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This week Forumites have been giving thought to what happens when it's time to retire. MoneySavers have been talking about how it felt once they'd made their retirement date official, whilst another MSE Forum user is looking for tips on putting their affairs in order for a smooth transition.…
Out-of-date subscriptions, free trials that you forgot to cancel, unused gym memberships…these sorts of payments can be silently taking chunks out of your bank balance if you're not careful. Staying on top of them is a good way to keep your finances in check (and protect yourself from scams), but remembering to find the…
When one MoneySaver found their preferred white chocolate was no longer on the shelves, naturally they turned to the MSE Forum to find a cost-conscious tasty alternative. Read on for more on that and the rest of the week's top discussions. https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/team-blog/2026/07/forum-highlights-31-07-2026/…
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All, how is it possible to close Chip completely? I only went in to bag the £30 bonus, have zeroed both the investment account and the savings account, left it a month for the pending interest (9p) to show and drew that out, as they state zero balance is needed. Now I have zero in savings, zero in the investment account,…
Good afternoon folks, i had a thread before about this topic, but it has been closed by admin. It looks like someone or some people made a report about nothing really. There was no insults, or abusive language or anything but i spoke to admin, they said its beacuse the topic of the post had changed and gone into another…
I am 56 hoping to retire at 60, very big chance of redundancy then if not year earlier. This would be 95k payout and my plan would be to take the 30k tax free and put balance into pension. I know not a guarantee but if it happens this is plan. I have one final salary which offers 11500 per year with tax free £75k which is…
We have a gas powered Rayburn which was installed about 35 years ago, it powers central heating and hot water as well as the cooker. Our house is a Victorian semi with four floors, and the hot water tank is on the third floor, with the bathroom and kitchen on the ground floor - so it takes quite some time for the hot water…
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