Adam French

I spend hours of my life fact-checking fairly vanilla personal finance stories, fully aware AI will replace me in the not-too-distant future. It is a much bigger shock to me that big ol' non-fiction books are going unchecked. Does AI doing some checking sound like such a bad thing versus none?

It was pretty cool tbh. Unlike me

This is not a drill. I'm going to be on BBC Radio 1 life hacks just after 4pm today talking ticketing scams. A topic I have been going deep on for more than a decade.

Plus stay tuned afterwards for the irrepressible @martynjames.bsky.social taking calls on all manners of scams

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Ah..good ol' game of conkers. There's a surprising couple of paras about how lucky gen z's are to have cycle helmets 🤷

20 ways Boomers had it harder than Gen Z The younger generation might blame us for everything from climate change to £6 pints, but we didn’t have it so easy either...

Spoiler: Most of this list is improvements in health and safety

www.telegraph.co.uk/family/life/...

Ask The Experts: How Can I Spot A Genuine Black Friday Deal? – NerdWallet UK Shopping for Christmas presents at bargain prices? With brands already bombarding us with offers, here's how the experts approach Black Friday.

Can you spot a legitimate Black Friday deal? Great tips from my colleague @amy-knight.bsky.social

✅ Use price checker platforms
✅ Beware of shiny "new" tech on offer
✅ Be alert to scams - especially on social media

www.nerdwallet.com/uk/personal-...

Olivia Rodrigo ticket prices revealed for her BST Hyde Park show Next summer will see Olivia Rodrigo headline her biggest show to date as part of BST Hyde Park festival in London.

I see no reason not to trust Pink News on this one.

It's pretty high up my shortlist of events I expect to see loads of ticket scams around next year

www.thepinknews.com/2024/11/11/o...

Rip Off Britain - Series 16: 23. No win, no fee cost me £27,000 Gloria Hunniford, Julia Somerville and the team hear how the promise of a no win, no fee legal action left a man from Burnley with a £27,000 legal bill after a firm of solicitors went bust.

I appeared on BBC Rip Off Britain today (and made the thumbnail) discussing the hidden risks of 'No Win, No Fee' legal claims.

👉 Law firms need to give you all the info on how they/you are insured
👉 Understand YOU are the claimant when taking a firm to court

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Rise like a feather and fall like a rock.

pretty huge news for credit unions - the government is reviewing the requirement for members to have a “common bond”, like the same employer or locality, to help them grow - credit unions are really valuable & under-utilised so it’s just good to see the gov’t taking an interest

Sunrise over

The sun rises on another social media profile i'll undoubtedly end up neglecting before too long.

I plan on sharing/discussing good vibes, financial and consumer commentary, tips and stories. Plus any media bits and pieces I happen to be involved in.