Could you become an Isa millionaire? Meet the man who did it in his 30s

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🗓️ 24 October 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

The dream of becoming an Isa millionaire will be a common ambition among many This is Money podcast listeners.
Most will probably dismiss it as fantasy but what if you could actually get there?
Recently a long-time This is Money reader got in touch to tell us that he had managed just that... at the age of 36.
Ollie Perry was happy to share his story, not to boast but to try to inspire others and to show that it isn't just wealthy boomers who can manage to make an Isa million.
On this podcast, Georgie Frost, Lee Boyce and Simon Lambert discuss his story and what we can learn from it.
How did he do it, are the big risks he took suitable for others, and what if you if prefer to get rich slower but with less chance of something going wrong?
With a new top rate in town, Lee takes a look at the best buy savings deals on the market, Simon delves into why so many homes are seeing asking prices cut, and Georgie ponders why people are rushing to pay big money for retro tech that doesn't work.

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Hosts: Georgie Frost, Simon Lambert, Lee Boyce, Helen Crane

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0:00.0	Welcome to This Is Money podcast sponsored by Charles Stanley Direct.
0:06.6	I'm Georgie Frost and joining me and Simon Lambert today is Lee Boyce.
0:10.6	And coming up, do you have what it takes to be an ISA millionaire?
0:14.6	We get some tips from a 36 year old, yes, you heard that right, a 36 year old who's achieved it. Plus, there's a new, easy
0:22.2	access, best buy, Lee will tell you all about it, and an NS&I savings account that has got the
0:27.4	this is money saving expert rather excited, but you need to get your skates on if you want to take
0:32.0	advantage. Also today, trouble in the housing market ahead of the budget as data shows a huge
0:36.9	spike in house price cuts and abandoned sales.
0:40.5	But in better news, more cuts to mortgage rates.
0:42.9	And are you sitting on a retro gadget gold mine?
0:46.8	Don't forget your step to date.
0:47.7	With all the latest breaking money news, just go to this ismoney.com.
0:50.8	UK or download the app.
0:53.6	But first, a message from our sponsors. Do you love talking about
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1:11.7	at Charles-Stanley.com.uk-Uk forward slash financial coaching. Go on, your future self will
1:18.4	thank you. Remember, investment involves risk. Now back to the show. ICE's speculation continues
1:23.7	to rumble on ahead of the budget, with, as we know, the Chancellor very keen to
1:28.4	get us to stuff less into cash savings and more into stocks and shares, saying it's better for our
1:33.0	money and it's better for the economy. Well, one piece of data gives a bit of a boost to her argument.
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