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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…
This discussion was created from comments split from: 13 yo credit card debt / CCAs and partial settlement.
I'm after some advice to help repair my credit history now that my DMP is coming to an end. I moved onto a DMP back in mid-2020 due to a combination of increasing debt and Covid related financial issues. Initially the DMP was to last for 5 years but due to the soaring cost of living I had no choice but to lower my monthly…
We received a parking charge in the new year for parking in a electric car charging bay for 2 minutes a week before Xmas (total working days between date of alleged offence and date on letter is 11). By the time the letter was received, it was day number 16 - but we have no way of proving this as there was no postage stamp…
A change of circumstances has suddenly caused me to change focus from optimising accumulation, to planning decumulation, and I haven't yet found a simple guide. I have more in ISAs than pension wrappers, and currently far from a full state pension, so my modelling is going along the lines of: A) Before pension age: live…
Is anyone else having issues opening a Revolut bank account? My husband and I have both been trying since last week after seeing the link on the MSE page. My husband has managed to get a bit further than me, but we're both stuck. In my case, the app won't read the NFC chip in my passport, even though I've confirmed the…
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The Government has confirmed it has increased the maximum amount of support available to those affected via a loan from £10,000 to £20,000, but only for exceptional cases.
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