How to challenge a will and make loads of money
This is Money Podcast
This is Money
4.1 • 650 Ratings
🗓️ 27 May 2016
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
This week on the show you’ve all been waiting for, broadcasting legend Georgie Frost, This is Money editor Simon Lambert and personal finance editor Rachel Rickard-Straus take a peak under the coffin lid of inheritance.
It can get nasty when grief and greed meet in the financial graveyard.
So what can you do if you feel you’re being ripped off by siblings and long-lost lovers?
And what’s the best way to make a clear will of your own intentions when you step off planet Earth for the last time?
Also on the show…
How to make loads more money by using Einstein’s theory. No not that one. Well, yes that Einsten but this time it’s his theory ‘the 8th wonder of the world’ – or compound interest.
And…
Trouble brewing for property sellers
Paying off your mortgage quickly for dummies – is it for dummies?
The latest ruse to get your kids on property ladder
The pitfalls of renting out your spare room to someone who burns it down
Angry parking fees and fines
When, where and how much to tip abroad
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is Money, brought to you in partnership with NS&I, giving you 100% security for your savings. |
| 0:20.7 | A very warm welcome to This Is Money and Share Radio podcast in partnership with NS&I. |
| 0:25.9 | I'm Georgie Frost here with you on DAB across the country, online and through the Share Radio mobile app. |
| 0:32.2 | Every weekday from 9 until midday sharing ideas about money. |
| 0:36.1 | I'm joined in the studio by editor Simon Lambert and personal finance editor Rachel Rickard Strauss |
| 0:41.6 | from the financial website of the year to talk through some of the stories that they've been working on this week. |
| 0:47.6 | And on the agenda today, we'll be focusing on two big things us Brits really don't like to talk about. |
| 0:54.2 | Death and maths. |
| 0:56.2 | First up, it's wills and the rising number of disputes over inheritance. |
| 1:00.3 | We've seen a 600% increase in new inquiries in the last four years. |
| 1:04.5 | The tightening of pilestrings has caused some, perhaps, to take drastic measures to procure inheritance. |
| 1:09.1 | Then Simon will tackle the eighth wonder of the world. |
| 1:12.6 | That's according to Einstein and who are we to disagree with him, |
| 1:15.6 | compounding and why brushing up on our math skills is crucial for our finances. |
| 1:21.6 | Knowing the principles is important. |
| 1:23.6 | Percentages, be able to calculate the interest rates on your bank account. |
| 1:26.6 | It doesn't matter if you have to reach for your calculator, |
| 1:28.8 | but as long as you know how the calculations were. |
| 1:31.0 | We talk property and ask, is there trouble in paradise? |
| 1:34.4 | Sellers beware. |
| 1:35.5 | Is it worth paying off your mortgage quickly? |
| 1:38.3 | And nationwide plans to enable homeowners to help their kids get on the property ladder |
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