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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…
Whether you're deciding where to live, taking up a new hobby or planning a getaway, the MSE Forum has plenty of wisdom for making the most of your cash. Let's take a look at some of the week's biggest talking points. https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/team-blog/2026/06/forum-highlights-19-06-2026/ Seen something on the…
It makes me look like a scruffy homeless man So I found the ideal solution just paint the bald patch dark brown no one can see it Problem is what can i paint my scalp with?
Pension £400, ISAs £400 Retire in 15 years. Full time employed. Will get 100% state pension at 67. Hi, my plan for next 15 years was to slowly use the ISA cash and contribute an equivalent into pension thus adding 25%ish tax relief into it However if the 40% tax rate keeps at same level, in 15years I'll be paying 40% tax…
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Hi to you all and would love some advice please How long should it take to receive your 25 percent tax free lump sum? Ive requested the lump sum and pension provider said they are waiting on my ex companies trustees to verify everything? My old company is Colgate-Palmolive i worked for and Cartwright are the company look…
Is there a figure that you should go from workplace pension providers to independent financial advisors... I've got 350k in a closed Scottish widows pension.low costs....doing ok....probs 5%…taking the 5% every year so pot isn't shrinking…should I look at ifa,s and take more... really like to here views..
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