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Claer Barrett

Consumer editor

Claer Barrett is the consumer editor. She writes the weekly Serious Money column and presents the FT's Money Clinic podcast and Business Clinic video series. Claer frequently appears as a commentator on radio and TV, talking about personal finance, consumer and small business issues, and she is a regular guest on Eddie Mair's Drive show on LBC Radio.

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  • Friday, 2 December, 2022
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  • Tuesday, 29 November, 2022
    Money Clinic with Claer Barrett podcast24 min listen
    ‘The dopamine is so high’: the psychology of shopping addiction

    What it’s like to live with a shopping addiction, and how to overcome it

  • Friday, 25 November, 2022
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    FT Money wants to hear from readers frustrated by service levels

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  • Saturday, 19 November, 2022
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  • Thursday, 17 November, 2022
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  • Friday, 4 November, 2022
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  • Tuesday, 1 November, 2022
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  • Thursday, 27 October, 2022
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  • Monday, 17 October, 2022
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  • Tuesday, 11 October, 2022
    Money Clinic with Claer Barrett podcast21 min listen
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  • Friday, 30 September, 2022
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