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Holiday booking often involves a balancing act. You might find a bargain that's less convenient, a luxury option that's more expensive, or a flexible booking that offers extra peace of mind. When it comes down to it, what matters most to you when booking a holiday? Vote in the poll and share your thoughts in the thread.
When choosing a new product for the home, it can be hard to sort the wheat from the chaff. That's why savvy MoneySavers turn to the shared knowledge and experience of the MSE Forum when contemplating a big purchase. Read on to see what Forumites have been talking about this week.…
There's been a meme doing the rounds for a while about millennials preferring to make big online purchases using a laptop instead of a smartphone. Is it a sense of accuracy and security from using a physical keyboard? Perhaps the bigger screen makes it easier to see pictures or read vital information? Maybe it's just the…
Hi, will try to keep this as short as possible here is the situation. We are a family of 7 in 3 a small bedroom property. (3 over 18's) My boyfriend is looking at changing job. Currently I work 2 days in work and self employed from home between 3-5 days depending on work load. My oldest lad does shift work and partner will…
Transfer of Plum cash ISA upon maturity to IWEB Stocks & Shares ISA I would like to transfer my cash ISA holdings to my IWEB ISA to utilise in equities, has anybody done this and did it proceed in a timely manner etc? Thoughts, experiences appreciated thanks
It's a long time since I had to buy a TV. I'm looking for a reasonably priced 40 or 43 inch and only want to watch terrestrial TV and freeview. Not interested in Netflix or any of the other stuff. However, I have no idea about OLED, QLED, Roku or anything else. I guess I'll probably get different opinions but I'd be…
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With the incoming IHT changes I'm planning my pension with the intention of surplus gifting from my pension income to reduce the estate. The HMRC guidelines seem open to interpretation as it doesn't sound like its pure math - and a rejection would be devastating. So I'd like some advice on what is best practice to avoid…
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