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What have MoneySavers been talking about this week on the MSE Forum? Join us for a whistle-stop tour of some of the latest discussions and dilemmas. Seen something on the Forum we should include in next week's highlights blog? Let us know in this thread.
These days, voice recognition on our devices means you don't even need to type anything let alone use a pen and paper. But still, for some of us there are times where writing by hand is preferred. How often do you find yourself physically writing something down?
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reconsiling my bank statements I noticed that Plum had taken £20 DD last week instead of their usual £10. On asking why I was told there was a Technical issue ( Reply from them shown below) - I know It was only £10 and its made no diffrence to me as the £10 is now earning interest in an account that we use to save money…
Hi everyone, I've gone through what I think is relevant in the newbie posts and read through some other mentions of ECP and DRP to see if I can get an answer there. It may be me thinking my problem is solely unique which it probably isn't but I just need to double check here. The short story is my mum received a letter…
We bought our house 2018,our neighbours moved in the same year, we got on really well. They erected their own fence all the way around their property because they didn't want to have a party fence. We then built our own in our back garden, the neighbour suggested we go onto his land around half a foot to get concrete posts…
Welcome to Awesome August's No-Spend Days Challenge! This challenge is all about helping people to save money by setting aside days every month where you deliberately don't spend unnecessary cash. Over the short term, it can help you have a more frugal month. Over the long term, if you stick with it, it can help change…
Hello! I thought I would start a new diary as we attack the second phase of our mortgage... In Jan 2019 we bought our first (lovely, but little) house for 320k with a 10% deposit. South east prices :s . With the fees we began our journey with a mortgage of £289,500 over 30 years. To be honest, whilst it was affordable to…
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It can help save cash while doing your bit for the environment at the same time, but how many of you have bought pre-loved clothing?
It's also been confirmed that you'll be able to get automatic compensation from your energy supplier for certain smart meter problems.
The Bank of England said there had been "substantial disinflation over the past two and a half years". It's the third time the base rate has been cut this year.
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