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Expensive Funerals & Risky Bitcoin
Manage episode 282340186 series 2390989
Welcome to episode 4 of Talking Money, with Martin Bamford and Hannah Godfrey.
In each episode of Talking Money, we take a topical look at the big money stories of the week, putting our personal spin on the news.
Funeral costs have risen again in the past year, now up nearly 40% in a decade.
We talk about the latest Cost of Dying report from insurer SunLife and why death needs to be less of a taboo topic.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued as strong warning to anyone investing in crypto assets, including Bitcoin; you could lose everything!
While some have managed to save money and repay debt during the pandemic, it has been a challenging experience for many others.
In their Pandemic Pressures report, the Resolution Foundation looked at the different financial pressures caused by the lockdown.
596 episodes
Manage episode 282340186 series 2390989
Welcome to episode 4 of Talking Money, with Martin Bamford and Hannah Godfrey.
In each episode of Talking Money, we take a topical look at the big money stories of the week, putting our personal spin on the news.
Funeral costs have risen again in the past year, now up nearly 40% in a decade.
We talk about the latest Cost of Dying report from insurer SunLife and why death needs to be less of a taboo topic.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued as strong warning to anyone investing in crypto assets, including Bitcoin; you could lose everything!
While some have managed to save money and repay debt during the pandemic, it has been a challenging experience for many others.
In their Pandemic Pressures report, the Resolution Foundation looked at the different financial pressures caused by the lockdown.
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