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We've all been there. A freshly brewed tea or coffee steaming away (perhaps a cheeky biscuit on the side) but suddenly the phone rings / doorbell goes / kids need attention / you get dragged into a meeting, and before you know it your enticing cuppa has become a chilly shadow of its former self. What do you do about it?
Whether you're packing for a picnic or grabbing a bite during your break at work, supermarket meal deals can be a quick and easy way to get lunch sorted. But which one do you think reigns supreme? Vote in the poll, then let us know what your favourite lunchtime meal deal combination is in the thread.
Which one item truly brings you happiness for little or no cost? That's the question posed by one MoneySaver this week. Let's take a tour of some of the latest MSE Forum highlights. Seen something on the Forum we should include in next week's highlights blog? Let us know in this thread.
Hi there, today I reactivated my account with MSE. Hoping to get some motivation to pay off our mortgage a little quicker. Little bit of back story- So I had a diary in the debt free wannabe forum many years ago. I paid said debt off, saved up money to purchase a house :) and moved. Since then (2015) I have divorced, been…
Well, I'll be 60 in a couple of months, and my spreadsheets and projections say I should be able to retire at 62. Since I mentally set my self up to do this, I find I'm totally not motivated at work - I get my "hard" deadline projects done on time, but I just dawdle on others. I dread going to work, and the days drag - I…
This is my very first post in my new MSE account. I used Google for information and it said that the amount for anyone of State Pension age in Scotland to age 79 should receive £203.40 paid into the account where they receive their State Pension with no need to apply for it. Does this amount sound right? I am asking…
My 94 yr old mother is spending large amounts of cash, around £300 or more a week. This is on top of all her bills which are on direct debit and food shopping which I organise. Each week I give her £200 cash for her cleaner and spending money but she is drawing out at least £100 more. She goes out regularly to get her hair…
Or am I just unlucky? I doubt it helps for every single query, well it's rather for every query that they want to ask for an indemnity on, I'm seeing the same things coming up from previous buyers wherein they only asked for an indemnity. In fact I had never seen a statement of truth request before. Conveyancers all have a…
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