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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.
I just made my first mortgage overpayment. We bought a 5 bed Victorian terraced house in the East Midlands in April 16 that has been badly neglected. It needs everything doing, it has been let out on a room by room basis and used as a rental machine. Now it is our family house (4 kids = one bedroom each!!). So far I have…
Having seen Martin's weekly newsletter after the Supreme Court's judgement on car loans and commission I emailed Stellantis (formerly PSA Finance trading as Citroen Contract Motoring) using the template provided on Martin's website. I emailed yesterday at 10:51 PM and received an immediate reply thanking me for the query…
I have a standard Cash ISA with HSBC worth £50k. I have contributed £12k to it in the current tax year. Can I do a partial transfer out of £40k to a stocks and shares ISA with another provider? I’m getting confused by reading online!
Hi, My friend received a parking ticket for briefly stopping in a disabled bay at McDonald’s Gatwick. He says that as soon as he realised it was a disabled space, he moved the car and was parked there for less than a minute. The notice only states the time, but not the duration the car was parked. Is there any basis for…
We have a typical 1930s 3 bedroom semi. We have a super king size bed with a very deep mattress in the biggest bedroom - not sure of measurements of the room, but it’s approximately twice the size of the bed. The carpet is looking a bit sad, ideally we’d like to replace it but we can’t envisage how the fitters could work…
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