How would you spend a lottery jackpot? This is Money podcast
What would you do with £208million?
Ahead of another Euromillions rollover, This is Money spoke to an adviser to those fortunate few who have scooped a jackpot to get some practical tips on what to do if you win big…just in case.
Would friends and family be top of your list when it comes to how to spend it... or something else? Lee Boyce, Simon Lambert and Georgie Frost discuss.
Simon turns his focus on The Big Winter Fuel u-turn and the spending review – 'pray for Rachel and all of us,' he says.
We borrowed too much to buy our home - what can we do about our huge mortgage?
And an auction expert revealed the four types of property that savvy buyers are snapping up right now.
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