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Damien Fahy
The Money To The Masses Podcast
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  • Ep 510 - Why your first £100k is the most important, Truth about Premium Bonds & Council Tax Changes
    This week Damien explains why saving your first £100,000 is the crucial milestone if you want to be wealthy. He then looks at Premium Bonds, revealing the possible returns you can expect if you have the maximum £50,000 holding. He also explains how to improve your chances of winning a £1 million prize. Finally, Andy discusses the proposed changes to how council tax payments are collected.Check out this week's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast article⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on the Money to the Masses website to see the full list of resources from this week's show(00:00) - Money to the Masses Podcast Episode 510(02:42) - How to Build Wealth: The Power of Compound Interest and the £100,000 Savings Milestone (15:42) - Premium Bonds Explained: Returns, Odds, and Are They Worth It in 2025? (27:04) - Council Tax Payment Changes in England: What Homeowners Need to KnowFollow Money to the Masses on social media:YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/moneytothemasses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/moneytothemasses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/moneytothemasses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tik Tok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@moneytothemasses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You may already compare products and services online and make purchases but by doing so via our dedicated page you might not only save money but could also earn cashback or take advantage of exclusive offers for MTTM listeners.Every time you use a link on the page we may earn a small amount of money for our podcast. We only use affiliate links that give you an identical (or better) deal than going direct. Thank you for being an incredible part of our community. Your support means the world to us.Support the show by visiting and bookmarking our dedicated podcast page:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Money to the Masses Dedicated Podcast Page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Click to support the showLinks referred to in the podcast:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NS&I set to cut premium bond rateWhat is the Financial Services Compensation SchemeCouncil tax payments set to changeFind your local councilCouncil tax explained and what to do if you are stuggling to paySubscribe to our NewsletterIf a link has an * beside it this means that it is an affiliated link. If you go via the link, Money to the Masses may receive a small fee which helps keep Money to the Masses free to use.
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  • Ep 509 - Pension IHT changes, How much do you need to retire & Credit file hack
    In this week's show Damien explores the proposed changes to Inheritance Tax (IHT) on defined contribution pensions, set to begin in April 2027. He also discusses strategies that could be used to mitigate the potential impact. Next, he takes a look at how much money you'll need in retirement in order to achieve a minimum, moderate and comfortable lifestyle. Finally, Andy explains how you can use a 'Notice of Correction' to improve your chances of securing credit if you have any negative marks on your credit report.Check out this week's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast article⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on the Money to the Masses website to see the full list of resources from this week's show(00:00) - Money to the Masses Podcast Episode 509(05:50) - Proposed Changes to IHT and the Implications(07:42) - Strategies for Mitigating Inheritance Tax(09:16) - Gifting and Charitable Contributions(11:32) - Gifting from Income Exemption(13:49) - Life Insurance and Other Mitigation Tools(15:03) - Conclusion and Future Considerations(16:12) - How much do you need to retire? Minimum, Moderate and Comfortable pension lifestyles revealed(21:18) - Navigating Retirement Planning(22:40) - Credit File Management and Notices of CorrectionFollow Money to the Masses on social media:YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/moneytothemasses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/moneytothemasses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/moneytothemasses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tik Tok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@moneytothemasses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You may already compare products and services online and make purchases but by doing so via our dedicated page you might not only save money but could also earn cashback or take advantage of exclusive offers for MTTM listeners.Every time you use a link on the page we may earn a small amount of money for our podcast. We only use affiliate links that give you an identical (or better) deal than going direct. Thank you for being an incredible part of our community. Your support means the world to us.Support the show by visiting and bookmarking our dedicated podcast page:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Money to the Masses Dedicated Podcast Page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Click to support the showLinks referred to in the podcast:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IHT Gifting Exemptions (and how they work)Aberdeen Briefing Notes on IHT/PensionsHow to find a good financial adviser you can trustTry out our free pension calculatorGet a FREE pension reviewSubscribe to our NewsletterIf a link has an * beside it this means that it is an affiliated link. If you go via the link, Money to the Masses may receive a small fee which helps keep Money to the Masses free to use.
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  • Ep 508 - UK Wealth Uncovered (Where do you rank?) & Winter Fuel Payment Update
    In this week's podcast, Damien examines the latest wealth data, which reveals the average wealth of UK households by age and region, looking at everything from property and pensions to savings and investments. Damien also covers the significant update to the Winter Fuel Payment for the upcoming winter, explaining the new rules, who will be eligible, and how a new income threshold will affect higher-earning pensioners.Check out this week's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast article⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on the Money to the Masses website to see the full list of resources from this week's show(00:00) - Money to the Masses Episode 508(05:44) - Understanding Wealth in the UK(06:41) - Household Wealth by Age(08:55) - The Importance of Median Wealth(12:10) - Wealth Distribution in the UK(18:06) - Geographical Variations in Wealth(18:55) - Savings Trends and Rates(22:43) - Changes to Winter Fuel PaymentsFollow Money to the Masses on social media:YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/moneytothemasses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/moneytothemasses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/moneytothemasses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tik Tok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@moneytothemasses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You may already compare products and services online and make purchases but by doing so via our dedicated page you might not only save money but could also earn cashback or take advantage of exclusive offers for MTTM listeners.Every time you use a link on the page we may earn a small amount of money for our podcast. We only use affiliate links that give you an identical (or better) deal than going direct. Thank you for being an incredible part of our community. Your support means the world to us.Support the show by visiting and bookmarking our dedicated podcast page:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Money to the Masses Dedicated Podcast Page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Click to support the showLinks referred to in the podcast:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Direct Debit WarningAverage UK Household Savings & Wealth 2025 Data by NimblefinsONS Household Wealth DataUpdate to Winter Fuel PaymentTry out the Money to the Masses Money MOTIf a link has an * beside it this means that it is an affiliated link. If you go via the link, Money to the Masses may receive a small fee which helps keep Money to the Masses free to use.
