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Can social media savings challenges actually leave you worse off?<\/p>\n

Iona Bain looks at viral budgeting trends, from no-spend months to the 1p challenge, and explains how to make them work for your finances without falling behind on bills.<\/p>\n

To watch this with subtitles go to BBC iPlayer and search for Morning Live from 16\/06\/2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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