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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.
Whether it's films, TV, music, books or video games, we live in an age where we can stream or buy our favourite media digitally. For many of us it's certainly convenient - we can access content wherever we are with just a few taps or clicks...unless the wifi goes down, or the platform decides to remove something from their…
Planning a purchase? Bothered by badgers in the garden? Got a culinary conundrum? Whatever dilemma you're facing, the MSE Forum will dispense practical wisdom with a MoneySaving twist. Read on to find out what Forumites have been talking about this week. Seen something on the Forum we should include in next week's…
Time for a new diary I think. It is 2024, my last diary began over 10 years ago and so much has changed. My introduction in case we have not “met” My first diary told the story of, what I thought was a long and happy relationship, paying off a mortgage aiming to get my financial freedom from the world of work by paying off…
Welcome to the Cutting Down Alcohol challenge for the month of June and for 2025! This challenge is all about helping people cut down or even give up on their alcohol consumption, mainly for health reasons, but it can also save a lot of money, because the cost of buying alcohol really mounts up over time and sometimes you…
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…
Hi All, This is partly for the benefit of @Cheery_Daff who has nudged me into posting. 😊 I’m in a bit of a pickle and I need to get on top of it before it becomes any more serious. I am inherently a spendthrift, it’s always has been my way. In my 20’s I ended up in a lot of debt relative to my income which I…
It is probably time to have a new thread for this. What do you have in your freezer? In your cupboard/shed? Do you have a veg patch or allotment? What did you manage to store, preserve or freeze? I, myself, like to cook following a recipe, but love to add veg from my allotment!
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