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This week MoneySavers have been seeking and sharing tips for dealing with problems around the home and garden – as well as planning for long-distance summer travel. Let's explore some of this week's MSE Forum talking points. https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/team-blog/2026/07/forum-highlights-17-07-2026/ Seen something on…
Holding on to your current mobile phone for as long as possible can certainly be a good way to save money, and sometimes getting an 'upgrade' isn't actually that much of an improvement (like in MSE Rob's experience). But the promise of new features, slicker designs and better technical support can sometimes be very…
This week's MSE Forum discussions span the range from what sort of garden hose to buy, to how to plan a bucket-list adventure by train on the other side of the world. Read on for more of this week's MoneySaving talking points. https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/team-blog/2026/07/forum-highlights-10-07-2026/ Seen something…
We'll be selling most of our more volatile assets in our GIAs and move to "safer" investments. We will have significant gains, way over the £3k exempt amount. That's no problem as we have made the gains and so have the money :-) However, from the moment we sell (around "now") to the moment we have to pay CGT (31Jan2028)…
Hi New on here. First dont please dont judge me im ashamed to death of what i have done and feel the lowest i have ever felt. Basically on universal with my gf we both work full time. I have had a gambling issue for a while now. Although not gambled in 4 months. So in January i sold my car for 7k and withdrew it all and…
Dear MoneySavingExpert Team, Please could this be passed to Martin Lewis’ team regarding: “Why should you have to tell firm after firm that you’re vulnerable?” After hearing Martin speak to MPs on the above topic, a possible solution came to mind. Martin’s evidence to MPs inspired this idea. As a former IT consultant, I…
Hello everyone. I think this should be a relatively easy case to solve, but I need someone to tell me what should I do. So I spent a night in The Station Hotel in Aberdeen. I used their private parking to park my car and I paid for it! Today I received a 'Notice to keeper' from Park Maven that I "overstayed authorised…
I’m looking for some guidance on a home insurance claim that has become complicated. I originally appointed a loss assessor to help with the claim. I later made a formal complaint about how the claim was being handled. Around two weeks after submitting the complaint, a completely different company contacted me saying they…
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