What’s the best way to stooze (pervert 0% cards to make money)? | Top savings for 17yr-old | Will I lose Child Benefit?
The Martin Lewis Podcast
BBC
4.4 • 929 Ratings
🗓️ 11 May 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
In our Question Time podcast, Martin Lewis gives you answers on anything and everything, including: an explainer on what the best way is to stooze - in other words, how to I get money from a 0% credit card to save it and maximise the gain.
Martin answers a question about the best saving account options for a 17yr old.
A caller asks if they will lose Child Benefit if they only earn over the limit for some of the year.
Discover the advice Martin gives a parent who is nervous of giving their 18 year old a credit card for a first trip abroad. He also explains what alternatives are around.
And finally, make sure you listen to the end to find out who, in the week of Martin’s birthday, we get as a surprise special guest last caller…
If you want to ask Martin a question, you now can! His Question Time podcast lets you ask Martin absolutely anything and everything (within reason!) – so if you’ve always wanted to know his favourite ice cream flavour, if he’s ever pondered the meaning of life, or have a very complicated question about your personal finances, email it to MartinLewisPodcast@bbc.co.uk.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:06.7 | Regular listeners, prepare yourself for a shock. |
| 0:09.5 | I don't feel you want to be paying a fee at any point in this. |
| 0:12.6 | By the magic of podcasting, I'm going to go and do those numbers now. |
| 0:16.2 | I've got a question for you. |
| 0:17.8 | Okay, I'm blushing already. Carry on, yeah. |
| 0:20.4 | Wait more important than any of that. |
| 0:21.9 | She dropped. |
| 0:23.3 | But we lost her. |
| 0:24.8 | Oh no. |
| 0:26.0 | Hello and welcome to the cunningly named the Martin Lewis podcast. |
| 0:29.7 | I do wonder what that's going to be about. |
| 0:31.6 | And this is our question type episode where you are ESQ's extra savvy questioners get to ask for your questions on absolutely |
| 0:40.3 | anything and everything, open bracket, within reason, closed brackets. |
| 0:44.3 | This week you asked me, Martin, what's the best way to stews? |
| 0:48.3 | For those of you who don't know, that means how do I get money offer 0% credit cards |
| 0:53.3 | so I can save it and earn interest on the money they've led me for now? |
| 0:58.0 | My child is 17. Should you use a children or an adult savings account? |
| 1:04.0 | Will I lose child benefit if I only earn over the limit for some of the year? |
| 1:09.0 | I'm nervous giving my 18 year old a credit card for his first trip abroad. |
| 1:12.8 | What are the alternatives? |
| 1:14.6 | And finally, I got a surprise with a special guest last call. |
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