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  • Consumer Fight Back’s Beginner’s Guide to...Pensions
    Aug 22 2025

    Want to know more about pensions but don’t know where to start with the basics? Consumer Fight Back has you covered.

    Janine Maher from the Money and Pensions Service talks through the State Pension, Defined Benefit (DB) pensions, Defined Contribution (DC) pensions and a Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) and explains how they can interact with each other.

    If you have a story or experience you want to share email cfb@bbc.co.uk

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    14 min
  • Going to University
    Aug 15 2025

    We explore just how much you’re paying to go to university – and ask, is it worth it?

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    15 min
  • Price of a Party
    Aug 14 2025

    Holly asks how much are we willing to spend on a children’s birthday party?

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    10 min
  • Rising Food Bills
    Aug 8 2025

    Holly finds out how people are coping with rising food bills at a social supermarket.

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    20 min
  • How Much Were You Paid In Your First Job?
    Aug 1 2025

    We take to the streets of Belfast to find out how much people were paid in their first jobs. And we chat to the CEO of Youth Employment UK about what rights young workers have as they start out in their first part-time jobs. Are there enough jobs for young people looking to earn a few quid? What other options are out there?

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    14 min
  • What The Ethics?
    Jul 25 2025

    What does it actually look like to shop with ethics in mind?

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    14 min
  • FIRE: Fancy Retiring In Your 40s?
    Jul 12 2025

    If you’ve ever dreamed of ditching the 9-5 daily grind and found yourself counting down the days until retirement...what if that day was in weeks, not years? Holly chats to a couple who are retired and travelling the world..

    If you have a story or experience you want to share email cfb@bbc.co.uk

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    16 min
  • How much do you gift the happy couple?
    Jul 5 2025

    We're officially in the middle of wedding season and it costs £451 on average to be a guest at the big day. How much do you gift the happy couple? And when is it ok to politely decline the invitation?

    If you have a story or experience you want to share email cfb@bbc.co.uk

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    16 min