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  • Ep 507 - UK Property Special: Latest on Mortgage rates, Products, Affordability tests & House prices
    In this week's podcast, Damien provides a comprehensive update on the UK property and mortgage market. He reveals the latest Bank of England interest rate predictions, provides a snapshot of the best mortgage deals currently available and how you can lock in a mortgage rate in advance of your existing one ending. He also discusses the re-emergence of 100% (zero-deposit) mortgages, detailing the newly launched products and eligibility requirements. Next, he provides an update on changes to affordability, with lenders offering higher income multiples and relaxing stress-testing rules. Finally, Damien takes a look at what is happening with house prices using the latest data from the UK's main house price indices.This episode is sponsored by Coinbase - Visit⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Coinbase*⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more. Crypto comes with unique risks,⁠ ⁠⁠⁠take 2 minutes to learn more⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out this week's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast article⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on the Money to the Masses website to see the full list of resources from this week's show(00:00) - Money to the Masses Podcast Episode 507(04:47) - Understanding Interest Rates and Their Impact(08:26) - Current Mortgage Rates and Best Deals(15:49) - Options if yiy are Struggling to Get on the Property Ladder(18:16) - Zero Deposit or '100%' Mortgages and Their Implications(20:36) - Navigating Income Multiples and Affordability Changes (20:40) - The Impact of Stress Testing on Borrowing Capacity(24:21) - Analysing UK House Prices and Market TrendsFollow Money to the Masses on social media:YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/moneytothemasses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/moneytothemasses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/moneytothemasses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tik Tok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@moneytothemasses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You may already compare products and services online and make purchases but by doing so via our dedicated page you might not only save money but could also earn cashback or take advantage of exclusive offers for MTTM listeners.Every time you use a link on the page we may earn a small amount of money for our podcast. We only use affiliate links that give you an identical (or better) deal than going direct. Thank you for being an incredible part of our community. Your support means the world to us.Support the show by visiting and bookmarking our dedicated podcast page:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Money to the Masses Dedicated Podcast Page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Click to support the showLinks referred to in the podcast:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Where next for interest rates? Check out our predictionsBest Mortgage Rates in the UKMortgage Comparison ToolHow to find a mortgage broker you can trustSkipton track record mortgage reviewApril mortgages launches zero deposit mortgage optionsGable mortgages' zero deposit mortgage optionsWhat is going to happen to UK house prices?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If a link has an * beside it this means that it is an affiliated link. If you go via the link, Money to the Masses may receive a small fee which helps keep Money to the Masses free to use.
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  • Ep 506 - Ethical & sustainable investing explained, Cash ISA hack & Energy payouts
    In this week's episode, Damien takes a look at ethical and sustainable investing, explaining the FCA's new fund labelling rules (SDR) and shares some of the best free tools that can help you find investments that match your values.Next, Andy explains how some energy customers who had prepayment meters wrongly installed could receive up to £1,000 compensation. Then, with the energy price cap due to fall, Damien looks at the latest fixed-price energy deals and how much you can save.Finally, Damien reveals a simple 'hack' that allows you to switch your Cash ISA between providers via the click of a button, ensuring you can secure a competitive interest rate.This episode is sponsored by Coinbase - Visit ⁠⁠⁠Coinbase*⁠⁠⁠ to learn more. Crypto comes with unique risks, ⁠⁠⁠take 2 minutes to learn more⁠⁠⁠Check out this week's ⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast article⁠⁠⁠⁠ on the Money to the Masses website to see the full list of resources from this week's show(00:00) - Money to the Masses Podcast Episode 506 (08:11) - Understanding Sustainable Investing (15:03) - Navigating Ethical Investment Tools and Resources (18:48) - Evaluating Ethical Investment Performance (20:24) - Investigation into Prepayment Meters and Compensation Agreement (24:20) - Energy Price Cap Update (26:37) - Cash ISA HackFollow Money to the Masses on social media:YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/moneytothemasses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/moneytothemasses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/moneytothemasses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tik Tok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@moneytothemasses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You may already compare products and services online and make purchases but by doing so via our dedicated page you might not only save money but could also earn cashback or take advantage of exclusive offers for MTTM listeners.Every time you use a link on the page we may earn a small amount of money for our podcast. We only use affiliate links that give you an identical (or better) deal than going direct. Thank you for being an incredible part of our community. Your support means the world to us.Support the show by visiting and bookmarking our dedicated podcast page:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Money to the Masses Dedicated Podcast Page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Click to support the showLinks referred to in the podcast:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠S&P Global Rating Tool⁠⁠Fidelity Investment Finder⁠⁠ii Ace 40 List⁠⁠Morningstar Fund Screener Tool⁠⁠Ethical Performance Analysis (Managed Portfolios from Nutmeg, Moneyfarm and Wealthify)⁠⁠Energy customers to get up to £1,000 compensation⁠⁠Should you fix your energy tariff? ⁠⁠Cheapest fixed-price energy tariffs in the UK⁠If a link has an * beside it this means that it is an affiliated link. If you go via the link, Money to the Masses may receive a small fee which helps keep Money to the Masses free to use.
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Join Damien and Andy as they break down personal finance topics including investing, saving, budgeting and more, giving you the tools and knowledge to achieve your financial goals Each week, they cover three topics, cutting through unnecessary financial jargon, providing practical tips and actionable advice to help you make the most of your money. To provide feedback or ideas for future shows, contact: [email protected] or visit https://moneytothemasses.com
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