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When choosing a new product for the home, it can be hard to sort the wheat from the chaff. That's why savvy MoneySavers turn to the shared knowledge and experience of the MSE Forum when contemplating a big purchase. Read on to see what Forumites have been talking about this week.…
There's been a meme doing the rounds for a while about millennials preferring to make big online purchases using a laptop instead of a smartphone. Is it a sense of accuracy and security from using a physical keyboard? Perhaps the bigger screen makes it easier to see pictures or read vital information? Maybe it's just the…
Whether you're deciding where to live, taking up a new hobby or planning a getaway, the MSE Forum has plenty of wisdom for making the most of your cash. Let's take a look at some of the week's biggest talking points. https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/team-blog/2026/06/forum-highlights-19-06-2026/ Seen something on the…
I have a Daewoo american fridge freezer. Not sure how old it is as it came with the house, but I'm guessing less than 10 years. Since the heatwave started the fridge is freezing the food and is continuing to do so today even though the house temperature has now dropped a bit. We were hoping it would sort itself out once…
I am about to retire at 60, having been considerably helped in my thinking by the good folk on this board. I've been taking another look at my pension plan - I'd be interested in views on where I've got to and whether I have missed anything. I'm lucky in having 3 DB pension schemes. My original plan had been to take…
I am ancient, and I tend to be very wary of making payments on the internet. Most times, I'm sufficiently reassured by having to enter my card details (not saved on any site as far as I know) and then do the thing with a code to my mobile phone. But every now and then, I am invited to pay with "SHOP", which I understand to…
My friend passed away a few months ago beforehand she told me she had left me a little something in her will - One of her close family members who is selling her house said "we wont be using solicitors " Obviously im keen to know what she has left me but I haven't heard anything. How and when would I be informed ?
i have a stocks and shares isa that i have held for almost 30 years with approx. 18k in it, i stopped putting money into it around 2008 when the stock markets crashed, so its just been building on whats been invested since 2008.So will i have to close it before this 22% tax hike is brought in if i want to avoid paying any…
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