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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.
Happy New Year to readers old & new! Well, it's time for a new chapter. My old diary ("Put away your purse & become debt averse") achieved pretty much what I intended. I shared the story of how I got into debt at the age of 19 & stayed that way until a pretty enormous lightbulb pinged on during my early 40s, I've shared…
Copied over from my old diary Hello again from Yorkshire 😁 The move from the south coast went well but it has been hectic since I got here. Spending has been budgeted for van hire £250 diesel £90 train fare for DS to get home £30 new boiler £3600 living room light £32 kettle & toaster £40 New bath towels (sale) £6 Living…
I am largely starting this thread so as to not rudely put a long whinge on the lovely @foxgloves and @EssexHebridean threads! I will talk a little more about my slightly unsettled life situation in due course, but for now, just whinging 😂 Today I have been trying to switch to a more money saving phone contract. It has been…
I posted this on another Santander thread, but it probably deserves one to itself for those who still have the 123 Lite. I have not received anything via email or post, but saw this on their website (note “we’re planning”?): https://www.santander.co.uk/personal/support/current-accounts/changes-to-your-current-account…
I have bought a car on PCP over 48 months with a 10k final payment at a rate of 8.9% with Zopa to commence shortly. What are the recommendations for overpayment, I ideally want to have minimal monthly payments circa £25-£50 a month maybe instead of the £390 quoted. Once the account is live, is it wise to overpay the…
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