Moneysavingexpert website sold for £87 million

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Martin Lewis, founder of the MoneySavingExpert website, has sold the site to Moneysupermarket.com for a reported £87 million. He will walk away with £35 million in cash and 22.1 million shares in the price comparison website.

It's not bad for something he conceived as a sideline.