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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.
There's a bank holiday approaching (at least at the time of posting this!), which means many people will be thinking of attempting some jobs that need doing around the home. But while some seem comfortable knocking together an extension or retiling a bathroom, others find putting up a shelf or changing a fuse to be an…
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OK long storey short, lets assume i have an incurable disease and i want to get my money out of the bank and give it away to family before i pop my clogs (trying to avoid taxes etc) whats the best and easiest way for me to do this to avoid any red flags from my bank which is barclays? thanks in advance
How do visas work in these circumstances? I got an evisa for Saudi Arabia in January this year and went for 2 weeks in Februrary and had a great time.The e visa is valid for a year and multi trip not, exceeding 90 days in total. I want to go again in January 2026 but the current evisa expires 2 days after the day I want to…
I've been paying into my help to buy isa for years, and it's reached the amount that will allow me to claim the max. government bonus. But, my parents, siblings and I are looking into purchasing land and getting permission for tiny homes. We're unlikely to find a suitable plot of land for under £250,00, which is the max…
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The triple lock is based on the "Average Earnings Growth" figure for July 2025 (released in August 2025) and the CPI for September 2025. Does anyone know what the "Average Earnings Growth" figure is for this July? I'm finding it very difficult to track down and find out if it's the figure including bonses or not.
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