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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.
We're having an issue with our 1990s-era Triton T80i electric shower where it's dripping from the shower head and we can't get hot water late at night. We have a Hive smart thermostat system which was installed in 2016 with a new boiler: this is set up to heat water twice a day for 30 minutes each time. We had to be away…
I have my entire DC pot split across 2 funds within Aviva. Minimum 12 years to run until I could start drawdown. I have started a new role within the Civil Service and will no longer be contributing to my DC pension. So my question is should I consider moving some of this fund to HL or another to hedge my risk in terms of…
Hi all, I am looking for some advice. We booked a package holiday (flights + hotel) through Travel Republic. While on our trip, we were informed that our return flight was cancelled and rebooked for the following day — meaning we now need to stay an extra night. Travel Republic has refused to cover the extra night at our…
Hi. I purchased a car from a fellow car dealer who just gave me the logbook as I am also a part time motor trader, so I didn’t want to add another owner onto the car. The logbook still has the previous owners name /address on it (the guy who sold the car to the dealer) I was planning to fill this logbook out and send it…
Hi, We have a Vaillant EcoTEc 831 gas boiler - approx. 18 years old. Keeps throwing up error codes and stopping working. We have used the reset button and it always restarts. This has been happening for several years from time to time. This year, and the last few weeks especially, it stops every week, sometimes every other…
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