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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.
Bit confused by this... Dad passed 10 years ago. I don't believe he used much (if any) of his IHT allowance when everything passed to mum. Now mum has passed. Property value is 325k, but including everything else will put us just over 500k (by about 20k). How do I find out if mum received any of his IHT allowance (as IHT…
I intend removing my existing shower cubicle (1200x900 quad) and installing a newer 1400x800 walk in job. I currently have a 10.8kW elec shower supplied by a 10mm t&E cable. Now a thought entering my empty head is can I connect the DHW output from my Worcester combi to the inlet solenoid on the shower? I realise that…
Ninja Saving Turtles Challenge AUGUST 2025 Welcome to the NSJ Challenge for August. We're a very supportive and friendly group who come together each month to work on our debts or to save for our future. We have a holistic outlook so we aim to look after our mental and physical health, are kind to everyone and love to have…
I’ve lurked for a long time. I have no-one in real life I can discuss these issues with and thought it might be helpful to get it out of my head and on to paper. I am mid 40s, married, with two pre-teen children. We moved in 2017, with a 20 year mortgage of £140,000 and interest of £10 per day. We now have a mortgage of…
Yesterday, I also got a huge number of "page not loading", to the extent I went off and did other things. This morning I've already had 6 delays when I've been diverted to Cloudflare to check I'm human. It's only a short delay, but if that goes on all day........... Can understand one check at the start of the day.
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