Martin Lewis

I do people's names generally because I don't know the NATO phonetic alphabet.

I don't swear, but you can just imagine someone saying that.

It's a B, like B as in, well, you can come up with your own B swear word.

you uniform you're very good i don't know them alexander sending in legalistic complaints from chat gpt aren't the slam dunk you think nine times out of ten they make no sense yeah always read through your your ai before you're going through have you got any more tips there before we get to uh my tip to you which is not to do mastermind yeah uh chris it's funny how people like to handle haggle gardening services but not electricians or plumbers interesting

Yeah, I think face-to-face people find it much more difficult.

And when you're dealing with someone who's doing the work themselves as opposed to offering a service, there's almost, I think we've got this British disease that we feel like we're insulting them by saying that price isn't the right price for me because you're having to say, oh, your work isn't that good.

But, you know, everything that is discretionary, where there's a fixed amount of work, is open to some form of negotiation.

But you have to do it the right way.

And remember, they can choose not to do it at that price and you can choose not to employ them at that price.

Adrian, you've got 19 right and 40 wrong in this three-option multiple choice quiz, which means, sadly, you are still...

No better than random chance.

For those who don't listen regularly, this is the Money Mastermind.

There's a set-up and then a question for Adrian.

We'll see how he does.

Are you ready, mate?

I'm ready.

OK, now, recently, our Adrian was out in his padded gilet off to a petrol forecourt shop to buy a token for his favourite weekend ritual, checking the tyre pressure on his beloved 2007 mud-brown Fiat 500.

Close, yeah.

Suddenly, the lights flicker and a smoking DeLorean screeches in, scattering air fresheners, dog chews and discounted de-icer.

A wild-haired man leaps out and shouts, ''Jump in, Jehoshaphat!