The FT’s money-making expert Claer Barrett responds to real-life money questions from a range of millennial guests gearing up to battle the cost of living crisis. Every episode is packed with nuggets, tips and takeaways shared by top FT writers and financial experts. There are no short cuts to wealth, but Money Clinic promises to tell you things you didn’t know about your finances and investing in ways that anyone can understand.
Want to talk to Claer on the show? Email money@ft.com or drop her a line on Instagram @Claerb
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The FT’s money-making expert Claer Barrett responds to real-life money questions from a range of millennial guests gearing up to battle the cost of living crisis. Every episode is packed with nuggets, tips and takeaways shared by top FT writers and financial experts. There are no short cuts to wealth, but Money Clinic promises to tell you things you didn’t know about your finances and investing in ways that anyone can understand.
Want to talk to Claer on the show? Email money@ft.com or drop her a line on Instagram @Claerb
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When FT columnist Miranda Green lost her father, she expected the grief to be long-lived. What she didn’t expect was that she would still be attempting to settle her father's financial affairs nearly a year later with multiple calls to banks, building societies, insurers and utility companies.
In an episode which first aired last September, Miranda tells presenter Claer Barrett about her experiences dealing with inconsiderate call handlers and poor processes in the private sector. Claer puts Miranda’s concerns to Eric Leenders, the director of personal finance at UK Finance, the trade body that represents about 300 financial services organisations. What are they doing to address the problem?
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Listen to the second part of this series, Help! My parents are being targeted by scammers
Read Miranda Green’s article for free: Sadmin - the side hustle nobody wants
Services mentioned in the podcast:
https://www.gov.uk/after-a-death/organisations-you-need-to-contact-and-tell-us-once
https://www.mylostaccount.org.uk
https://www.deathnotificationservice.co.uk
For more tips on how to organise your money, sign up to Claer's email series 'Sort Your Financial Life Out With Claer Barrett' at FT.com/moneycourse
If you would like to be a guest on a future episode of Money Clinic, email us at money@ft.com or send Claer a DM on social media — she’s @ClaerB on Instagram and TikTok.
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Check out Claer’s column, Widowed pensioners ‘could be owed thousands’ in UK state pension.
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Presented by Claer Barrett. Produced by Philippa Goodrich and Laurence Knight. Our executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Sound design by Breen Turner and Samantha Giovinco, with original music from Metaphor Music.
Read the transcript of this episode which was first aired last September on FT.com
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