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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.
Spoiler alert - the answer is yes I've read a few threads where there is some debate about the ROI of solar. My view is that whilst a clear ROI might be good, there are a lot of variables (cost & size of system, efficiency of the property, tariff used, dual/single fuel, etc) that can make it look good or less good. Also…
I have bought a car on PCP over 48 months with a 10k final payment at a rate of 8.9% with Zopa to commence shortly. What are the recommendations for overpayment, I ideally want to have minimal monthly payments circa £25-£50 a month maybe instead of the £390 quoted. Once the account is live, is it wise to overpay the…
I am currently running Windows 10 on my PC and it is not upgradable to Windows 11 as it is too old Assuming for the moment I don't want to use the various bypasses to force upgrade to Windows 11, can anybody let me know: 1. even though Microsoft has said Windows 10 will not be updated after October do you know if the…
With a high probability of a further rate cut next week many of the best offers are quickly disappearing. It seems possible to delay funding some by up to 30 days at the moment, giving a chance to buy now with no downstream commitment But I remember shortly after the last rate cut there was a rate rebound so you would have…
I transferred money from my Nationwide current account to my Skipton regular saver at 10 minutes past midnight on Friday morning (1st August). This had neither been credited nor bounced back to my current account by Saturday morning. I used the webchat function to query this and the advisor said there had been a problem…
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