✍️Columnist @financialtimes🎙Host FT #MoneyClinic podcast 📺 TV Expert #lorraine📕My book: What they don’t teach you about money smarturl.it/ClaerBarrett
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26 Oct 2022
Some personal news... My first book, What They Don't Teach You About Money will be released in March 2023 'Need to know' stuff about money, written in a way that anyone can understand (with a pinch of sass!)
Preorder here smarturl.it/ClaerBarrett
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I’m quoted in the Financial Times today 👍🏼
SAVE OUR PUBS 🍻
Full article- ft.com/content/b823292d-1fa3…
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4 Apr 2025
RT @JohnReedwrites: Delimitation (ˌdiːˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃən):
Our @FT Big Read on the debate in India about whether, how, and when to reconfigure P…
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7 Feb 2025
Last year, one FT reader spent their bonus on a new boat (!) This year, many responses to our (anonymous) Bonus Survey mention paying a chunk off the mortgage. In line for a payout? Lucky you! Tell us about your #bonusseason expectations here: lnkd.in/eqeteUYH
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22 Jan 2025
There are high hopes for #bonusseason in the City this year - but how does yours measure up? Early entries to the FT's Bonus Survey show the trend is for lower base pay and higher incentives... it's anonymous and fast if you're one of the lucky ones: feedback.ft.com/c/a/6ad3FHLI…
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23 Oct 2024
As journalists prepare to cover the biggest Budget in years, I joined @katierazz on the Media Show @BBCRadio4 to give a behind the scenes take from the FT newsroom, with insights from former chancellor @George_Osborne Do check out the FT Budget Game: ig.ft.com/chancellor-game/
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3 Sep 2024
Just spoke to @theJeremyVine about what I wish I'd known before MY phone was snatched - the first 300 people who click on THIS link can read my @FT article about it for free - please spread the word! on.ft.com/3Z3Bsvg #PhoneTheft
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23 Aug 2024
About to go live on @BBCPM @BBCRadio4 talking about all things energy… here’s a free link to my @ftweekend Saturday column tomorrow on same: Data is the key to supporting Britain’s poorest pensioners on.ft.com/3Zfe4ev
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31 Jul 2024
"Magnificent Seven" market jitters abound this week (Nvidia down 7% on Tues) highlighting the concentration risk for investors in low-cost passive funds. Will it test their faith? My latest @FT column featuring research from @LaithKhalaf1 at @ajbell ft.com/content/59398b55-5257…
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23 Jul 2024
New research from @WhichUK has uncovered widespread and shocking claims handling failures by insurers. @SamRich91 joined @ClaerB and @iankmsmith on the @FinancialTimes' #MoneyClinic podcast to discuss
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23 Jul 2024
Awful customer service driving you round the bend? I’m talking to @sharivahl on @BBCRadio4 #youandyours this lunchtime about why we need more HUMANS not AI - as I wrote in this @ftweekend @FTMag article: How did customer service get so bad? on.ft.com/3xDW7ua
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9 Jul 2024
I am writing about the so-called “single tax” this week. Housing costs are the biggest example, but how else is this affecting you - and with more single person households in the future, what should our new government be doing? (my DMs are open for private rants!) #singletax
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5 Jul 2024
Have “Lunch with the FT” politics experts at 1pm today in our free webinar for subscribers - if they can stay awake 😉 Sign up via this link: uk-general-election-2024.liv…
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5 Jul 2024
How are financial markets reacting to the Labour landslide? Join me on @lbc this morning with @NickFerrariLBC at 7.30am for the latest - and a look at the economic challenges the new government now faces 📻
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2 Jul 2024
Comedian @lucyportercomic used to hide unopened bills in her oven as she couldn’t face dealing with her finances. Financial anxiety is no laughing matter, and she tells me on @FT Money Clinic podcast how she’s learned to let go of her financial regrets: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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25 Jun 2024
🎧Listen: What will the UK election mean for your money?
In this week’s Money Clinic podcast, FT consumer editor and host @ClaerB discusses what could happen next with @nimshah14, @MoiraONeill (pictured) and @greenmiranda on.ft.com/3VCsq54
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25 Jun 2024
Taxes are expected to rise after the general election, regardless of manifesto promises or which party wins. On this week’s Money Clinic podcast I discuss how, when and why with the FT’s @greenmiranda & @MoiraONeill & @nimshah14 from @BlickRothenberg podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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24 Jun 2024
What have the FT's top editors and writers been reading in 2024 so far?
Discover the mid-year reading lists of @khalafroula, @janinegibson, @frederick65, @TimHarford, @RanaForoohar, @henrymance, @gilliantett, @stephenkb, @ClaerB, @simon_schama & more 📚ft.com/content/469f2aac-c465…
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17 May 2024
The FT had lunch with a Dragon🐉 @DeborahMeaden’s new book teaches teenagers about money, but her advice for adults is also spot on: “Unless you know what you enjoy, all the money in the world is not going to make you happy.”
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16 May 2024
Great news that Google is going to roll out an Android phone theft prevention lock, as just discussed with @NickFerrariLBC on @LBC To read my @FT article with tips about what I wish I’d known before my phone was snatched, click here: on.ft.com/4abdrV3
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16 May 2024
And here’s the full @FT write up of the Google theft prevention lock announcement - it will be rolled out for Android phones later this year 🚲 Google turns to AI to protect users from mobile phone thefts on.ft.com/3yjCqbj
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