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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.
Is it just me or do other people think that in the workplace and life in general that in many cases young people seem to lack communication and social skills? I have been working in the NHS in pharmacy for just under 10 years now and started off as a pharmacy assistant and I have now worked my way up to a supervisor. It is…
Hi All, Received N1 from DCBL (date of issue 15/07). Used MCOL for AOS. Now drafting defence. Curious as to whether anyone would be of help as my defence doesn't look promising from the outset. My defence would comprise three limbs:1) Employee of company (hotel) that was exempt from purcashing parking tickets at the time.…
Hello all, I thought it would be a good idea to start a thread on tips and tricks people have found to reuse and repurpose all the things in our lives that have come to the end of their first life, and would otherwise be chucked in recycling/bin. From an environmental perspective recycling should be our last port of call.…
I’ve been on my debt-free journey for a while now, and I’ve realised it’s often the tiny savings that make me feel most motivated. Yesterday, I switched my regular supermarket coffee for the shop’s own-brand version – saved £1.20 and honestly, I can’t taste the difference. Felt oddly triumphant about it! So, what’s the…
We fitted carpet for a customer. Our fitter (sub-contracted) has over 20 years experience and we've never had a complaint before. He fitted carpet onto some stairs. The underlay was stapled to the stairs and carpet fitted on top. The customer complained that there were "dimples" from where the carpet fell into the void…
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