Martin Lewis | Features | Homepage - Dorset Echo

Is it time to recession-proof your finances? The economy's shrinking, and a panic wave of worry has swept across the nation. Yet before we all go battening down the hatches, risking making things worse, it's worth taking a moment to actually think about what recession really means for our pockets.

The technical definition of recession is that the economy has shrunk for two quarters in succession – in other words, six months. Therefore it's important to understand being in recession's a reflection of what's already happened, rather than a prediction of what will happen.

The announcement that we’re now in a recession hasn’t actually changed anything: the bad causes are in the past, not the present.

Read Martin's full column here

Tesco 2x exchange is back

Until 13 June, the Tesco Summer Exchange lets
you swap each £5 voucher for £10 tokens to spend
in-store on phones, clothing, gardens, BBQ, iPods & more.

First check if anything in Tesco's Rewards brochure suits; you can treble points' value on train tickets, jewellery etc.

Full help at mse.me/tesco

Get £125 on top service bank account

First Direct (min £23k salary) wins every service poll I've done.

Usually it gives £100 to newbies, but via a specific link it's £125.

Full info at mse.me/bankaccounts