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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.
Whether it's films, TV, music, books or video games, we live in an age where we can stream or buy our favourite media digitally. For many of us it's certainly convenient - we can access content wherever we are with just a few taps or clicks...unless the wifi goes down, or the platform decides to remove something from their…
Bear with me. We have used our local travel agent (Baldwins, Tenterden) for many years and fully trusted them. As we would be away on one holiday when the balance for our next holiday was due, we paid the balance early. When we returned the travel agent was in all sorts of trouble and closed abruptly. We contacted the tour…
I've recently retired and have non-isa savings of approx £100k. I am getting taxed on my interest cos over the £1000 personal allowance. Should I be re-organising my finances to ensure I don't exceed the £1000 allowance or just accept that I'm gonna be taxed every year?
Just received a letter, addressed to the 'homeowner' from a private company called "Green Homes Scheme", the name of which sounds exactly like the Government's scheme. The letter offers up to a £4000 grant to upgrade our current PVs from 250w to 450 w, which will apparently "not affect your FIT payments", with the upgrade…
Hi, Trying to understand this as not seen it on my tax code notice before. I have a Less Car Benefit figure that is reducing my personal allowance. Yes I understand that part but what I cannot get clarification on is how that figure is obtained. My company used to give me a company car cash allowance that was paid into my…
So I'm planning on investing with Target Date Funds as per Ramit Sethi's advice, for those who just want the most straightforward approach. I'm thinking of just choosing a 5-year option for now to test the waters a bit. I was originally thinking of picking this…
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