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Oct 19
49m 57s

Question Time: Are Premium Bonds right f...

Bbc Radio 5 Live
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In our Question Time podcast, Martin Lewis gives you answers on anything and everything, including: are Premium Bonds right for me? How many credit applications will kill my ability to get a mortgage? Should we consider child pensions for our kids? Will a bank close my high paying linked regular savings account if I switch my current account from them? Where would Martin set the safety net on Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Plus, will you be able to hear Isabelle on this week’s episode? If you want to ask Martin a question, you now can! His Question Time podcast lets you ask Martin absolutely anything and everything (within reason!). So, if you’ve always wanted to know which ocean is his favourite, who he’d like to play him in his biopic, or you have a very complicated question about your finances, email it to MartinLewisPodcast@bbc.co.uk.

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