Question Time: Is having a pension worth it? Why has my home insurance doubled? And Martin's Mick Jagger history!

Update: 2025-09-29

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Martin explains why pensions offer the biggest savings, why you must pay off credit cards IN FULL, and recounts the time he tried to convince Mick Jagger to finish his finance and accounting degree.

Question Time is the new weekly bonus podcast from Martin where YOU set the agenda.... Send in your questions by emailing martinlewispodcast@bbc.co.uk.

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Question Time: Is having a pension worth it? Why has my home insurance doubled? And Martin's Mick Jagger history!

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Question Time: Is having a pension worth it? Why has my home insurance doubled? And Martin's Mick Jagger history!