Facts: - alt: money saving expert martin lewis - known for: founder the uk consumer money . , editor and chief of moneysavingexpert.com , saving - origin: norton , england - homepage: -lsb- http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/ moneysavingexpert.com -rsb- - television: the -lrb- 2014 tv programme -rrb- martin lewis money show , good morning britain - spouse: lara lewington -lrb- m. 2009 -rrb- - birth date: 09 may 1972 - family: debby jupe -lrb- sister -rrb- - name: martin lewis obe - birth place: withington , manchester , lancashire , england , uk - occupation: television presenter , journalist , author , entrepreneur Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of martin lewis -lrb- financial journalist -rrb- .
martin steven lewis obe -lrb- born 9 may 1972 in withington , manchester , lancashire -rrb- is an english journalist , television presenter and author .he also created the website '' moneysavingexpert.com '' lewis markets himself as , and is often referred to in the media as , a '' '' consumer campaigner '' '' and '' '' consumer champion '' '' and uses the -lrb- trademarked -rrb- title of '' '' money saving expert '' '' .since 2012 , lewis has co-presented his own itv primetime show '' the martin lewis money show '' with saira khan .