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If you need help on money matters, you're not alone.

In the Martin Lewis podcast, I'll give you tips to keep more cash in your pocket

and answer your important questions.

Now that we're starting from scratch, what is the best way for us to move forward?

To help your everyday finances just add up.

Let's see what we can do.

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Try to imagine life without the internet. from simple things like shopping and banking to staying connected to the world.

Well, many Russians are now getting a taste of what that feels like.

Russians feel that they live behind an iron curtain again Again, this time, a digital iron curtain.

There have been a lot of cities, especially in the regions of Russia,

that have been living without a stable internet connection for almost a year now.

And recently even major cities like Moscow and St. Petersburg

have been forced back to basics, with mobile internet and

popular apps like Telegram suddenly out of reach. Sales have gone up of things like walkie-talkies

and pagers and landline telephones because people are quite desperate now to find at least some way of staying connected.

This touches every part of the country's life

and the costs are already starting to show.

According to one estimate, one hour of full internet cottage costs

around $25 million related to digital services

like say e-commerce or delivery. It's come as a shock for Russian troops fighting in Ukraine too.

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