The 37 taxes you pay and why it now takes £3.1m to feel 'wealthy'
While the average household pays £16,700 in direct tax on income, our audit shows this is just the tip of the iceberg.
We all pay a multitude of other taxes, from air passenger duty to environmental levies on our energy bills.
Lee Boyce, Simon Lambert and Georgie Frost discuss what the total sum is - and that our tax rate is more like 57 per cent.
And tax rises don't always bring in more cash for the Treasury coffers.
As the Government weighs up introducing yet another tax - this time a wealth tax - we explore why despite the allowance being slashed the capital gains tax take is down and what it means for the Chancellor's plans.
How much you need to feel wealthy in different areas of Britain? Does £1million still cut it?
The six burning questions everyone is asking financial advisers right now… and their expert answers
And we answer a reader query: Could I give £250 gifts to 400 people who then pay them to my daughters to beat inheritance tax on £100,000?
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When will you be able to retire... and will it be with a state pension?
A stark warning has been sounded that the state pension age could have to rise to 74 for those under-30s.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies' pronouncement in the same week that the government announced a state pension review set the cat amongst the pensions.
But would Labour - or any party - really hike the state pension age that high? Wouldn't it be political suicide and spark protests in the street?
The IFS warning hinged around the triple lock and balancing the books, but it's clear that the risk of the state pension age rising from its current timetable's maximum 68 is high.
On this episode of the This is Money podcast, Georgie Frost, Helen Crane and Simon Lambert, discuss what could happen to the state pension, when we might be able to retire and what we all need to do to get there.
Pension saving is also under the spotlight and the team discuss how to make the most of your work scheme or a Sipp.
Plus, a double tax hit on inheritances is on the way, as pensions are pulled into the net. Does the government need to change tack rather than plough on with a levy that will reach 64 per cent for many affected?
The FTSE 100 finally broke through 9,000 this week, is 10,000 on the cards and why is the UK stock market doing well?
And finally, buy and hold is the traditional investment mantra, so why does one bitcoin expert say you shouldn't do that and should trade it instead?
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Mortgage help or mortgage madness? What six times salary loans will mean
How do you solve a problem like high house prices without sinking the economy?
That's a conundrum that's kept politicians and central bankers awake at night for years. Now there's a new plan. Rachel Reeves unveiled a push for bigger mortgages this week, with the backing of the Bank of England, financial watchdogs, banks and building societies?
Protections in place since the credit crunch-induced crash will be swept away.
Are we forgetting the lessons from the financial crisis or adjusting the rules to meet a world that's different?
On this podcast, Georgie Frost, Tanya Jefferies and Simon Lambert talk bumper mortgages and what next.
Plus, the Chancellor has more plans, to get people investing, support the stock market and fire up the economy, will they work?
As the FTSE 100 flirts with a close above 9,000, is it time to buy British?
And what do you need to know about paying inheritance tax rather than the usual topic of avoiding it?
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Has the cash Isa been saved for good... or is a cut still coming?
The slashing of the cash Isa was considered a nailed on certainty in next week's Mansion House speech, but now it seems Rachel Reeves has had a change of heart.
So, has the cash Isa allowance been saved for good, or is this just a victory for now - before the axe falls in the Budget?
On this episode of the This is Money Podcast, Georgie Frost, Lee Boyce discuss what next for the cash Isa and whether there was any merit in plans to cut the allowance.
Plus, why has Nvidia become the world's first $4trillion company, is it still worth investing in and have you got any chance of finding the next stock market superstar before it takes off?
Should you combine your finances with your partner's and reveal all to them.
And finally, it's the polarising question of our times: are you for or against Ring and other video doorbells?
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One year in... has Labour been a success for our finances?
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