‘Is your company offering money for a pension? TAKE IT TAKE IT TAKE IT!’

By now you may’ve seen the what’s it all about video on the new look homepage. The video’s been around about 18 months, but now I’ve increased its prominence as it seems a really good way to explain the attitude of the site (eagle eyed viewers will note that at the end it’s the old website that is pictured, although that’s being changed soon. So what’s the secret? Well, when I filmed it, it wasn’t actually for MoneySavingExpert.com at... more

Having just told the team at MSE Towers this story, they tell me I should blog it, so here goes. When I was writing the first edition of the Money Diet , the writing was fun, but the editing process was hellish. I finally got to a point where I simply couldn’t face going through it again to do a final tweak having been through with a fine tooth comb again and again (and again). Yet I knew I had to do one final read through before submitting it to the publisher. Now at this ... more

Yesterday was a rather strange day at MSE Towers, for our Richard was suddenly much taller than expected. The first thing you need to understand is he’s a bit of an extreme sports nut, so we spend time listening to regaled stories of paragliding and helicopter skiing and other things that make the rest of us mere mortals blanche. Yet nothing to compete with yesterday… Having roller-bladed miles through busy London streets to get to the Towers, he realised he hadn’t actu... more

I just received this press release from the Nationwide…. “WHO LAUNCHED THE UK’S FIRST INTERNET BANK? Nationwide Building Society has received some enquiries from journalists who have been confused by Royal Bank of Scotland’s news release claiming to have been the first bank to provide an internet banking service. In order to avoid any confusion, Nationwide Building Society was the first UK provider to launch an internet banking service on 27 May 1997. Royal Bank... more