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Whether it's to cut down on food waste, get better value for money, or enjoy tomorrow's lunch, taking leftovers home after a meal out can be a smart move. Yet plenty of people still feel a bit awkward about asking for a doggy bag. When you're eating at a restaurant and don't finish your meal, how often do you ask to take…
The beauty of the MSE Forum is that it's a place for real people to freely share their knowledge and experience with one another. Let's explore what MoneySavers have been chatting about this week. https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/team-blog/2026/07/forum-highlights-24-07-2026/ Seen something on the Forum we should include…
With the realisation that my contents insurance is due to renew tomorrow and I need to switch it to a more advantageous card, this week we're asking how you deal with big annual expenses such as insurance and seasonal festivities.
Not my house, I’m informally monitoring some work for someone else. Previously there was a downpipe which seems to have gone awol but went onto the patio not directly into a drain. I don’t think the property owner has given explicit instructions other than to say please sort this out and is not asking the workman to send…
Some of the houses on our street have been put on water meter without any of use asking us to, they have not told us anything about the meter, where it is and how to monitor our usage, they aren’t helpful they just say some guy comes around every 6 months or so to read it. But how are we supposed to monitor our own water…
Hi all, my husband received a NTK from a euro car parks car park in Clacton. The car park doesn't belong to a retailer so we sent off the template from the 'NEWBIES' page (thanks to Coupon-mad). Like another poster on the forum, the machine played up a few times but my husband eventually received a ticket but didn't…
I have a Dualit kettle that has started randomly turning itself off. Sometimes it is OK and operates as normal, but mostly it turns off straight away or part way through heating up. I have used descaler but the problem persists. As this is a fairly expensive kettle and only a couple of years old I'm hoping that something…
Hi everyone, I'd really appreciate a sense check before I submit an IAS appeal. This concerns a Times24 Parking Charge Notice for the Gatwick Airport North Terminal Drop-Off Zone. Timeline: Alleged event: 18 June 2026 Notice to Keeper dated 7 July 2026 I did not receive the Notice to Keeper until 15 July 2026. I appealed…
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This means a change for those with substantial savings across M&S Bank and HSBC UK and/or First Direct. Here's what the transfer means for your savings, credit cards and more.
The Government has confirmed it has increased the maximum amount of support available to those affected via a loan from £10,000 to £20,000, but only for exceptional cases.
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