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Is it worth spending more up front to buy an appliance that's substantially cheaper to run? That's one of the talking points on the MSE Forum this week. Read on to explore that thread and more of the latest conversations in our MoneySaving community.…
Chancellor John Healy has delivered the Government’s latest Budget, revealing various measures like the scrapping of Gas Standing Charges, a boost to national minimum wage and a freeze on fuel duty. You can find a list of the announcements on MSE News along with Martin’s reactions Will the Budget be a boon to your finances…
For two decades MoneySavers have been encouraging one another via the MSE Forum to put aside spare change in the year-long Sealed Pot Challenge. This week Forumites broke open those pots and counted the contents. Read on for more on that and the rest of the week's discussions.…
Hi all, I hope you're all well. I have three old defaulted debts of roughly £500 from three to five years ago. I've been paying token fees to two of them (£1 a month) and £7.66 (1% of the original debt) without missing a payment. My circumstances have slightly improved and I'm looking to offer these three settlement offers…
I have had multiple problems with the speed and disconnection of my Onestream Broadband since 07/01/2025. I was guaranteed a download speed of 60Mbs but, unbeknown to me, this only applied to a local area connection (LAN). None of my devices have a LAN connection, so instead I have to settle for a download speeds of 30Mbs…
I previously posted the results of calculating the gain/loss of Net Asset Value in dollars resulting from selling £100K of VEVE and buying £100K of VALL at the closing price each day. This gain/loss occurs as a result of the differing discount or premium to Net Asset Value of the two ETFs. It does not include brokerage…
HI. I have been looking around to move my isa from Trading 212, currently paying me 3.6%. the first thing to do was to get it out of trading 212 which is easier said than done. The one thing that really surprised me here, was that two major players- trading 212 and nationwide do not communicate. I could not transfer my isa…
We were delayed last week for 15 hours in Manchester airport. Our flight was due to leave at 9.15am but departed at midnight, arriving circa 3am. It was a windy day so Ryanair are rejecting compensation due to adverse weather however we have screenshots of a message on the ryanair app saying there was also a minor…
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Halifax customers who use mobile and online banking services should move to the Lloyds Bank app before Sunday 1 November. That's because the Halifax app and online banking services will be axed from this date. Here's what you need to know.
The State Pension is likely to rise by 3.9% next April, taking the full new State Pension to over £13,000 a year. It means the State Pension now breaches the tax-free personal allowance for some.
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