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"Waiter, waiter! There's a fly in my soup!" "Shh! Quiet down or everyone will want one." Badum-tsh (thank you, I'm here all week) Whether it's an unwanted insect interloper or something else entirely, it can be disappointing to be dining out only to have a meal marred by a mistake. While some of us might flag it to the…
How do you organise your savings? This week Forumites have been discussing the merits of different approaches to saving for specific goals. Read on for more on that – and the rest of the week's MSE Forum highlights. Seen something on the Forum we should include in next week's highlights blog? Let us know in this thread.
What's been going on in the MSE Forum this past week? Let's explore some of the topics that have generated debate and MoneySaving insight. Seen something on the Forum we should include in next week's highlights blog? Let us know in this thread.
Hi there I originally posted on this forum nearly a year ago and I’m at the stage where most of debt (if not all) have been defaulted sold onto PRA , Lowell, Cabot l, Link.. I have sent 3 CCA letters : two of which went to Lowell for two separate debt accounts and the last letter went to PRA. My debt from Barclaycard of…
This diary is going to be my typed up journey to mortgage freedom. I begin a new job in the New Year and the mortgage roughly equates to 46K. I have projects that need doing around the flat such as flooring and kitchen, I will be earning £1950 after tax per month roughly speaking and I also will need a car fund soon.…
I am at my wits end. This merger is driving us mad. Suddenly emails disappear only showing 02 page, Can't access VM emails. Impossible speaking to someone on the phone. Had this 2 weeks ago & had to pay someone to restore it remotely. VM say they don't do this? (I know they used to)! At this moment I am using PC with…
Hello all. I'm a 42 year old Scottish nurse that is just starting to think about how I can use my wages more wisely to hopefully allow me to work less in the future. Unfortunately like most people I probably didn't think about pensions and investing until far too late as I was putting every penny before into getting…
Hi, just wanted to say that it took me just a few pain free minutes to easily open a brand new Virgin Money M Plus account so that I could subsequently open up and pay straight into its 10.38% regular saver account. It's a maximum of £250 per month and maturity date is 31st July 2025 so that was £162 for about 8 minutes…
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