A life changing edition - This is Money podcast

Everything you thought you knew about life, the Isa and everything is wrong. Modern life is amazing; we’ve never had it so good. We have technology and prosperity above anything anyone a few decades ago could have possibly imagined. And we have a welfare state to look after those who inevitably fall off the merry-go-round of progress. These are the conclusions of the arguably the world’s greatest businessman, Warren Buffett.So why are our politicians, bankers and bonkers billionaires so hell-bent on spewing such negativity?And why has George Osborne just about destroyed the fabulously popular British savings tool, the Cash Isa? It’s been a way of life since the 1990s.This is Money editor Simon Lambert, consumer affairs editor Lee Boyce and Share Radio consumer commander in chief Georgie Frost are here to explain and entertain.You’ll learn… How technology has improved our lives – and whyIf there’s any point to saving cash in a tax-free Isa following the Chancellor’s meddlingWhether you’re sitting on a tax-free windfall as one of the winners of the £51m in unclaimed Premium BondsThat if f you’re listening to this in America because that’s where you’re from, Premium Bonds really IS a lottery where you kind of never lose your stake moneyWhat’s going on with house prices and the prospect of home ownership Which car manufacturer is shouting loudest this week about whether Britain should stay in Europe And Donald Trump, a future president or the voice of supermarket talking till machines? #isas #money #houseprices #trump #buffett #happiness #technologyFollow us on Instagram @dmgnewmedia.Follow us on TikTok @dmgnewmediaFollow us on X @dmgnewmediaEmail us [email protected] us  020 7938 6000.Hosts: Georgie Frost, Simon Lambert, Lee Boyce, Helen CraneProducer: Georgie Frost Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.