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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.
Hi All i am on a 3 year term at 4.15% via Nationwide started in Dec 2023. i keep seeing deals at 3.15% or lower now and makes me anxious thinking the numbers will only spike up before my renewal. Apparently can renew only up to 4 month in advance meaning round August 2026 Anybody here on same boat? whats ur suggestion…
My wife has had no missed payments or anything else to damage her credit rating for decades. But following some confusion over who was continuing to pay Octopus for her late mother's account, and therefore one accidentally missed payment, the TransUnion credit agency halved her rating. The other two agencies did not. This…
I'm referring to https://www.octopriceuk.app/missingData which reads HH data from your Octopus account. I'm getting an error, just wondering if it's a glitch with the site or whether there's a screw up at Octopus. It was working this morning right before I phoned to get Octopus to bring my data up to date. Previous calls…
https://www.tsb.co.uk/current-accounts/switching-bank-account.html#accordion-65037e0234-item-5030ba72e9 £100 welcome bonus * Open a Spend & Save account and complete a full switch * Log into the TSB Mobile Banking App * Make at least 5 payments using the debit card on your new account * If you do this before 19 July 2025,…
Welcome to Awesome August's No-Spend Days Challenge! This challenge is all about helping people to save money by setting aside days every month where you deliberately don't spend unnecessary cash. Over the short term, it can help you have a more frugal month. Over the long term, if you stick with it, it can help change…
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