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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.
Thought it was about time for a new Prepping thread... Please keep it on topic, friendly and realistic for life in the UK (i.e. no hurricane basements, no guns, no politics). For those that don't know, the Guides & Scouts among us will be prepared, but are the rest of us ready? IMPORTANT NOTE: this thread is a resource for…
When I moved into my current house fifteen years ago, there was a comprehensive burglar alarm system with motion sensors in almost every room. I decided to take the risk of being un-alarmed, and have never re-activated this system. Now I am planning to insulate the loft and I find that up there is a veritable rats' nest of…
Received this letter today tried calling them but can’t get through , look at the price change … how can I heat my home over winter on that cost ???
Ok this isn’t supposed to be any sort of boast but how come stock markets are so positive at the moment. My retirement fund balance is the highest it’s ever been this despite seemingly (to me) plenty of reasons why company earnings might be negatively affected in the next few years (tariff/trade wars; Ukraine war; unrest…
Wondering what this phenomenon is that I'm seeing around on our roads lately. May be just to our area or not, I've no idea. I live a sheltered life & don't venture out much to other areas. Every time I've seen this the car has always been a 'German' make. I say German, I'm sure someone will come in & say BMW, VW aren't…
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