=d5pF...

PS For those who don't know how it works - the fringe is where non party members can talk. My general rule is, when I go, for time's sake, its only go to the governing party's conference (so Lab now, Tory before), but my team go to the other party conferences where possible.

On my way to Liverpool for the Labour party conference, I'm doing a fringe event with @politico where they'll interview me about what politicians could do to help the pound in people's pockets. I'll post a link later as i believe its live streamed.
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And that's it from me, a little late, but I'm signing off social for the weekend.

Have a great one

See you Monday (or maybe Sun night)

I hope we'll have deals that undercut the cheapest on the market (no guarantees). Joining the MSE email is free, we don't sell the list on, and you can easily leave at any time. So you may as well do it to see.