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This week Forumites have been giving thought to what happens when it's time to retire. MoneySavers have been talking about how it felt once they'd made their retirement date official, whilst another MSE Forum user is looking for tips on putting their affairs in order for a smooth transition.…
Out-of-date subscriptions, free trials that you forgot to cancel, unused gym memberships…these sorts of payments can be silently taking chunks out of your bank balance if you're not careful. Staying on top of them is a good way to keep your finances in check (and protect yourself from scams), but remembering to find the…
When one MoneySaver found their preferred white chocolate was no longer on the shelves, naturally they turned to the MSE Forum to find a cost-conscious tasty alternative. Read on for more on that and the rest of the week's top discussions. https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/team-blog/2026/07/forum-highlights-31-07-2026/…
Reading the thread about third party access to the NHS app made me wonder whether it is possible to have more than one user account on an Android phone. The answer according to google, who ought to know, is that it can be done quite easily. Android is based on UNIX which is multi user, so maybe it’s not too surprising that…
The other weekend I finished a 3 hour drive back to London and - 5 mins from home - had to dart into a McDonald's toilet. This was 11am on a Sunday, roads were quiet and I stuck the car in a loading bay spot. As I left I saw a parking warden and thanked my lucky stars. He was stood some way from my car and made absolutely…
Can anybody tell me if the Scottish Widows ISA is a flexible one or not? The Scottish Widows Website is down for maintenance this weekend so cannot ask there.
I've switched from Monzo to Natwest and bagged the £200. Is there a recommended time to wait before switching to someone else ?
We had a disabled friendly wetroom constructed under 3 years ago by a reputable builder - the toilet is leaking from it's connection with the "downpipe" on to the wetroom floor - how long a guarantee would you expect to be supplied with on this sort of work ? ie) Would you expect the builder to fix it now - for free ? We…
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