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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.
Ok I'm diving in as I've noticed several of us have lost posts we thought had posted, and there now seems to be a serious risk of losing the whole thread. So thanks for the heads up Karcher. (and i sympathise Frith - i too like to nip back) I've revisited the first thread of our part 2, posted 28th October 2009. It said:…
I need some advice please. We moved a week ago and have made the biggest mistake, and I'm so incredibly upset. When meeting my new neighbour yesterday, she made me aware that in or around 2023 the property we just purchased was a cannabis farm. Neither the seller or the estate agent told us. The estate agents were aware as…
I'm going on hol soon & will be flying. It made me think I should probably get something in place should that big bird fall out of the sky. I also help manage various family members finances on their request which I guess can complicate matters. So I'm currently putting things together in a spreadsheet for a trusted family…
Hi, Looking for some advise for my Mum please! she receives her state pension but also receives a small pension from her old employer. She is taxed on her employer pension and for the 2nd year running she has received a tax bill which is essence amounts to the total amount of employer pension she has received? Is this…
I have an appeal and a claim in Scotland and an appeal and a claim in England. I would like to know if the Employment Appeal Tribunal of Scotland has the right to stay this appeal which is in the Employment Appeal Tribunal of England and this claim which is in the Employment Tribunal in England. I would like to know which…
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