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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.
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... My ex has registered our son for a private school entry exam and told him he can attend if he does well. He then informed me that, if our son gets in, he'd expect me to pay half the fees. He knows I'm already stretched to the max financially - even if our son got a…
Say i put £200,000 into a savings account that pays 4% .. I gather Tax is no longer taken off at source .. so £200,000 , Interest is £8,000 ( 4% Gross ) .. How much would i get 'Net' after my Personal allowance .. actual Net figure i would receive from £200,000 savings ( Inheritance ) ( I make it 3.2% after 20% Tax , but i…
Well I thought it was time I started a diary having put my two pennorth into several others. Brief bit about me. I am a retired careworker having done other things as well. I have a husband who has mental health issues and 3 old dogs. A 15 year oldJack Russell X who has heart and kidney failure so I am not sure how long we…
So I received a PCN from this lot for stopping for (according to their evidence) 12 seconds before leaving swiftly. obviously I don’t want to be paying £100 for this, so I was wondering if anyone had any advice on what to put on my appeal to them? Worth noting that I feel they’ve already lost credibility as this is a final…
In August 2024 I fell victim to a scam where someone rang me claiming to be from my bank. I questioned if he was genuinely from my bank and I was sent a text message which looked exactly like the ones I get from my bank. He told me my account had been compromised and advised me to make payments to somewhere while they…
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These days, voice recognition on our devices means you don't even need to type anything, let alone scribble it down. But do you still find yourself reaching for a pen?
The FCA warns against signing up to a claims firm – there are free ways to get complaints in and there's no harm in doing so now
New research shows the withdrawal fine – which sees first-time buyers lose some of their own savings when buying a home above the £450k cap – puts one in five people off opening a LISA.
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