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"Waiter, waiter! There's a fly in my soup!" "Shh! Quiet down or everyone will want one." Badum-tsh (thank you, I'm here all week) Whether it's an unwanted insect interloper or something else entirely, it can be disappointing to be dining out only to have a meal marred by a mistake. While some of us might flag it to the…
How do you organise your savings? This week Forumites have been discussing the merits of different approaches to saving for specific goals. Read on for more on that – and the rest of the week's MSE Forum highlights. Seen something on the Forum we should include in next week's highlights blog? Let us know in this thread.
What's been going on in the MSE Forum this past week? Let's explore some of the topics that have generated debate and MoneySaving insight. Seen something on the Forum we should include in next week's highlights blog? Let us know in this thread.
Ok I'm diving in as I've noticed several of us have lost posts we thought had posted, and there now seems to be a serious risk of losing the whole thread. So thanks for the heads up Karcher. (and i sympathise Frith - i too like to nip back) I've revisited the first thread of our part 2, posted 28th October 2009. It said:…
I paid for 2 hours of parking but I think exited the car park 2 hours and 23 minutes after I entered so overstayed by 23 min. Didn’t realise they have plate entry/exit system. Anyway just recover this PCN and I’m obviously !!!!!! because I paid for parking just didn’t realise I overstayed slightly. What should I do?…
My partner and I are engaged but as of yet unmarried. We’re looking at houses together with the intention of buying a starter home, as we’re looking to start a family in the next two years once married. My partner is concerned about my name being on the deed to the house as he will be contributing solely to the mortgage…
Hi , I wonder if you can help , please. I have followed the threads on here as best as I can. Back in 2020, I used a car park I had often used. I am a Blue Badge holder and we had to pay 70p per hour. This particular day, the machine said "Cancelled. Printing Failed". I knew a lot of car parks were suspending payments…
I have posted about how to make my money (all within ISA) work best for me - thank you for all the helpful replies, that was more straight forward for me as it was all tax free. However, as I have now used up my ISA allowance and I do not have 'partner/ spouse' to split the allowance'. I need to rethink of my options. As I…
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